Some say war never changes. Others believe war is hell. Still others think erecting a carefully detailed diorama re-enacting World War I’s pivotal battles using nothing but glue, paint, and a helmetful of imagination beats doughboy muckwork any day of the week. Toy Soldiers musters its forces squarely for the latter’s camp, and when the smoke clears and the sirens silence, a lightheartedly entertaining game emerges the victor.
Originally an Xbox Live Arcade title released in 2010 by developer Signal Studios, Toy Soldiers heads to the PC as a Games for Windows Live port. It’s a tower defense game, but it brands itself an action-strategy hybrid instead. That’s not a cheap disassociation from the often repetitive tower defense genre; rather, Toy Soldiers’ action elements neatly complement its base-building backbone.
XMNR: Amazon updated its end of January downloadable deals for the PC on Sunday to include five pack of Microsoft published indie titles that stars "Mark of the Ninja", "Iron Brigade", "Deadlight", "Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet" and "Toy Soldiers". This in addition to a load of other deals such as half off "Borderlands 2" and "XCOM: Enemy Unknown".
Signal Studios has released a new update for action strategy game Toy Soldiers; game owners can download the update on Steam now. This update integrates Steamworks features into the game.
Celebrating the recent release of Toy Soldiers as a Games for Windows – LIVE title, Microsoft Studios has published a short official ‘Tips & Tricks’ guide for the videogame. Toy Soldiers is available to download via the Games for Windows – LIVE service now, as well as via the Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360.
