Sunday 18 March 2012

Kingdom Rush

Game: Kingdom Rush
Developer: Ironhide Game Studios
Platform: Browser Based
Release Year: 2012
Stephen's Rating: 7/10


Basic Plot

There isn't much of a plot. You are humans defending your kingdom against hordes of evil.

Gameplay

Kingdom Rush is a classic tower defence game. Some of the features include:
  • Upgradeable towers with choices. For example, a barracks can be upgraded to have Holy Knights or Barbarian warriors. Each has its own strength and weakness.
  • Many towers are ranged but there are also melee towers (the barracks) which "spawn" melee units. These melee units act on their own to defend, but can be moved using a rally point. This is a fairly uncommon mechanic but is a key component of Ninjatown.
  • The player also has two "abilities" which can assist the towers to defend. One spawns a pair of temporary melee warriors, another reigns meteors down on enemies.
  • After completing a level you obtain "stars" depending on how many enemies you let slip through. Each star can be spent on a skill tree which enhances your towers and your powers. For example; you can improve the range, damage, and reduce the cost of your archer towers.
One important thing lacking from the game is mazing. There are multiple paths for enemies to approach, but there is no way to block or shape their movement through each map (in contrast to Defence Grid).


Positives

Very well polished. Interesting and varied array of upgrades and towers. Challenging gameplay, and having a long term skill improvement system adds to the replayability of the game.

Negatives

Lack of pathing. Some of the levels were a bit hard in my opinion, in that you really had to try a lot of different combinations before you beat them.

Memorable Moments

Why don't you have your own memorable moment? Play the game yourself for free at http://armorgames.com/play/12141/kingdom-rush

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