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DeathSpank creators bring physics-based puzzler The Big Big Castle to iPad

Talk about an edifice complex

DeathSpank creators bring physics-based puzzler The Big Big Castle to iPad

Ron Gilbert and Clayton Kauzlaric, the game gurus behind the 2010 parody RPG DeathSpank, have released their first iPad-exclusive game: The Big Big Castle.

A far cry from the over-the-top zaniness of DeathSpank, The Big Big Castle lets you meditatively build imposing mediaeval feats of architecture like castles and cathedrals.

Once you've completed a building you can designate it as a home for a princess, or to use it to provide shelter for the poor.

Like a castle in the wind

In contrast with the somewhat permanent nature of castles in the real world, The Big Big Castle lets you destroy your in-game creations with cannonballs, super cannonballs, and UFO attacks at will.

The destructive element of the game is the brainchild of Clayton's nine-year-old son, who has a brilliant career in game design ahead of him.

You can unlock destructive elements and additional enhancements to your castles by earning coins, which are available as in-app purchases.

Gilbert suggests that you may also want to make in-app purchases if, "you feel guilty about pirating Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, DeathSpank or Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo."

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Matthew Diener
Matthew Diener
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