SteamWorld Tower Defense
| SteamWorld Tower Defense | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Image & Form |
| Publisher(s) | Image & Form |
| Composer(s) | Allister Brimble[1] |
| Series | SteamWorld |
| Platform(s) | DSiWare |
| Release | July 5, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy, tower defense |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
SteamWorld Tower Defense is a tower defense video game by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. It was released digitally on Nintendo DSi in North America, Europe and Australia on July 5, 2010.[2] It is the first game released in the SteamWorld series.[3]
Gameplay
In SteamWorld Tower Defense the player controls an army of steam-powered robots in a tower defense-style gameplay. The aim of the game is to take down wandering troops of human invaders in their attempt to steal gold from the robots' mining facilities. To clear a mission, the player must take down waves of human soldiers by building and strategically placing out attack robots with a range of abilities and weapons. It's possible to play the game on several difficulty levels.[4]
Reception
SteamWorld Tower Defense on Nintendo DSi has received favorable reviews from critics, with a current score of 71/100 on Metacritic.[5]
Development
On their YouTube channel, Image & Form revealed that SteamWorld Tower Defense is the hardest game the studio has created. Apparently, the game's lead developer is the only of Image & Form employees to finish the game.[7]
The game is set before the events depicted in SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist.[8]
References
- ^ http://allisterbrimble.com/allister_portfolio.pdf
- ^ "SteamWorld Tower Defense". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ Image & Form (2015-09-10), The SteamWorld Timeline – The Engine Room #1, retrieved 2016-02-02
- ^ "SteamWorld Tower Defense | Image & Form Games". Image & Form Games. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "SteamWorld Tower Defense". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "SteamWorld Tower Defense (Nintendo DSi)". IGN. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ Image & Form (2015-09-18), Why Each SteamWorld Game is Different – The Engine Room #2, retrieved 2016-02-02
- ^ Image & Form (2015-09-10), The SteamWorld Timeline – The Engine Room #1, retrieved 2016-02-02