- August 13, 2015
- Origin8 Technologies Ltd
Sentinel 4: Dark Star
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About
"Sentinel 4: Dark Star" is a strategy game where players defend against alien forces across 31 unique maps, with a huge variety of new and returning enemies. Three commander heroes are available to control, each with unique abilities and loadouts, as players battle to unlock powerful Uber Towers and deploy support units. The enemy is smarter and more destructive than ever, with the ability to damage and disable towers.





- The game offers addictive gameplay with a lot of innovations and features, making it enjoyable for Tower Defense fans.
- It has a good selection of towers, heroes, and abilities, along with a solid progression system that allows for permanent upgrades.
- The graphics and music are well-received, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience despite some dated visuals.
- The game suffers from poor design choices, such as a zoomed-in map that requires constant scrolling and a frustrating Pause/Play toggle.
- There are significant balance issues, with some towers being ineffective and certain enemy types overwhelming defenses too easily.
- The game appears to be abandoned, with no updates since 2015, leading to concerns about its long-term viability and support.
gameplay
28 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay of Sentinel 4 has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it addictive and appreciating the balance of traditional mechanics with new features, while others criticize it for being overly simplistic and poorly designed. The game offers a solid tower defense experience with 26 levels and a reasonable difficulty curve, but some innovations, such as destructible turrets, have been seen as frustrating rather than engaging. Overall, while it retains some classic elements, the execution has left many players disappointed, particularly regarding graphics and gameplay design.
“I went in skeptical but it does a great job keeping the same fundamental mechanics, and it introduces a few new things without making it feel like a different game.”
“Offering a more traditional tower defense experience with solid & balanced game mechanics, there are 26 levels (plus 5 secondary campaign levels) in total with some good map designs & waves that can challenge, throwing your planned strategy into turmoil!”
“[s4:ds] is not perfect but does offer good value for money, refined gameplay & a reasonable difficulty curve that can keep you coming back for some time after your initial round.”
“Sentinel 4 tried to innovate upon a proven formula, but it was unsuccessful and made the gameplay worse.”
“Not many levels, and quite easy gameplay, even on the hardest difficulty.”
“While players overlooked Sentinel 3's graphics due to its well-designed gameplay, the amateurish graphics were not updated at all for Sentinel 4; in fact, some of the new graphical additions in Sentinel 4 look horrible, and the poor graphics now really stand out when combined with the game's poorly designed gameplay.”