Comments on: Star Defense 3D Tower Defense Video

By: Tiltboy

Tiltboy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:15:20 +0000

the basic ideas in tower defence games simply work, they are addictive to play. adding new features and depth on top of that well-working basis should result in even better games. this looks like a piece that could be one of those better games.

By: Coral

Coral — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:03:00 +0000

So what if you can't see the whole field at once? It adds another element to the game. I really like the fact that you have to be active in moving around and placing towers. Some TDs like Fieldrunners allow you to sit for multiple waves and not do anything. Plus if you use the zoom in feature it doesn't allow you to see the whole field. I give ngmoco:) props for doing something different, it looks great.

By: Gilly

Gilly — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:54:48 +0000

@dunkee I'm with ya on the needless complication angle. Not all things benefit from going 3D. This design seems to make it impossible to view the entire field all at once.

By: Moff

Moff — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:56:38 +0000

I can't believe that people can judge a TD game alone from the looks of if. TD games are all about balance and gameplay. Fieldrunners and especially geoDefence nailed the balance, the others did not. I'm sure they sell loads of copies just because it looks somewhat nice and it is 3D. 3D! Wow! Not.

By: Neil

Neil — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:35:14 +0000

@RegularStormy - RE:Pop ups, these are happening when the player is touching towers to upgrade them.

Really appreciate everyone's insights/thoughts here - thanks.

--- Neil.

By: RegularStormy

RegularStormy — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:21:16 +0000

At first glance this looks awesome. At second glance, It looks overly complicated. By making the playing field a sphere you can't see the whole maze at once. I don't like that. In the video there are lots of dialogs popping up that block your view and have to be closed constantly. I don't like that either. I don't like when games add "iPhone features" when it doesn't add to the game (pinch and zoom etc). Don't get me wrong, I'm buying this as soon as it is released, but I wonder if it's all flash with no thought about actual fun. I just hope it isn't frustrating to play like the video makes it look.

By: Adams Immersive

Adams Immersive — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:13:57 +0000

I am here to hype Dr. Awesome It's Awesome. Well, I definitely like it anyway! The controls are great and the address book integration is pretty clever.

You can't quickly judge the nuances that can make a TD great: look at GeoDefense with its hidden depth and challenge. All I can say quickly is that this sure LOOKS nice

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:54:47 +0000

I've been a big ngmoco fan and have all of their games, but this doesn't impress me. I might be jumping to conclusions, but the gameplay appears the same as the 10 or 20 other TD's out there. It looks very polished but I hope that there is more than meets the eye. I've been trying to consider the uses of 3d in TD games, but I haven't come up with anything besides bad guys coming from space, or a REALLY 3d environment where you run around building the guns. It appears as if all they did was take a mixture of Geodefense and the other TD's and make a sphere. I hope I'm wrong because if I'm not, it may be the first ngmoco game that I don't buy.

By: Big Albie

Big Albie — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:10:37 +0000

@SalsaMD: Thanks for correcting me. I was typing faster than I was thinking

By: SalsaMD

SalsaMD — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:46:28 +0000

Perhaps the 'jury is out". The verdict can't be made until the game is released. ; )

By: Big Albie

Big Albie — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:14:01 +0000

While the video looks good and I'm looking forward to this, I'm little wary of the playing field which is the globe/orb. It's seems a bit limiting and may make maneuvering less than idea. 3D is great, but I have to say that the verdict is out on the way it's used here.

By: TareX

TareX — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:13:32 +0000

Game looks freakin' awesome. If they make great use of 3D (and not just a gimmick as I've seen in this video) it could be a contender for best iPhone game yet.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:44:55 +0000

The 3D feature is a bad idea and it seems they just added it to separate themselves from other TD games, but it adds a lot of control disadvantages without providing much new possibilities.

By: Danny-Doggy

Danny-Doggy — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:16:56 +0000

This looks like it could be really hard since you can't see the whole maze at once.

By: beekeo

beekeo — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:47:40 +0000

The graphics look great and the touch interface looks like it should work very well.

Even though I'm likely to buy this game and enjoy it, I'm going to have to reinforce my suspension of disbelief since I don't understand why that red spaceship decided to land at the end of a long heavily defended road instead of right next to its target. :-/