Defenders of Ardania

The production values are good, and the multiplayer head to head is much more compelling than usual tower defense games. However if tower defense isn’t your type of game, DoA won’t help to change your mind. But if you do like this genre, Defenders of Ardania is a good game with great ideas. It still has room for improvement and has a few issues. In the end though how can you lose with a game that has flying dwarves? Exactly!

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There’s something to be said for slow-burn strategy games that require precise tweaks and purchases to gain the edge in battle. Unfortunately, Defenders of Ardania lacks these nuances and insists on wasting the player’s time with needless limitations and wave after wave of opposing forces that result in an ongoing stalemate. Sure, one player will eventually triumph, but it all comes down to a lucky break. The concept is cool, but Defenders of Ardania’s balance doesn’t support its innovation.

Unfortunately, the tower defense genre of games doesn't make the translation well to a console. Tower defense fans might be better off sticking to playing Tiny Tower on their mobile device, instead of spending the money to play a tower defense game that demands a lot of time - and offers very little fun in return.

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