ThisisXbox: "BattleBlock Theater is an eccentric take on platforming with maze-like-puzzle scenes that will blow your mind. It’s surprisingly addictive and ranks high on entertainment value that is complemented with user-generated music from Newgrounds, the community of artists, programmers, musicians, voice actors and writers who create things to be enjoyed online. All in all it’s a decent game that you will just want to throw all your money at. Let Behemoth rob you blind of 1200 MS Points and experience the imagination and creativity of this artful catty tour de force."
Castle Crashers is just as fun today as it was a decade ago, writes Gazette gaming columnist Jake Magee.
Newgrounds fundamentally changed indie gaming and independent animation. Now it's struggling for the very reasons it was so influential -- creative freedom.
Interesting story. I haven't heard about newgrounds in years. The site was great and I hope the people that still frequent the site choose to support it. If not, you should give it a Viking funeral.
Geraint at GameSpew.com writes: "From The Behemoth, creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers, comes this little gem of a puzzle-platformer.
Having grown up on early-90s platformers like Commander Keen and Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure, and playing both of The Behemoth’s previous titles, it seemed only a natural choice to pick up the fabulous Battleblock Theater.
The Behemoth have advanced their status in the gaming world by finally adding actual speech to their games instead of just speech bubbles filled with witticisms and exclamations. They have employed the voice talents of Will Stamper of Newgrounds, StamperTV and OneyCartoons. Here, he is the much-loved-and-loathed narrator."