▁released ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Game ▁Develop ers ▁Conference , ▁X Gen ▁Studios ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁would ▁soon ▁be ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁Apple ▁iOS . ▁ ▁The ▁W ii W are ▁release ▁of ▁Def end ▁Your ▁Castle ▁has ▁generally ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁positive ▁reception . ▁Met ac rit ic ▁aggreg ately ▁rates ▁it ▁a ▁ 6 5 %, ▁meaning ▁' m ixed ▁to ▁average ▁reception '. ▁ ▁I GN ▁gave ▁the ▁game ▁ 7 . 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁They ▁thought ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁fun ▁and ▁fr antic , ▁and ▁c ited ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁game ▁with ▁" se em ingly ▁shall ow ▁pick - up - and - play ▁experiences ▁[ but ] ▁with ▁hidden ▁depth ". ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁graphics , ▁not ing ▁in ▁their ▁review , ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁" int ention ally ▁bad ". ▁ 1 UP . com ▁gave ▁the ▁game ▁a ▁B - ▁and ▁found ▁appeal ▁in ▁the ▁" pie c eme al ▁a est h etic " ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁simple ▁game play , ▁but ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁starts ▁off ▁very ▁slow - p ac ed . ▁ ▁However , ▁Game Sp ot ▁was ▁less ▁im pressed , ▁cit ing ▁" super ▁shall ow " ▁game play ▁and ▁also