Yeah, it’s another tower defense game.

But! Wait! It’s different!

First off, is the most obvious difference, which is that it’s played from a side-on perspective. Enemies walk up (or down) the ledges to your base, you place towers (referred “guilds” in this game) to stop them. You’ve got archers, soldiers, mages, etc. That sort of thing.


Another wrinkle is that your hero character stands at the end of the level. He’s very powerful and a good last line of defense – but he can’t kill flying enemies and can only handle one character at a time, which isn’t very a useful when a whole swarm breaks through. (I did unlock another hero when I finished the sixth story level, though, so I might try her.)

Unfortunately, the game starts off with some errors in the text and a lack of real guidance leaving a bad impression, but it soon gets its hooks into you and you find yourself compelled to play to perfect a level, to level up your hero or to earn cash to unlock extras and equipment.

It’s much better than it first seems.

However, what I didn’t know before buying is that it’s not finished. It’s my fault entirely, I should have done more research. But I saw the big map in the game and was very excited about what I’d find after the first few levels. I was looking forward to more units, more maps and a huge, expansive adventure to play. One day, it probably will be all that. Right now, though, you just get six story levels (and a secret level) which, when finished, just give you a “to be continued” screen.

It was crushingly disappointing. The thing is, it’s not like there’s not enough game for your money already. I’ve barely touched the higher difficulty levels, there’s loads of stuff to unlock and I’ve not even tried any gameplay modes outside of the quest. The trouble is that I’d built up this idea in my head of what the game would be and it’s just not there yet.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t buy it – even in its current state it’s well worth £2.39 of your money – but you need to know going in that this is an episodic game. If they can keep the updates coming in timely fashion, I can see this having a long, long lifespan on my phone.