As I Wait for SC II to Download…

I come baring presents…

The first Tower Defense game I played, and assume many else played, were the ones created by Warcraft III players. Simple yet challenging. I think I can speak for us all when I say that the simplicity of a TD game is not only addictive, yet rewarding. Once reaching the highest point of skill in such games you are instantly rewarded with the ability to yell at anyone who is sub-par. This includes, but is not limited to screaming explicits to younger children, forcing the idea of supreme noobiness down the throats of those inferior to your TD might.

If any of this sounds exciting, Travis wants you to

Toy Soldiers is an interesting enough game, playability is high, and it does a great job of reminding me of the old N64 Army Men games. This game, which is an elaborate TD, takes place in the middle of a cardboard box which is assorted with trees, railroads and such to create a playing field.

The premise is simple, protect your toy box from the waves of enemies which attack. If you have played a TD before, it won’t be too difficult to create strategies and proper defenses via AA, Anti-Infantry, or Anti-Tank. These defenses, which can be upgraded and also involve some moderate variations, are your main form of interaction in this game. Through these defenses you are able to also directly control whichever tower you would like, which is basically a requirement for all of your soldiers graduated from the Official Academy of Down Syndrome.

Each level is set up with a set amount of waves in which you have to survive through, and each level also includes a set bonus objective (0ther than surviving) which ensures you a “ration”. These rations apparently  provide you with special camera angles. That sounds really boring so I tend not to care much about that.

Well, I have enjoyed this game so far and will probably allow it to be my new favorite arcade game… putting it right about Diner Dash! This game also includes multiplayer, but I have yet to try it out and most likely will not any time soon since I got my hands on SC II and I will be playing FFXIII tonight.

Anyways, bye,

-Travis

P.S. A god rises from the ashes come April.