Working within aīudget of resources, you have to build just the right defenses at just (For those unfamiliar with the genre, it's basically aīuild-your-base-to-withstand-attacks balancing act. Size notwithstanding, Galactic Defense offers nearly all the hallmarks Players with younger eyes are sure to be more forgiving. And in its defense, a lot of TD games feel cramped on smaller A Kindle Fire HDX 8.9? Ah, now we're getting somewhere.Īnnounced last month, DeNA's "Star Wars"-themed tower-defense game just arrived for Android, iOS and Kindle,Īnd based on what I've seen so far, it's every bit as good as I'd It's because it feels small, even on a 4.7-inch Moto X.
Not because it's a bad game - quite the opposite. Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I had a hard time enjoying Star Wars: Galactic Defense. Like a lot of tower-defense games, Galactic Defense feels cramped.
Available for free with in-app downloads on most mobile platforms.The Force is strong with this tower-defense game, but you'll want to play it on a big screen. Stunning visuals for a tower defense game combine with less than exciting gameplay to provide some moments of initial enjoyment with the best parts reserved for expensive in-app purchases. Nathan Snow is a freelance writer for Where It's He can be contacted at Wars Galactic Defense” The game is appropriate for practically all ages as it contains only mild cartoon violence. Overall the game feels like a missed opportunity: what could have been an instant classic instead feels like any other middle-of-the-road tower defense. You still have a marginally good time figuring out the right placement and using your hero to pick up the slack when your towers fail, but ultimately you start just going through the motions to unlock the next level rather than really engaging.Īs you are slogging your way through the levels you can’t help but wonder what it would be like to try out all the different characters or special abilities without having to spend an exorbitant amount (for a mobile game). The game starts and you get a little less excited with the restrictive tower placement mechanics.
You start to drool over all the different heroes you can choose from to help your towers, then your excitement diminishes a little when you realize you have to pay for all of them. “Star Wars Galactic Defense” starts out like any other game in the “Star Wars” genre: the music, story and sounds draw you in and get you excited to play. Within the levels you’ll find a bevy of hidden gems: exotic animals from the world of the films or atmospheric conditions specific to the locale. The entire game is rendered in a vibrant, detailed, clean cartoon style that pops off the screen and invites you into each level. This is arguably where “Star Wars Galactic Defense” shines the most. Each level is repayable up to five times with varying difficulty.
While there is an upgrade structure it is somewhat less than sophisticated in that the towers simply upgrade their attributes rather than branching to provide new capabilities and you can only place the towers in certain places.Īnd while the game also does not disappoint in heroes - individually controlled characters separate from your towers - many of them require expensive unlocks. The waves of enemies are certainly challenging storm troopers of every kind in numerous challenging configurations. “Star Wars Galactic Defense” scores well on most counts. Variable towers and placement, powerful hero characters, a sophisticated upgrade structure and challenging waves of enemies should all combine to provide the right mix of plan-ahead strategy and quick reflexes. What goes into a great Tower Defense game? There have been plenty of offerings in the genre, so there is quite a list to choose from.