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Shellrazer: Initial Impressions

    Hey, everyone. In the wee hours, I bought the just-released IOS game called Shellrazer. It is a charmer, akin to one of my favorite games, titled Plants vs. Zombies. That sounds odd, because one is a shooter and the other a tower defense game. They are both so darn cute, and cool, and they have such cool abilities, weapons and art, which draws the comparison. Here's the recipe.
    Believe it or not, you are riding on a War Turtle. Yeah, I know! Surely one would prefer a swifter, more maneuverable beast for a task like this! No, you instantly love this turtle. He has a comfortable how-dow (?) to ride in, like the Indian Elephants from the old movies. He is armored, also. Plus, he is massive, towering over the orcs, or elves; the goblins with which he has an altercation. I named my turtle Walter, for personal reasons.
      I love the stuff you can add to your arsenal in this game. Get this. You can get an Assault Melon. Feed it to your turtle and that rascal will spit seeds at the goblins. I used to do this when I was a kid; spit seeds, I mean.
    You can get Cluster Berries which cause chain reaction explosions. There are Jumping Beans, which cause your turtle to freak out, stomp and wreak havoc. Another cool one is the Dry Ice, which the turtle uses to brain-freeze your enemies. Great animations on these things, by the way.
    Also, about those enemies... There are goblins that float with balloons, ground troops, archers, cannon etc. The balloons have goblin faces painted on them. There are guys that throw logs in your elephant's path, to try and cripple him, I suppose. Fiendish, but they are goblins, so what can you expect? Be sure to shoot the treasure chests for extra cash.
      Of course, you accumulate in-game cash for your exploits. There are some in-apps available, but I haven't played the game enough to know whether they are really necessary for your enjoyment.
    You, and your valiant turtle, travel to many battlegrounds and face a variety of enemies, with a variety of weapons. One of the first thoughts I had on coming to this game was "Abundance". Abundance of creativity. Abundance of love some people have put into this. Abundance of fun. Abundance of money, richly deserved, for the creators. Unless there is some sort of irritating in-app thing I have not seen as of yet, this game will be a huge hit in the app store. I bought it on sale for 99 cents. I'd say get it for that price while you can.
     By the way, the developers have inserted the ability to shoot with one hand, or two, and more importantly, they have given you a choice for an easy difficulty level. You know how I love that! As you probably know, a how-dow is the wooden platform which elephant owners can ride in. Now I intend to get in mine and ride into battle, spit some watermelon seeds, or something. I highly recommend this one, as of this moment, in the early going.
     I'm CE Wills, turtle warrior.
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