Defender Chronicles - Legend of The Desert King
By Chillingo Ltd
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Description
SALE 40% OFF - A castle defense game with an involving fantasy story that has led to numerous great reviews!
WHAT THEY SAY
“If a Tower Defense game had babies with Warcraft and Diablo 2, it would be called: Defender Chronicles.” – iTunes US Review
“After 50 or so reviews, I have struck gold. My first 5 star rating goes to Defender Chronicles. The game reminds me of Puzzle Quest, when it comes to being addictive and getting stuck in my mind. I have played this for more than 20 hours already. 5 out of 5” – iPhoneGameNetwork
“I am level 222 and have spent over 100 hours since I bought the game last month and I’m still playing!” - Defender Chronicles forumer
“Defender Chronicles – It’s better than Percocet. It pretty much got me through my 3-day appendectomy stay in the hospital last month and made me forget the pain the way Percocet couldn’t.” - Macenstein.com
FEATURES
• Epic storyline with Voice Over
• Over 20 different types of units with distinct abilities
• Unlockable secrets from the Great Library
• Hundreds of unique items for hero
• 5 difficulty levels and 5 game modes
• Endless mode included
• Unlimited gameplay with freestyle mode
• Extremely high replayability value, time flies with each round of the game
• OS 3.0 READY: iPod music library access, email a challenge from the game
• Online leaderboards, achievements, friends, chat using OpenFeint.
• High production value: 9 original music soundtracks, spatial 3D audio, voice-acting, hand-drawn graphics, intuitive controls, auto-save, auto-flip, fast-forward, vibrate, HQ graphics option
WHAT’S NEW in 1.4.1:
• Easier Siria quest (up to Mythic)
• Easier Helegom quest (up to Heroic)
• Fixed crash issue with Meteor Shower
• New advisor voices for Gardbridge and beyond
• DC comic (available from the Great Library)
• More tokens for subsequent quests (i.e. Tarnwood will gives more tokens than Silverkeep)
• Classic, Extended and Classic Extended will give tokens and exp rewards
• Extended and Classic Extended have been adjusted so they will get harder much faster
• Items with effects that all are not scalable by grade and rank are much cheaper now
• Items can get up to +10% to their attributes. Their prices also get some randomization, by -10% to +10%
• Meteor Shower spell now cost less to cast (100 mana)
• Vibrate after victory
Gameplay video
@ youtube.com/watch?v=IUUZGyUGLOw
Walkthroughs, tips & tricks
@ defenderchronicles.com/forums
Tweet us
@ twitter.com/defchronicles
Defender Chronicles is developed by Menara Games and published by Chillingo Ltd.
What's New in Version 1.4.1
• Easier Siria quest (up to Mythic)
• Easier Helegom quest (up to Heroic)
• Fixed crash issue with Meteor Shower
• New advisor voices for Gardbridge and beyond
• DC comic (available from the Great Library)
• More tokens for subsequent quests (i.e. Tarnwood will gives more tokens than Silverkeep)
• Classic, Extended and Classic Extended will give tokens and exp rewards
• Extended and Classic Extended have been adjusted so they will get harder much faster
• Items with effects that all are not scalable by grade and rank are much cheaper now
• Items can get up to +10% to their attributes. Their prices also get some randomization, by -10% to +10%
• Meteor Shower spell now cost less to cast (100 mana)
Customer Reviews
A strong dose of TD with a pinch of RPG
The tower defense genre has arguably seen a good deal of growth and evolution with many significant new releases this year. Defender Chronicles: Legend of the Desert King is the latest, and in my opinion delivers a solid fixed-path TD game with RPG elements offering gamers a new twist that should satisfy many. Whether or not you’re into the fantasy medieval theme, the gameplay itself provides enough challenge and depth that you may want to check out regardless.
Defender Chronicles is one of the more visually beautiful games you will see. From the 5 beautifully drawn maps to the equally detailed defenders and enemies, the details and effort from the devs is obvious so you won’t be short on eye candy. One unique aspect is the 2D side view in which the game is played. Think of it an elaborate staircase viewed from the side. One minor issue is that you won’t be able to get a full view of the map, and instead, you will need to drag and zoom. However, this doesn’t impact playabilty by any means.
With an epic soundtrack conveying the medieval theme, each quest is briefly introduced with voiceovers and text which is well presented and shows the polish of the game. The text may be difficult to read for some, but the accented voiceovers help that a bit. An additional feature worth mentioning (because so many devs seem to ignore this) is the auto screen flip so right- and left-handed players should have no problem with headphone wires getting in the way.
The objective is to defend the General Headquarters by destroying enemies which in turn earn gold. The gold can then be used to upgrade defenders, and in the case of Defender Chronicles, victories that can be applied to RPG elements. An optional tutorial is presented in the first quest, but to a certain degree I wish an overview of the different enemies and bosses were also included for reference.
As the Hero, you command 6 types of defenders—warrior, archer, berserker, ranger, halfling, and mage—each with its own unique abilities and upgradeable. Your defenders will battle a variety of enemies including Gnoll Captain, Orc Chieftain, and Queen Goblin to the fearsome Wyrm Rider Duo, Awe Inspiring Giant Golem and Meat Chomping Slimeballs. You’ll want to spend some time admiring the artwork before you get started.
The maps—Great Sands, CloudPass, Marshwood, Breewich, Silver Keep—represent battles against the evil Orc Hordes and the rising Undead, which can be played in any of 4 difficulty levels: casual, veteran, master, heroic. In addition, there are 5 game modes – campaign, freestyle, extended, classic and classic extended. Depending on the level of difficulty and the degree of success in preventing enemies from getting through, stars are earned.
Casual—1 star
Veteran—2 stars
Master—3 stars
Heroic—4 stars
Additional stars are awarded for not losing any lives or completing a map without selling any guild.
Earning stars based on the level of difficulty opens the door to two things—Trade Shop and Great Library. They are unlocked once you succeed in completing the first two maps. With Trade Shop, items such as armor, swords, magical rings, and other equipment can be acquired to upgrade your hero. You can also spend these in the Great Library, which unlocks 8 secrets including an extra map, music and two additional defenders. It’s actually a nifty set up that many will enjoy fiddling with.
Defender Chronicles is a fixed path TD with specific build spots for placing defenses. Fixed path vs. non-fixed path comes down to preference for many, but frankly, each offers enough differences in gameplay that I think you shortchange yourself by focusing on one over the other. Defender Chronicles combines a solid TD game with RPG elements all wrapped up in a polished presentation. While the tutorial could use additional work to explain certain elements, the game itself presnets enough variety in terms of upgrades, unlockables and replayability that make Defender Chronicles a standout in the genre.
Nice game but becomes repetitive and boring very quickly
Visuals are great. Playing each world is fun two or three times. After that, things quickly get very dull. There is no character development, as in an RPG, except for token "hero." But it takes forever to advance your hero (by buying tokens) and you'd have to just keep replaying the same words over and over (and over) again to earn tokens. So, it starts off fun and quickly becomes completely boring. (I think they forgot about or ignored the last stage of game design -- keeping it interesting.)
Tired of ENDLESS Grinding
I like this game but I am SICK of ENDLESS GRINDING. The grinding never ends and with each update your Heros ranking is reduced and the grinding ahead of you increases by a huge amount. I am sick of it. For this game to stop sucking, the amount of gold and experience you recieve per battle needs to be TRIPLED AT LEAST. If you feel the same as I do, give this game a low rating until the developer STOPS THE ENDLESS GRINDING.
- $2.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Dec 11, 2009
- Current Version: 1.4.1
- 1.4.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
- 67.3 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Chillingo Ltd
- © Menara Games
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later.
