This
action tower defense title throws players into the ancient world to battle magical creatures, monsters and other legendary threats in both single - player and cooperative multiplayer for up to four players.
Eden Rising combines the mechanics
of tower defense titles with survival mechanics and lets players loose on an alien world.
Those familiar
with tower defense titles won't be too surprised by the basic controls and gameplay of Battle for Hoth, with units slowly being added to your roster as you progress through the main campaign to highlight their use and importance in your arsenal.
Fieldrunners 2 may not represent a huge leap forward
for tower defense titles, but fans of the original and those looking to try the genre out for the first time have a lot to look forward to.
Its Monty Python style visuals are one of kind on Xbox LIVE, but how the game stack up against
other tower defense titles like Defense Grid and Toy Soldiers?
Simply put, not only is this one of the most enjoyable
tower defense titles on XBLA, but it is arguably Double Fine's finest downloadable title to date.
With a beautiful graphics system, plenty of towers and an excellent multiplayer concept, Siegecraft TD [$ 0.99] is a
great tower defense title that simultaneously keeps to its genre roots while attempting to accomplish something more.
Bio Army by DigiRabi forgoes being weighed down by a well crafted storyline and gets straight in to the action for this fairly
standard tower defense title.
Early on Last Front feels much like an open area
tower defense title like Field Runners, giving you the option of placing towers with relative freedom to «maze» incoming units.
Futuremark Game Studios has released a new trailer for their
upcoming tower defense title Unstoppable Gorg, which shows off the game in motion for the very first time.
The resulting titles were very diverse: Toy Soldiers: Cold War (sequel to the highly popular
hybrid tower defense title), Fruit Ninja Kinect (popular iOS game and the first Kinect XBLA game), Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (a Metroidvania title from the The Iron Giant's Michel Gagne), From Dust (return of Eric Chahi), and Bastion (a captivating world by an indie darling).
Sentinel 3: Homeworld is an amazingly adept and
polished tower defense title; those already tired of the genre may still get a kick out of something this well designed and fans should definitely add this to their collection.
One of the unfortunate downsides of playing a
traditional tower defense title is the lack of things to do outside of waiting for the next wave or staring intently at the gold counter to get the next upgrade / tower.
Don't let the title fool you; while SillyBunnies by Crazybunnies Studio may sound like a cute and
fluffy tower defense title, it'll humble you with its challenging gameplay.
3 Kingdoms TD won't keep you separated from more
serious tower defense titles for long, but it's amusing enough to remain entertaining for a while thanks to it's amusing style and engaging gameplay.
3 Kingdoms TD by Joymaster shares a similar enthusiastic, over-the-top style that practically assaults you from the moment you jump in, but amongst the chaos is a
challenging tower defense title with a few small twists.
Back in March, husband and wife development team Queen Bee Games released their action
tower defense title Onion Force [$ 1.99] to a small but positive reaction.
Comet Crash certainly isn't the most sophisticated
looking tower defense title, but if you pass it up because of its simplistic visuals, you're truly missing out.
While it doesn't quite knock out PixelJunk Monsters as my
favorite tower defense title, it definitely proves itself to be one of the better places to go to for a good fix within the genre.
The first Indie Royale bundle includes Wadjet Eye Games» 2D adventure game (and IGF finalist) Gemini Rue,
FPS tower defense title Sanctum, «Metroidvania» - esque Dream Build Play winner A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda, and Noumenon Games» puzzle / racing game Nimbus.
Since the release of the first two Anomaly games, 11 Bit Studios has garnered quite a following since these games are tower offensive games and not your
typical tower defense titles.
Although good old fashioned tower defense games remain a staple genre in the mobile gaming scene, we've seen several console and
PC tower defense titles expand the concept to incorporate RPG and even FPS elements into the experience.
When we last heard from MagicalTimeBean, it had released well - received 8 - bit adventure /
tower defense title Soulcaster II for Xbox Live Indie Games.
The game didn't really make waves as a build - and -
fight tower defense title, but after adding the free - to - play Battle Royale mode, the company has seen a major uptick in players, proving the new mode is quite popular.
However, this latest release for Chillingo shows nothing less than the polished skill expected of their developers and fans
of tower defense titles can jump right in without hesitation.
With plenty of
other tower defense titles and strategy games out there, Defenders of Ardania is a poor choice on which to spend your money.
The game features the extreme slow pace that plagues so
many tower defense titles but fails to really have any satisfying leveling or upgrade mechanic that makes those games satisfying in the end.
Despite the combination of these smaller touches, iBomber Defense still feels like a
standard tower defense title and unless you're already a fan of the genre it's not a compelling argument for converting those who need something more exciting.