Game Review: Fantasy Defense

    Hey, everyone, and a Merry Christmas to you. The other day I mentioned that I almost never liked Tower Defense games. The exception is the beloved Plants Vs. Zombies, of course. Inevitably, when you make a bold statement, you are proved wrong almost immediately. I have been playing a game from Playbean called Fantasy Defense, hence the title of this post. This is a japanese style game and it is really cute and fun. The game is 99 cents right now instead of its typical $2.99. It is worth either price.
    This is a game of monsters and wizards, heroes and ice mages. Monsters and bad guys come out of their gates and try to make it to your gates. You set up a bunch of your guys to stop them. Your heroes throw ice at them, hit them with swords, shoot arrows etc. Each time a monster enters your gate, you lose a point and get closer to losing the stage. As you go along it gets tougher. It becomes tempting to do an in-app purchase so you can advance more rapidly but I don't think it is necessary.
      For each stage, you get mana and gold which can be used to buy upgrades to your heroes and units. I'd definitely watch the tutorial; then you'll still feel your way through the early levels.
    Let's talk about the cute, non-threatening bad guys. There are zombies and zombies who ride on turtles. As you might guess, their steeds do not lend themselves to fast attack. Speaking of speed, you can actually speed up the game speed in order to clear stages more rapidly. But I digress. You are attacked by Devil Tigers,Imps, Ogres, Wraiths and Sword Wraiths. The Sword Wraiths are ghosts that float along with their little sheets billowing out behind them. My favorite villianess is the Vampiress who I have dubbed 'Jiggly'. Don't ask.
    One bad dude is the dreaded Hallow Skull. He travels alone and floats toward your gate with a lit candle on top of his skull. There is also a 9 Tailed Geisha who glides along with fan a-flutter before her face, very charming.
    Someone has put a lot of love into this game. There is more strategy than I can take in considering the brief time I have played it. When I figure out how to use my mana and gold, I will likely dominate, like my buddy John Slade would require. Then I will be the Shadowgun of the Fantasy realm.
    By the way, check back later today and I will give an updated version of my Christmas list for new I-Pad owners. Let's face it. Stuff that new Padster with great, cheap games today and it will save you money all year.
     Well, I heard a lump of coal fall in the living room so I think Santa may have came while I typed. I fear the Vampiress (Jiggly) may have put me on the naughty list.
    From the yuletide retreat, I'm CE Wills.

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