Overview
A guide dedicated to explaining the difficulty, secrets, and so on of each of the levels in the wonderful game of Castle Crashers
Introduction
This is a guide dedicated to the game Castle Crashers and each of its many levels. Inside you will find details on level difficulty, how to unlock each level, enemies in each level, secrets in each level, and other useful info.
Note: Weapons dropped from enemies will not be covered due to the randomness of the drops
Note: Level difficulty is based on personal experience, so it may vary. Also difficulties are based off of starting with a level 1 character. Difficulties used are:
- Very Easy
- Easy
- Below Average
- Average
- Above Average
- Hard
- Very Hard
- Insane
World 1: King’s Arena-Barbarian Boss
King’s Arena
- How to Unlock: The King’s Arena is ulocked immediately after beating the Castle Keep stage of the game
- Enemies: Barbarians
- Other Info: Two Cats on the sides of the stage to inflict damage; Unlock Barabarian when arena is beaten in single player
Blacksmith
- How to Unlock: The Blacksmith is unlocked after beating the Castle Keep stage of the game
- Hidden Animal Orbs: Sherbert (combo jump up to reach in back of ark); Beholder (use key weapon to open door in back of ark)
- Other Info: Equip Animal Orbs and Weapons you’ve collected; Compass located here
1-1: Home Castle
- Level Difficulty: Very Easy
- How to Unlock: First level of the Game
- Enemies: Barbarians
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Carrot (use shovel in second section); Pitchfork (hay bail outside King’s Throne room); Mr. Buddy (use shovel in first room to far left)
- Other Info: Story Begins
1-2: Castle Keep
- Level Difficulty: Very easy
- How to Unlock: Get through level 1-1
- Enemies: Barbarians
- Hidden Weapons: Skinny Sword (purchase for 32 coins)
- Other Info: One room; Shop w/ potions and Skinny Sword
1-3: Barbarian War
- Level Difficulty: Easy
- How to Unlock: Get through level 1-2
- Enemies: Barbarians, Thieves, Ram-Machine (miniboss)
1-Boss: Barbarian Boss
- Difficulty: Below Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 1-3
- Enemies: Barbarians; Barbarian Boss (boss)
End World 1
World 2: Forest Entrance-Catfish
2-1: Forest Entrance
- Level Difficulty: Easy
- How to Unlock: Defeat the Barbarian Boss
- Enemies: Barbarians, Thieves, Thief Brute
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Thief Sword (use Cardinal orb on first tree of level); Leaf (use shovel near hedged area); Owlet (behind hedges at end of level)
- Other Info: Raptor is rideable in this level
2-2: Thieves’ Forest
- Level Difficulty: Below Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 2-1
- Enemies: Thieves, Coincats, Trolls, Troll Leader
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Iron Maul (in chest near beginning of level); Twig (in chest after first Troll encounter); Wrapped Club (behind pillar after first troll encounter); Seahorse (next to river); Troll (behind bombable wall after first troll encounter)
2-Store: Thieves Store
- How to Unlock: get through level 2-2
- Sells: Bombs, Potions
- Hidden Weapons: Leafy Stick (purchase for 65 coins)
2-3: Abandoned Mill
- Level Difficulty: Easy
- How to Unlock: Get through level 2-2
- Enemies: Troll Behemoth (unkillable)
- Other Info: Achievement “Deer Trainer” can only be unlocked here
Thieves Arena
- How to Unlock: Get through level 2-Boss
- Enemies: Thieves
- Other Info: Unlock Thief when arena is beaten
2-4: Rapids Ride
- Level Difficulty: Below Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 2-3
- Enemies: Bats, Spiked Fish, Sharks (unkillable)
2-Boss #1: Catfish
- Boss Difficulty: Average
- Enemies: Catfish (boss)
- Other Info: Unlock Grey Knight when Catfish is defeated
World 3: Tall Grass Field & Pipistrello’s Cave
3-1: Tall Grass Field
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 2-Boss
- Enemies: Bear Natives, Bear Native Brutes, Thieves
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Happy Lobster (dig behind start); Wrench (behind catapult); Umbrella (dig after rainmaking bear fight); Fish (blow up rock near end of level, inside in a chest); Hawkster (use horn at sign at first bear camp); Rammy (obtain after beating rainmaking bear); Burly Bear (blow up rock near end of level, then blow up wall)
3-2: Pipistrello’s Cave
- Level Difficulty: Below Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 3-1
- Enemies: Slimes, Bats, Pipistrello (boss)
- Hidden Animal Orbs: Bitey Bat (defeat Pipistrello)
World 4: Flowery Field-Cyclops’ Fortress
4-1: Flowery Fields
- Level Difficulty: Above Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 3-Boss
- Enemies: Bees, Beekeepers, Coneheads, Conehead Brute
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Refined Mace (dig in field before beekeeper fight);
- Other Info: King’s Horse rideable; Achievement “Maximum Firepower” can only be unlocked here
4-2 Wedding Crash
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-1
- Enemies: Coneheads, Conehead Groom (miniboss)
- Hidden Weapons: Bonesaw (dig on X after second wave of coneheads)
4-Shop: Church Store
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-2
- Sells: Potions
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Wooden Cane (purchase for 390 coins); Magic Wand (purchase for 415 coins); Monkeyface (purchase for 750 coins)
4-3: Parade
- Level Difficulty: Below Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-2
- Enemies: Coneheads, Thieves, Troll Behemoth
- Hidden Animal Orbs: Meowburt (enter cave at end of level and exit cave to find)
4-4: Cyclops’ Cave
- Level Difficulty: Above Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-3
- Enemies: Slimes, Coneheads, Thieves, Coincats
4-5: Cyclops’ Gate
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-4
- Other Info: Lava spouts will do damage
4-Boss: Cyclops’ Fortress
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-5
- Enemies: Coneheads, Conehead Captain, Fire Demon, Cyclops (boss)
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Lightsaber (dropped by Conehead Captain); Snoot (blow up crack in wall)
World 5: Lava World, Industrial Castle and Dock
5-1: Lava World
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-Boss
- Enemies: Fire Demons, Skeletons, Mini-Volcano (mini-boss), Dragon w/ Sock Puppet (mini-boss)
- Other Info: Beefy Sandwich introduced, Wheel obtained here
5-Store: Volcano Store
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-Boss
- Sells: Bombs, Potions, Beefy Sandwiches
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Black Oar (purchase for 340 coins); Spiny (purchase for 680 coins)
5-Arena: Volcano Arena
- How to Unlock: Get through level 4-Boss
- Enemies: Coneheads
- Other Info: Unlock Conehead character when beaten in single player
5-2: Industrial Castle
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 3-Boss (need Beefy Sandwich)
- Enemies: Fencers, Industrialists, Brute, King’s Machine (mini-boss), King (1-hit KO)
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Claymore (behind bushes at start of level); Hooked Sword (dig before second wave of enemies); Spiked Sword (use Cardinal behind arch at end of level)
- Other Info: Telescope obtained here
5-Special: Dock
- Special: Bring three items (compass; wheel; telescope) here to access world 6
World 6: Pirate Ship-Sand Castle Roof
6-1: Pirate Ship
- Level Difficulty: Easy
- How to Unlock: Bring Wheel, Compass, and Telescope to captain at Dock
- Enemies: Ninja Pirates
6-2: Desert
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 6-1
- Enemies: Sandworms, Scorpions (1-hit KOs), Scarabs, Royal Guards, Hominid Ships (mini-bosses), Hominids (1-hit KOs)
- Hiden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Sacracen Sword (dig in dark sand near beginning of level); Giraffey (dig right before first spaceship fight)
- Other Info: Shovel found here
6-3: Alien Ship
- Level Difficulty: Below Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 6-2
- Enemies: Hominids
- Hidden Animal Orbs: Eyeball (behind wall opening in countdown area)
- Other Info: Project workers in tubes behind start
6-4: Desert Chase
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 6-3
- Enemies: Sacracens, Scorpions (1-hit KOs), Royal Guards
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Sausage (dig in front of rock in chase scene); Pumpkin Peeler (dig in dark sand near first statue); Zebra (chase down and kill the sacracen it’s following)
6-5: Sand Castle Interior
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 6-4
- Enemies: Sacracens, Sacracen Brute, Royal Guard Brutes
- Hidden Animal Orbs: Tiger (blow up wall and reach on other side)
6-6: Sand Castle Roof
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: 6-5
- Enemies: Sacracens, Royal Guards, Home team (unkillable)
- Hidden Weapons: Curved Sword (dig after second wave of enemies)
- Other Info: Volleyball mini-game played here; Map obtained here
World 7: Flooded Temple-Medusa’s Lair
7-1: Marsh
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Enter the level 7-3
- Enemies: Skeletons, Skeleton Brutes, Snakeys, Coin Cats, Trolls, Troll Leader
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: War Hammer (in gravestone behind hill); Candlestick (dig in front of 2 houses); Golden Sword (dig behind same 2 houses); Froglett (dig next to second row of graves in first gave area); Snail (in front of shack)
7-Boss 1: Corn Boss
- Level Difficulty : Above Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 7-1
- Enemies: Corn Boss (boss)
- Other Info: Make Corn Boss attack villages to make them help fight; Horn obtained here
7-Store: Swamp Village Store
- How to Unlock: Get through level 7-Boss 1
- Sells: Potions, Bombs
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Thick Sword (purchase for 445 coins); Piggy (purchase for 585 coins)
7-Arena: Peasant Arena
- How to Unlock: Get through level 7-Boss 1
- Enemies: Snakeys
- Other Info: Unlock Peasant when completed
7-3: Flooded Temple
- Level Difficulty: Easy
- How to Unlock: Get through level 6-5
- Enemies: Sewer Fish
- Other Info: Requires Horn to fully enter
7-Boss 2: Medusa’s Lair
- Level Difficulty: Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 7-3
- Enemies: Sewer Fish, Snakeys, Medusa (boss)
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Harpoon (break fish statue after waterfall); Square-Edged Sword (dig near shoe-case); Snakey Sword (break Medusa and pick up after battle); Chicken (dig right before first pool of water);
World 8: Full Moon-Ice King
8-1: Full Moon
- Level Difficulty: Very Hard
- How to Unlock: Get through level 7-Boss
- Enemies: Stovefaces, Stoveface Brutes, Icekimos
- Hidden Weapons: Stoveface Sword (inside first hut); Key (use cardinal inside second hut)
8-2: Snow World
- Level Difficulty: Above Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 8-1
- Enemies: Icekimos
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Frozen Chicken (dig outside houses); Yeti (behind house with chimney smoke); Bipolar Bear (use horn at cave entrance)
8-Store: Snow Store
- How to Unlock: Get through level 8-2
- Sells: Potions, Beefy Sandwhiches
- Hidden Weapons and Animal Orbs: Lance (purchase for 600 coins); Meat Cleaver (purchase for 575 coins); Pazzo (purchase for 750 coins)
8-Arena: Icy Arena
- How to Unlock: Get through level 8-2
- Enemies: Icekimos
- Other Info: Unlock Icekimo when arena is beaten
8-Boss: Ice Castle
- Level Difficulty: Above Average
- How to Unlock: Get through level 8-2
- Enemies: Icekimos, Ice King (boss)
- Hidden Weapons: Fozen Meat (hanging on wall in second room)
- Other Info: Icicles do damage; Ice physics occur
Final Showdown: Wizard Castle Takeoff-Final Boss
F-1: Wizard Castle Takeoff
- Level Difficulty: Very Easy
- How to Unlock: Get through level 8-Boss
- Othe Info: Look for rock particles to see where rocks will fall
F-2: Wizard Castle Interior
- Level Difficulty: Insane
- How to Unlock: Get through level F-1
- Enemies: Cultists, Artist (mini-boss), Cyclops Cyborg (mini-boss), Necromancer (mini-boss)
- Hidden Weapons: Unicorn Horn (kill Artist with a unicorn drawing on screen); Spoon (dig on X of bone in Cypclops room); Necromancer’s Sword (defeat Necromancer)
Finale: Final Battle
- Level Difficulty: Insane
- How to Unlock: Beat all three mini-bosses of level F-2
- Enemies: Wizard (FINAL BOSS)
- Hidden Weapons: Wizard’s Sword (after final stage of fight, pick up sword before falling)
- Other Info: END OF GAME
Congratulations!
If you have just beaten the wizard and saved the kingdom, congratulations; you worked hard and you earned it. There are some weapons and characters not covered in this guide, and I’ll leave you to find them for yourselves. If I missed anything or made any grammatical errors, please feel free to notify me in the comments. I hope this guide helped you and, until next time, happy Crashing!