Decks, Demons, and an Impermeable Defense It’s been nearly ten years since Defense Grid 2 became the pinnacle of tower defense. The past decade has spawned plenty of contenders, with franchises such as Bloons and ...
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Delightful art and an intriguing blend of genres just might cast a spell on you. Many early tower defense games had stretches of downtime. After strategically placing turrets, you’d often sit back and watch as ...
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An HD remaster of a game that was already in high definition In 2010, Signal Studios released Toy Soldiers onto the Xbox Live Arcade service. Critical and commercial responses were positive, with both groups appreciating ...
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Drill all day and kill all night in developer Bippinbits’ shrewd amalgam of genres. After landing on an alien planet and establishing a base of operations, Dome Keeper’s tiny colonist digs downward in hopes of ...
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The third iteration of the Orcs Must Die! franchise doesn’t remarkable advance the formula, but there’s still enjoyment found in torturing procession of green skins. Following a year of exclusivity on the Google Stadia, Robot ...
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Dungeon Defenders: Awakened offers a few quality-of-life improvements but follows the original game’s formula a bit too closely. Still, if you’re looking for a portable action/tower defense title, there’s satisfaction once you look past the game’s ...
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Dungeon Defenders: Awakened offers a few quality-of-life improvements but follows the original game’s formula a bit too closely. Still, if you were a fan of the first action/tower defense title or just looking for some cooperative ...
Read More »IndieGo #24: Fortifying Through Elemental War TD and Defentron
Nature’s essential elementals combine, providing protection in Elemental War TD. Meanwhile, safeguarding structures are rendered with 80’s-era panache in Defentron. With a double dose of tower defense games made by indie developers, IndieGo #24 seeks ...
Read More »Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (Early Access Impressions)
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened offers visual polish and a few quality-of-life improvements but follows the original game’s formula a bit too closely. Still, if you were a fan of the first action/tower defense title or just ...
Read More »Dungeon of the Endless (Switch) review
The Switch port of Dungeon of the Endless brings the ruthless adversity of previous iterations onto Nintendo’s hardware. While interaction lacks the ease of mouse-based input, otherwise this is an adept adaptation. We’ve all faced ...
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