Rock of Ages

Much like its predecessor, the game comes in two parts. The first part is a tower defense game. The second part involves you carefully meandering your own boulder through all the traps the enemy has set down in part one, before hurtling yourself at the enemy gates.

Rock of Ages remains fun despite its problems, and makes for some great local competitive play. The campaign gets annoying at times because of the time constraints with defense building, but is quirky and funny enough that it ultimately remains worth the time. If you’re looking for something unlike what you’ve played before, it’s time to let Rock of Ages rock your world.

Based in a not-so-new concept, developer ACE Team has created one of the most entertaining games available for purchase via digital stores. The jokes with historical figures, coupled with the objective gameplay and lots of action, Rock of Ages transformed into a unique experience, able to hold the player for hours in front of the console. Above all, the title is the ultimate proof that a simple idea can work perfectly. Leave your prejudices (and preferably only by large franchises) aside and try Rock of Ages. Surely, you will not regret it.

Ultimately, Rock of Ages 3 is an additional serving of the series in a party-sized bag. What could have been the culmination of a decade of progress feels more like a thrown-together greatest hits collection. Diehards will find lots to like about the potentially endless supply of community creations and this also drives up potential value for newcomers. A high level of patience will be required as the bugs nearly derail the experience but the current version of the game can be made solid with the help of a few patches. It is not as exciting as it once was, but you could certainly do worse. 6/1...

Rock of Ages is one of those games that is difficult to encapsulate in a written form. With its genre-fusing game play and cheeky yet surreal take on ancient history it really is one of a kind. While content might be a little thin outside of the main mode and story campaign, the game is still more than worth the 800 Microsoft Point asking price.