GI.net writes: "The Behemoth, creaters of Alien Hominid, are back, delivering us more side-scrolling whup-ass on Xbox Live Arcade. If you are like me and still yearn for the old classics like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Game, Final Fight, Altered Beast, Golden Axe, etc., then you'll be happy to hear that the genre has another beautiful addition just waiting for you to come and sink your teeth into.
If you like the RPG-style advancement system, you'll be even happier, because it's packed in there, too; oh, yes, it is ... but I'm getting ahead of myself.
The guys at The Behemoth politely remembered to start the game the way any title in this genre should begin - the obligatory kidnapping-style event and your orders to go and right the wrongs! There's a King, and you're a big famous knight. The King's daughters are kidnapped, and you have to get them back! OK, story is out of the way, time to go crash some castles."
After well over a decade, Indie darling Castle Crashers is getting a brand new DLC, and it's going to bring about some pretty sizable changes.
Andrew M writes: "To celebrate the mini renascence of brawlers we've had recently, we came up with a list of 4 more classics we hope to see get a revival soon."
How much you want to bet a Simpsons game remake wouldn't have Marge wielding that vacuum?
Brawlers saw a sharp decline in popularity in the mid-1990s for several reasons. Then in the mid-2000s, the genre saw a resurgence which is still going strong today. So, don your armour and unsheathe your swords as we investigate what led to Brawler's initial downfall and the games which brought the genre back from the brink.
