The first thing I have to scold Square Enix about is the mislabeling of this game. It says it has 300+ levels, but in reality it has 300+ waves spread out amongst a dozen maps (4 per world). But I guess I should have realized that given this game is a port of a mobile phone game so go figure... an overly ported game. Here, the Wii, I think even XBox360... and each has its own quirks... for instance you have to buy the Wii worlds seperately while this version is all the worlds and has more characters I think (they're from the DS Final Fantasy Tactics A2 release if your wondering).
Each world has a set of character types you use to defend the path to the crystals. Besides the core units similar to each world, fighters and mages and archers and thieves, there are unique classes each world loke time mages, dragoons, tinkers, and so on. Each have their abilities to fight ground, air, or both with special abilities at times to boot.
And having a balanced field of defense is key since monsters come with special restrictions. Aerials are immune to ground attack types, some monsters have resistance to physical or magic attack, while some steal multiple crystals or move fast or can only be attacked by magic casters.
Tower defense games are pretty addictive, if you understand their limitations. They are good, but kinda limited at the same time. This game features only a dozen maps, so in terms of tower defense games it is abit limited in scope. Still, even with that limitation it has the gimmick of the worlds. W1 maps are for beginners to get you started. W2 worlds add crystals that enhance your characters which can make a big difference in passing the four maps. Finally W3 is for experienced players looking for a challenge to chew on.
So the game is abit limited, but it does give you abit to challenge you too. So overall, if you embrace the limits and enjoy the quirks it is a rarher good game. Overall a solid 4 out of 5.
Wednesday - Dragon Warrior III for the Game Boy Color
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