DIYGamer: The tower defense genre is a rather crowded market at the moment. Most would trace the history of such games back to a particularly addictive Warcraft 3 mod, and most will make the mistake of lumping Robot Entertainment’s multiplatform title Orcs Must Die! in as part of that comparatively recent offshoot. In reality, OMD draws most of its strengths from much more venerable stock, blending the gameplay of 1994′s The Horde and Tecmo’s Deception series. But do the charms of those mid-90s hits hold up in the year 2011? Read on and all will be answered – just mind the spike trap under the doormat.
Entertainment Buddha: I have a long history with the Orcs Must Die franchise. I have played each entry ever since it released and quite honestly Unchained sort of flew under the radar for me. When I saw it went to a free to play model I feared it would deter from the overall function and fun of the game. After playing a few matches and playing around with different characters I realized that the fun never left the game and that if anything, Unchained just added new elements and layers that made it a better title.
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.
