TowerMadness 2
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TowerMadness 2 app icon. | |
| Developer(s) | Limbic Software |
| Publisher(s) | Limbic Software |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android, OS X |
| Release date(s) | January 23, 2014 |
| Genre(s) |
Tower Defense Strategy Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
TowerMadness 2 is a 3D tower defense strategy game, sequel to TowerMadness, for iOS and Android, developed by Limbic Software and released on January 23, 2014.[1] TowerMadness 2 has game controller support for a console-like experience.
Gameplay
The objective in TowerMadness 2 is to defend a base filled with a flock of sheep from waves of aliens by destroying the aliens with diverse weapons in the form of towers. UFOs drop invading aliens on landing pads and the waves of enemies make their way to the base to abduct the sheep. Each wave arrives in intervals, or all waves can be sent at once if Invasion Mode is enabled. The goal of each alien is to abduct one sheep. The player destroys the aliens by building towers. Each enemy destroyed provides the player with more in-game coins to build new towers and upgrade existing towers. Once all waves of enemies are destroyed or all sheep have been abducted, the game ends and you earn a certain number of stars and wool.
Stars rate how well a player did on each map based on how many sheep were saved, with the highest being four stars for completing a map with no sheep lost and with Invasion Mode enabled. Without Invasion Mode enabled, the highest possible stars earned are three.
Wool, the in-game currency, is rewarded for completing or failing each map. This can be used to unlock additional towers and tower levels in Xen’s Laboratory, the in-game shop.
There are currently four game modes: Normal, Endless, Invasion, and Classic. In Normal Mode, there is a set number of enemy waves to destroy and UFOs arrive in intervals. In Endless Mode, there are an endless number of waves to defeat. A player's score is determined by the number of waves survived. In Invasion Mode, all UFOs are sent as quickly as possible, and the rounds have a bonus of +25% wool. If a player can win without losing any sheep, four stars are rewarded. In Classic Mode, all maps and towers are unlocked.
Campaigns
There are currently four campaigns with ten maps each.
Campaign 1, The First Encounter. This campaign has no environmental effects.
| Map Name | Number of UFO waves |
|---|---|
| New Dawn | 12 |
| Willow Bend | 15 |
| Mill Valley | 19 |
| Fairview Field | 21 |
| Sheiva’s Garden | 26 |
| Huntsman Hills | 37 |
| Double Cross | 36 |
| Embarcadero | 40 |
| Serpentine | 43 |
| Roundabout | 46 |
Campaign 2, The Blistering Sun. This campaign is based in the desert and cause towers to overheat as they fire.
| Map Name | Number of UFO waves |
|---|---|
| Pharaoh’s Cradle | 43 |
| Sizzling Sands | 48 |
| Diamond Dunes | 51 |
| Wandering Desert | 51 |
| Lost Oasis | 50 |
| Palm Village | 56 |
| Crested Canyon | 58 |
| Imanhotep | 62 |
| Arroyo | 63 |
| Dotson Flats | 68 |
Campaign 3, Winter is Coming. This campaign is based in the winterlands and cause towers to freeze overtime. Tapping the towers unfreezes them.
| Map Name | Number of UFO waves |
|---|---|
| Icicle Ravine | 51 |
| Snowblind | 51 |
| Frigid Creek | 62 |
| Flake | 63 |
| Daggerfrost | 80 |
| The Chilling Fields | 80 |
| Frozen Frontier | 56 |
| Whirlwind | 80 |
| Volcoria | 81 |
| Helmy Pass | 84 |
Campaign 4, Worlds Collide. This campaign has a mixture heat and frost environmental effects.
| Map Name | Number of UFO waves |
|---|---|
| Cascade | 84 |
| Loma Verde | 89 |
| Lost Temple | 116 |
| Snowmelt | 89 |
| Permafrost | 94 |
| Lizard Pass | 116 |
| Slithering Sands | 111 |
| Silica | 105 |
| Haven | 89 |
| Expedition | 90 |
Characters and Enemies
TowerMadness 2 features two protagonist characters, Bo and Xen, and sixteen different alien enemies with unique abilities and weaknesses.
| Character Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bo | The flock’s first line of defense. He will chase away the aliens on the map, but only once per round, and one star is docked from that round if it occurs. |
| Xen | The shopkeeper. He offers players special deals on the latest alien weapon technology. Entering his shop allows the player to purchase new towers and tower levels using wool as currency. |
| Alien Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Young Grey | Vulnerable to every tower. |
| Adult Grey | The larger boss of the Young Grey, and has significantly more health. |
| Armored Grey (Fire) | Highly-resistant to damage from Fire Towers like Mortars, but weak to Energy Towers like Plasmas. |
| Armored Boss (Fire) | Highly-resistant to damage from Fire Towers, but weak to Energy Towers. Bosses also have significantly more health. |
| Armored Grey (Energy) | Highly-resistant to damage from Energy Towers like Plasmas, but weak to Fire Towers like Mortars. |
| Armored Boss (Energy) | Highly-resistant to damage from Energy Towers, but weak to Fire Towers. Bosses also have significantly more health. |
| Armored Grey (Electro) | Highly-resistant to damage from Electric Towers, but weak to Fire Towers like Mortars. |
| Armored Boss (Electro) | Highly-resistant to damage from Electro Towers, but weak to Fire Towers. Bosses have significantly more health. |
| Spiderbot | Faster than the Young Grey. |
| Spiderbot XL | Larger, tougher edition of the Spiderbot series. When threatened, it initiates its defensive program, pulls in its legs, and takes significantly less damage for a short time. This mode requires a cooldown period before it can be enabled again. |
| Skymaster Grey | Uses a hoverpack that allows it to fly over towers. |
| Master Skymaster Grey | The boss of the Skymaster brigade. Its ship squirts out slimes as it flies over towers. |
| Slime | Splits into smaller slimes when damaged. |
| Small Slime | Created when the normal Slime is damaged. |
| Demolition Droid | Explodes when killed, causing nearby towers to be stunned for a short time. |
| Supreme Demolition Droid | Able to repeatedly stun nearby towers with its pile driver, and is considered harder to kill than the standard Demolition Droid. |
Towers
TowerMadness 2 features ten types of towers organized in 3 categories, all of which are upgradeable to a max level six.
| Energy Towers | Description |
|---|---|
| Plasma | Shoots a ball of plasma at enemies. Each shot directs all its damage at a single target. |
| Railgun | Fires a hypersonic projectile at incredible speeds, damaging all enemies along its line of fire. |
| Shrink | All enemies venturing into the forcefield generated by the Shrink tower will be shrunk, causing them to also move more slowly. |
| Fire Towers | Description |
|---|---|
| Mortar | Shoots a high-explosive shell onto enemies and causes damage across a small area. |
| Missile | Shoots explosive missiles at enemies over great distances. The missiles cause damage across a small area. |
| Flak | Designed to attack air enemies. Fires airburst rounds which cause damage over the target area. |
| Flamer | Extremely high damage at short range. Most Expensive tower in the game (500 gold to build, 4000 wool to unlock) |
| Electro Towers | Description |
|---|---|
| Stun Gun | Repeatedly damages enemies with two electric arcs. Target will sometimes be stunned for a short time. |
| Tesla | Hits nearby enemies with a powerful electric arc that can jump from enemy to enemy. At level 4, the tower can target air units. |
| Boost | Increases damage of nearby towers. Also assists with tower cooling in hot climates. Useful on the desert maps. |
Reception
TowerMadness 2 received generally positive reviews. Upon release, Appsgoer proclaims "you will be rewarded with an addictive, occasionally challenging strategy-demanding game."[2] Android Central mentions "Beyond just the gameplay, this developer is doing all of the right things."[3] Well-known app review site, Pocket Gamer, explains that "The game also balances its cheeky humour well with stages that will seriously challenge your forward-planning abilities."[4] TouchArcade praises it as "an excellent tower defense game and expands upon the original in every fact".[5]
References
- ↑ "App Annie - TowerMadness 2". App Annie. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "TowerMadness 2 Review – Even Better Than the Original". Appsgoer. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Apps of the Week: Jelly, Click UI, TowerMadness 2 and more!". Android Central. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ↑ "TowerMadness 2 Review". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ↑ "TowerMadness 2 Review - Sheep Abduction Makes a Return". TouchArcade. Retrieved February 10, 2014.