![]() The more archers one has in their castle, the more frequently they will shoot arrows. Archers shoot arrows from the bottom-left tower of the castle, instantly eliminating any foe, although they can miss (these arrows can also kill the giant stick figure that is unable to be thrown). Developer Grumpyface Studios does nearly everything right in making a highly enjoyable TD game in Castle Doombad, and you owe it to yourself to check it out.Enemy units can be "converted" to your team, and can be trained as different unit types to help defend the castle.Īrchery may be purchased for 8,000 points. Maybe one can make some superficial gripes about the lack of backdrop settings, but there’s more than enough variety in the actual gameplay to make up for that. If it seems like there’s very little wrong with Castle Doombad, that’s because it’s true. Losing a match never felt cheap and while most of the stages are relatively easy, ‘Master Stages’ and bonus levels offer a decent challenge above and beyond the normal levels. The art style is amazing, the puns and little bits of writing are top-notch, and there are plenty of quests to attempt while replaying previous missions. Even while replaying old levels, I never got tired of the enemies, traps, and general hilarity that the game offers. This might be due to the fact that Castle Doombad is simply a blast to play. ![]() IAP exists in the form of currency buys (along with a doubler) but I really never felt a need to even consider purchasing it. ![]() Premium currency exists for in-game power-ups (which I didn’t find necessary) but it can be earned via a quest system. However, if you’re looking to expand your horizons, replaying levels provide a generous amount of currency that can be used to unlock or upgrade traps. If you know what you’re doing you can easily play through each mission one after another, using the currency earned for strategic upgrades. Īnother thing that Castle Doombad nails is its progression curve. Another high points is the enemy variety, which offers equal parts hilarity (the Sexy Knight is my fave) and strategy. ![]() Sure, some techniques work better than others, but having a multitude of viable tactics go a long way towards replayability. With Doombad, it really does feel like you can employ a wide variety of strategies and still pass a mission. A lot of TD games offer tower options but levels are designed with a specific strategy in mind. This diversity is one of Castle Doombad’s strongest elements. There are over 20 traps and minions to choose from, meaning that there is a huge potential for diversity in terms of play style. However, players lose a lot of control over them as they are mostly autonomous. Minions don’t have any restrictions, which makes them useful in conjunction with the other traps. Manual traps share the same restrictions as the automatic ones, but are user-activated and are on cooldowns. The other two categories are where Castle Doombad becomes a bit more unique. From a standard TD perspective, a lot of these weapons will feel familiar. As you might imagine, automatic traps let loose their destructive force at timed intervals and have some restrictions on where you can place them. Castle Doombad broadly classifies each of your weapons into three different categories: automatic traps, minions, and manual traps. You’ll accomplish this by laying down traps, building weapons, and summoning minions to do your evil bidding. Defeat every wave of heroes, and you win the round. However, getting to the princess is just the beginning, as the heroes must actually make it out of the castle in order to succeed (which ends the stage in failure for you). Waves of heroes will break down your castle doors, climb ladders and scale walls, all in an attempt to climb to the top of your castle and save the princess. In Castle Doombad, you play the role of a villain’s minion ensuring that your master’s abducted damsel remains in distress. One of the first non-F2P Adult Swim games in awhile, Castle Doombad ($2.99) nails everything I could want in a ‘defense’ title and should be played. Castle Doombad squarely falls in the latter category. With every new genre the developer takes on, we get another great game that either offers innovative elements or a traditional experience so refined that it simply raises the bar against the competition. Like many other gamers, I’m a pretty big fan of Adult Swim’s iOS offerings.
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