Mar 12 2008
PC Review: Azgard Defence (2008)
There has been a resurgence of games where the goal is to destroy waves and waves of enemies by placing defensive towers. There are many variations of the game, from free Flash game Desktop Defence, to PixelJunk Monsters for PS3. What does Azgard Defence do to warrant a $20 purchase price?
Not so much. It is very similar to PixelJunk Monsters (which incidentally costs only $10). It is in fact a port of a PocketPC Game: you are presented with a maze-like environment and you must build defensive structures on your castle to prevent monsters from reaching the end. There are 4 structures you can place: archer tower (basic), gun tower, wind tower and airship zone. Each structure can be upgraded to enhance damages. For example, archer tower can be upgraded to either poison tower or corrosive tower.
After a few levels, you will quickly get bored of this game as it is the same thing over and over. It is incredibly dull to place the same structures and watching the destruction ensue. What is worse is the fact that the free alternatives out there aren’t too different from this game. Granted there are more effects (such as pretty nice looking fire) but that clearly isn’t worth $20 by themselves.
Do yourselves a favor and avoid this one, and stick to Desktop Defence.
Rating: 10%
