What are your experiences with playing the Tower defense game Robocalypse?”
Today Vogster announced it is bringing the Nintendo DS strategy franchise Robocalypse to WiiWare. Robocalypse was a real-time strategy game on DS, but Robocalypse: Beaver Defense will be a tower defense affair on Wii. The writing duo of Jay Lender and Micah Wright will be returning to pen another humorous script. Up to four players will be able to get in on the action online. Screenshots released today (now in our gallery) reveal the same appealing art style found in the portable game. The tower defense genre has exploded recently on PC and iPhone, with variations popping up on consoles, as well. They all put their own spin on the basic mechanic of building towers that attack oncoming waves of enemies. Usually, the game ends if too many enemies get past your defenses. “…The story is hilarious and offers a fitting back drop for this fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek game where the player must thwart the plans of a maniacal beaver,” said Alan Martin, Producer at Vogster Entertainment. Robocaly
Tower Defense games are usually not my cup of tea. “Not my cup of tea” being a euphemism for stronger, harsher words that more accurately describe my distaste for the genre. Lately, however, whether due to my seeking them out in great fits of boredom or more or less having them shoved in my face by people recommending I try them, I’ve been slowly swayed towards the opinion that the seemingly mundane, simple, and simply mundane genre can have a few titles that are of genuine quality when infused with the proper mechanics and interesting elements. So, does Robocalypse: Beaver Defense have the right stuff to make it not just “another one of those ****ing tower defense games” but an actually interesting title? Not yet. (but keep reading to find out why the “t yet”) So, you gotta figure if I dislike tower defense games from the start then there at least must be the promise of a redeeming factor in Robocalypse: Beaver Defense for me to say something which hints at it being a solid title upon
