It took almost a year and a half, but the waiting is finally over because Castle Crashers is now available on the PlayStation Network across North America.

Castle Crashers PSN is a 2D side scrolling beat’em up that includes a bunch of new features, such as local join-in progress, 2 new Trophies (‘You are Insane’ and ‘Social Networker’) as well as a new Insane Store with items to help players conquer Insane Mode.

The PSN version of the popular title also features new Volleyball and Team Arena modes, something that the 1.8 million people who have already bought the game on the Xbox 360 will no doubt be slightly jealous of. The Behemoth development team is “hoping to shoot past the 2 million players mark very soon” so go on and do your bit readers!

The game is available on the US PlayStation Network for $14.99, which guarantees you 20 levels, over 40 weapons and 20 unlockable characters.

The development team will be at PAX so if you’re in the area make sure you pop over to their stand to check out the 4 player Castle Crashers Arcade Cabinet running on a PS3 as well as a demo for BattleBlock Theater and new merchandise.

The developer also confirmed that a demo for Castle Crashers PS3 is now available on the PlayStation Store and that “there are always future plans” when queried about future DLC for the PS3 version.

And to end off here’s a little bit more about the game from The Behemoth:

“Castle Crashers features a unique mix of beat’em up action along with RPG elements letting you hack, slash and smash your way to victory. Along the way, adorable Animal Orbs can be discovered who will do everything from helping you find buried items to chomping on the enemy’s head. For the masochistic, the game also features an “Insane Mode” unlocked after defeating regular mode, which is… well… insanely hard!”

“When beating up the bad guys just isn’t enough, battle it out in the Arena mode for a team or free-for-all, 4-player deathmatch. Or, because nothing says “medieval” like a good game of volleyball, see who has the best spike in the land in the brand new Volleyball game mode, featuring optional AI opponents for up to 8-player matches. Add to all this a liberal sprinkling of blood and gore (which, by the way, parents, you can turn off), and you have a game with endless replayability online or on your own.”

Source: SCEA’s PlayStation Blog