TVG writes: "Before getting some hands-on time with Ninjatown I didn't realize how much it actually involved a town with ninjas. I know, pretty obvious stuff from the name, but the game is literally about a town full of different types of Ninjas and their attempts to defend it from evil monsters. So why is this game based on the contradictory ninjas (ninjas aren't cute!) of Shawn Smith's Shawnimal design line? Well, Mr. Smith himself took the time to lead me through the game at SouthPeak's booth on the floor, and while I'm still not sure how a town can become populated solely by Ninjas, I do know how the game plays and where those strange little ninjas came from.
They come from Shawn Smith's mind and it's got something to do with stripping things down to their basic form but still making them recognizable as that thing. It was all a bit artistic for me so I really just concentrated on the gameplay, which is a sort of constantly defensive RTS. Basically, Ninjatown is under attack from the Wee Devils which are controlled by Mr. Demon, all of which, though evil, are also tolerably cute. As the town comes under attack, the ninjas send Master Ninja to the air in a hot air balloon in order to command their forces better and defend the city. As the Master Ninja, the players can build ninja huts which produce Ninjas of different types and which be upgraded in order to produce more powerful ones. There are the Wee Ninjas, which are your basic soldiers, the Anti-Ninjas, which are slower but more powerful ninjas, or later on such rare ninja breeds as the Business Ninja, who are quick but weak."
Vgamerz writes: "As we know, licensed games are always a dodgy prospect. Alarm bells start to ring at the very mention of a ‘game-of-the-film,’ and we know they’re in immediate danger of rating high on the crapometer. For this egregious prejudice, I blame Superman 64 and its legacy of awful."
GR - "Tower defense has come a long way since its inception in Warcraft 3. Find out what the best of the tower defense genre has to offer."
Cue "but you didn't include my favorite!" comment: PixelJunk Monsters is the best TD game ever. Fact. :)
I was just going to mention that. PixelJunk Monsters was an absolute blast to play. Even better co-op with someone else. :)
It's there in the "Awesome Tower Defense Games" below the first one(at the end of the list).
Wish Ninja Town would get ported to PC or something.
Edit: Cat, when reading this, I was thinking you'd say just that :P
Castle TD is a freaking grind for crystals to level up, though. And, would love to have an ad free version for $1 or so.
Otherwise, it's got some great challenges with dastardly creep options. What's that? The four zeppelins in a row wasn't hard enough, here's some healers to show up just as you got them down in life!
Lol I'm fealling your pain man at points it makes me wanna slam my phone but I'm hooked and I don't mind the ads but I blocked them so I guess its why I don't mind them lol
It's good to see they remembered Defense Grid: The Awakening. It's the best tower defense game, when I start playing it, I just can't stop. I played many others, including Plants Vs Zombies and Ninjatown, but none gets close to Defense Grid.
StartGame: A volcano erupts near Ninjatown, which brings along Mr Demon and his hordes of devils, who are bent on the destruction of the town.
