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== Gameplay == |
== Gameplay == |
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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 on several difficulty levels.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SteamWorld Tower Defense {{!}} Image & Form Games|url = http://imageform.se/game/steamworld-tower-defense/|website = Image & Form Games|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-US}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SteamWorld Tower Defense {{!}} Image & Form Games|url = http://imageform.se/game/steamworld-tower-defense/|website = Image & Form Games|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-US}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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Revision as of 09:49, 3 February 2016
| SteamWorld Tower Defense | |
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| Developer(s) | Image & Form |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS as Nintendo DSiWare |
| Release | July 5th, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | RTS, Tower Defense |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
SteamWorld Tower Defense is a tower defense video game with steam-driven robots by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. It was released digitally on Nintendo DSi in North America, Europe and Australia on July 5, 2010.[1] It is the first game released in the SteamWorld series of video games.[2]
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.[3]
Reception
SteamWorld Tower Defense on Nintendo DSi has received favorable reviews from critics, with a current score of 71/100 on Metacritic.[4]
- 8.0/10 - IGN: "Well-crafted, smooth graphics. SteamWorld kind of rocks!" [5]
- 24/30 - WiiLoveIt.com: "Hardcore fans of the genre will appreciate this release a lot." [6]
Trivia
- On their official YouTube channel, Image & Form revealed that SteamWorld Tower Defense is the hardest game the studio has ever created. Apparently, the game's lead developer is the only of all Image & Form employees to ever finish the game.[7]
- The game is set before the events depict SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist.[8]
External links
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SteamWorld Tower Defense - Wiiloveit.com". www.wiiloveit.com. 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