Ken McKown writes: I won’t lie; tower defense has never been my cup of tea for the most part. I find the genre a little tedious for my tastes, but when I first got my hands on Orcs Must Die, I was sold. Taking the concept of tower defense and tossing in some action elements (mainly allowing me to move around the battlefield and slay the orcs myself) really struck a chord with me. After hours of devising traps, and thousands upon thousands of orcs slain, I can honestly say I am ready for more. Orcs Must Die is some of the most fun I have had on XBLA this year, and that is saying a lot.
Genevieve at Skewed and Reviewed recently spoke with composer Chris Rickwood about his busy career and about some of his recent game compositions such as the soundtrack for Orcs Must Die and many other amazing games. They talk about his work and what it takes to be a success scoring games.
More and more video games are entering the board game market these days. With the likes of the X-COM, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Gears of War and Civilisation being converted into board game format I imagine more video games series aren’t far behind. Here is a list of some that I would like to see.
Player 2 looks back at why Orcs Must Die 1 & 2 are some of the best examples of the Tower Defence genre
