Elf Defense Eng (by Jellyoasis Inc.) [Universal]

[araczynski]

was fortunate enough to win a promo code, here are my thoughts:

I like the silky smooth animations and effects (on my ipad1), as well as the blocky art style. audio is good, although the main tune gets repetitive quickly, which I wouldn't mind if i could have a slider for the music volume so i could turn it down to about 40% of what it is. I only have the option to turn it on or off all together, nothing in between.

I do find myself clicking on obstacles/miscellaneous items on the game field expecting my towers to attack them for some extra cash (ala Creeps! and many others now.) I enjoy that mechanic in TD games and got so used to it that I find myself thinking there's something wrong with a TD game that doesn't have it. You can remove obstacles/elements with the shovel item, but its just not the same.

There does seem to be quite a bit of IAP stuff, which generally turns me off of any game, but so far the game's mechanics (i.e. crazy grinds/difficulty) haven't tried to force me to buy anything.

I like the coming-soon preview for Lich Defense in the game, looks quite interesting, seems to be a mix of fantasy TD & RPG.

overall a solid game, worthy of any TD fan i would say.