Kingdom Rush Review – Defend Your Kingdom

Kingdom Rush review on Xbox One.

It is possible that sex tower defense to be one of the most exploited in the history of video games. Its simple proposition has meant that these types of titles have been ported to smartphones and tablets, platforms where they have been very well received. The overwhelming number of games of this style has pushed developers to create new mechanics that differentiate them from their competitors. From the hand of Ironhide Games StudioWe have arrived kingdom rush. The first title of this series of games which went on sale on PC and mobile devices in 2011 is now coming to Xbox.

They can take our lives, but they will never take away… FREEDOM!

The story of kingdom rush It’s quite simple and you can count it as you go through the 12 levels of the campaign through the text of a book. Our kingdom is under attack by an army of evil and dark creatures. Goblins, wizards, gargoyles, demons and other enemies disturb the peace of our lands and threaten to conquer us. You must take action on the matter immediately.

If we are to avoid it, we must be strategically ingenious and place defense towers appropriately to prevent its progress and save our world.

The best defense is a good offense

Essentially, Kingdom Rush has most of the mechanics characteristic of any other tower defense. Before starting a level, we will be shown an image with the type of route of the phase in which we will have to plan our strategy. A certain number of coins which will help us build the first towers. Once placed, you can launch the waves.

It must be taken into account that, once we start the enemy attack we will not be able to stop it until the end of the level. As we kill enemies we will get coins to build new structures or improve those already built. So until you endure the number of waves indicated by each level. Properly planning the layout of each building will be very important. If an attacker manages to pass a heart will be deducted from our life indicator. As expected, if it reaches 0, the game will be over.

Military tactical plan

In total, we can enjoy four rounds who will be responsible for disintegrating our enemies on the battlefield: the archers’ tower, the barracks, the wizards’ tower and the artillery. All of them have their pros and cons to deal with the various threats that arise. Moreover, we can use invocations or special powers which will require recharging once spent. It is essential to plan well the type of towers we build, where and how we use skills. It’s a fairly difficult game, even at its medium difficulty level.

At the end of a level, depending on how perfectly we finished it, we will get 1-3 stars. These will be used to exchange them for improvements for our army or for our special abilities.

One of the most important novelties that Kingdom Rush incorporates in this type of game is heroes. We will have a character with certain abilities that we can use to cover parts of the path. We can place it anywhere we want and tell it to cover certain areas. These heroes are quite powerful and will level up as they come into action. The downside is that they can’t take on multiple enemies at once.

Another strategic function that this game offers us is that of position our infantry at a specific point in the area of ​​the barracks tower. These will contain the bad guys while the rest of the nearby towers will take them out bit by bit. But the action area of ​​the soldiers is very small and there are times when they do not react even if the enemy passes close to them.

Little Warriors

Graphically, we are facing a showy and very colorful game. With simple cartoon character designs. There is a wide variety of enemies, all with elf Very original. It is true that the animations are not a big problem, since let’s remember that this is a game that was initially released for mobile phones. But some shooting effects offered by towers or some monsters are very cool.

In terms of sound there is not much to emphasize beyond the menu and stage music (which is no big deal) or the sound effects of tricks and abilities. It should be mentioned that the latter can become somewhat tedious and repetitive.

Eventually

If you were a fan of this type of strategy titles and were looking for a challenge that will keep you hooked on the screen, kingdom rush it’s for you. While it doesn’t have a huge variety of towers, it makes good use of its upgrade system to make them feel different. Moreover, its hero mechanics are very interesting and visually very appealing. Its duration may be a bit short depending on the difficulty level we choose, but its additional modes give you a few more hours of entertainment.