Blade Guardian
SCORE: 78
Blade Guardian is a fascinating tower
defense game on the iPhone/iPod Touch platform. What amazes me the most
about Blade Guardian is how much of the game is left to the player.
Meaning where we place defense is up to us. The game will stop us from
completely blocking the path, but aside from that it is up to us. Like
other tower defense games there are financial resources we start with,
and we also get them for killing off the attacking creatures.
There is some blood and gore in Blade Guardian. The enemies will lose
some fluids as they fall down. Most of the enemies remind me of
extremely large bugs. I was not really clear why they were attacking our
bases but we were tasked with defending them from the advancing hordes.
Players can lay down a variety of defenses in Blade Guardian. My
favorite was pipes. See pipes only cost one unit and can be used to
direct where the attacking creatures walk. Which is a great benefit to
us since we can catch them in enfilades. Nothing like raining down tons
of fire down a narrow corridor.
The music in Blade Guardian is good. I felt the power of the presence of
these landscapes. Many of which made me think of the moon. The battle
sounds are not overwhelming. I appreciate how Blade Guardian lets us put
our defenses on the pipes or on the ground. This opens up all kinds of
strategy.
Blade Guardian starts easy enough, but it can get difficult as the
player progresses. I found myself stuck early on, but others here at
Family Friendly Gaming were able to blow through that level without any
problems. Guess I am not smarter than the average bear at times.
I am thankful that Family Friendly Gaming was provided a download code
of Blade Guardian before it officially launched. This app is like open
source for tower defense games. Players are left all kinds of choices in
Blade Guardian.
- Paul
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 79%
Replay/Extras: 76%
Gameplay: 90%
Family Friendly Factor: 74%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Mistwalker
Rating: ‘9+’ - 9+
{Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence}
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