# Castle of Magic

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This article is about the video game. For the boardgame, see [Castle of Magic (board game)](/source/Castle_of_Magic_(board_game)).

**Castle of Magic** is a [platform game](/source/Platform_game) developed and published by [Gameloft](/source/Gameloft). It was released in 2008. It appeared on platforms including [Java](/source/Java_(programming_language)), [iOS](/source/IOS), [Nintendo DSi](/source/Nintendo_DSi) and [KaiOS](/source/KaiOS).[1]

## Plot

The heroes of this game — a boy and a girl, bored due to a broken [video game](/source/Computer_game), decide to do something else to pass their time. then, they end up reaching to a beach and they found the chest there. But they didn't expect the chest itself will open: it was magical. After that, our heroes find themselves in a magical world. There an evil wizard kidnaps his girlfriend, and the boy becomes a magician. The wizard follows him through all the worlds, then in the end to defeat him. When he disappears with the girl, the boy followed behind him. At last he had defeated the evil wizard Nefastax, but the game teased a new, greater threat for a subsequent adventure![2]

## Development

Castle of Magic began as a [mobile game](/source/Mobile_game), created in September 2008. In 2009 an [iPhone](/source/IPhone) version was launched. All environments were reproduced using 3D graphics and control was based on on-screen touch controls.[3] In November 2009, the company launched an adaptation of the game for the [Nintendo DSi](/source/Nintendo_DSi) system, which is specially developed for a platform game.[4] In 2018, the game was re-released for [KaiOS](/source/KaiOS) devices.[1]

## Reviews

↓ Castle of Magic Review — IGN:

[http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/26/castle-of-magic-review](http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/26/castle-of-magic-review)

↓ E3: A Look at Gameloft's 'Castle of Magic' Side Scrolling Platformer | Touch Arcade:

[http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/02/a-look-at-gamelofts-castle-of-magic-side-scrolling-platformer/](http://toucharcade.com/2009/06/02/a-look-at-gamelofts-castle-of-magic-side-scrolling-platformer/)

↓ Castle of Magic Review | Slide To Play:

[http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/castle-of-magic-review/](http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/castle-of-magic-review/)

## References

1. ["KaiOS.app | Castle Of Magic"](https://kaios.app/apps/dC_Uik5u1iQSb91Vh6No). *KaiOS.app*. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2025-11-04.

1. ["Castle of Magic (2008)"](https://www.mobygames.com/game/castle-of-magic_). *MobyGames*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201110025043/https://www.mobygames.com/game/castle-of-magic_) 2020-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

1. ["Castle of Magic (iPhone)"](https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/014088/castle-of-magic-iphone/). *www.pocketgamer.com*. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

1. ["Castle of Magic Comes to DSiWare - IGN"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/16/castle-of-magic-comes-to-dsiware), 16 September 2009, retrieved 2020-11-09

## External links

- [Official developer's site](http://www.gameloft.com)
- [Castle Of Magic on Twitter](https://twitter.com/CastleOfMagic)

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