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Protect your castle from an army of chibi-ized fantasy tropes
So I got an iPhone, finally, after most of the civilised world and judging by the Apple forums a good deal of the uncivilised world as well. The device is divine, it is simply great on every level. If you’ve been putting of buying one due to media beat up stories and negative naysayers then don’t, these are the same people who said the internet would never catch on. Ignore them, or if you’re so inclined burn them, in a giant effigy of a man made of straw to please the gods of the harvest.
So that brings us to the latest Spare Change article featuring iPhone game Knights Onrush, a simple yet splendid title that you can pick up on sale right now for a mere $1.99.
The game is a castle defence type, of which there have been a few for the iPhone and other mobile game platforms all ready. But Knights Onrush sets the bar high for all the others. Gameplay is simplicity itself. There’s a castle and it’s under siege by wave after wave of enemies, you’re job is to grab the attackers with your finger using the touch screen and either toss them into the air or throw them against the ground to splatter them. This becomes increasingly difficult when you’re assaulted by literally swarms of enemies at once and that’s where some of the purchasable upgrades come in.
Feeding the dragon is fun, and no thats not a self abuse metaphor, okay now it is
You can buy a number of upgrades including improved doors for your castle, boulder and cannon defences and fire pits to tip on enemies at the gates. You earn money for every enemy killed and an early purchasable item is a dragon altar, a tower with a hook on it from which you can hang enemies for a flying dragon to snatch up. Each enemy fed to the dragon is added as a sacrifice point, these are needed to buy some of the more advanced items.
The game just oozes addictive fun and you can easily while away hours upgrading castles and fighting of the different enemy types, delighting as a new enemy appears or a new upgradeable item unlocks in the shop. The game has a campaign mode with dozens of different castles to move to and defend and there are different types of enemy attacks to cope with, they don't always simply rush the gates. I must have played the demo for this game, which lets you tackle the first three castles, for about six hours in total before buying the full game.
If you have an iPhone I can’t recommend Knights Onrush enough, the game is sugar coated fun of the best kind and if you’re quick you can download it for only $1.99. Bargains don’t come much better than that.
The game manages to balance depth, simplicity and good old arcade fun
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