Island Defense
- July 22, 2015
- Stereo7 Games
Get on Steam"Island Defense" is a modern tower defense game that has you defending tropical islands, mountains, and deserts from enemy invaders. Command your team of snipers, gunners, and rocket launchers to protect your freedom and liberties in epic battles. Upgrade your units and guns in the lab to tackle the unique and fiery enemies across 12 levels. The fate of your islands is in your hands!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features solid tower mechanics and a variety of heroes, making it enjoyable for fans of the tower defense genre.
- The artwork is visually appealing, contributing to an overall pleasant aesthetic experience.
- It provides a decent challenge at times and is suitable for casual play, making it a good option for short gaming sessions.
- The game suffers from clunky controls and lacks essential features like hotkeys, which significantly detracts from the gameplay experience.
- Animations and sound design are subpar, with many players finding them distracting or unenjoyable.
- There are frequent crashes and bugs, including broken achievements, which can lead to frustration during gameplay.
- graphics4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's artwork is praised for its quality, but the animation is considered a significant drawback. Players appreciate the cool graphics and the absence of performance issues on smartphones, alongside a variety of maps, items, and affordable in-game purchases.
“Jedos, cool graphics, no slowdown on smartphone, cheap items (you can buy stuff for 2 euros and have gone with ads), many maps, many items, and towers.”
- music4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for lacking the charm and quality of the original Kingdom Rush soundtrack, with many users describing it as poor and unappealing. Additionally, the absence of voiceovers further detracts from the overall audio experience.
“Oh yes - and it doesn't have the cool original music of Kingdom Rush, nor the voiceovers.”
“Clumsy controls, bad music, crashes a lot.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Gameplay is characterized by a standard mobile mechanic where players utilize a limited set of skills that have a cooldown period of approximately 15 seconds, requiring periodic tapping on the screen to engage effectively.
“The gameplay features a variety of skills that have a cooldown of about 15 seconds, which is a common mechanic in mobile games that encourages players to tap the screen regularly.”
“The game incorporates a skill system with cooldowns, requiring players to engage actively by tapping the screen every now and then, enhancing the overall mobile gaming experience.”
“With a few skills that refresh every 15 seconds, the gameplay effectively utilizes a common mobile mechanic that keeps players engaged through regular screen interaction.”
“The gameplay relies heavily on a few skills that have a cooldown of about 15 seconds, which feels like a common mobile mechanic that requires constant tapping on the screen.”
“The gameplay is repetitive, as it revolves around a limited set of skills that you can only use every 15 seconds, making it feel like a typical mobile game.”
“The mechanics are overly simplistic, with only a few skills available that require you to tap the screen frequently, which can become tedious quickly.”
