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GameSpot editors' review
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CNET editors' rating:
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Very good
Detailed editors' rating
- Reviewed on: 01/30/2008
- Released on: 01/24/2008
- Originally published on GameSpot: PixelJunk Monsters (PlayStation 3) Review
A first glance at PixelJunk Monsters may not be entirely impressive, but you shouldn't let the game's plain, cartoony presentation discourage you from checking out this surprisingly addictive and charming experience. This is strategy for the masses, and it makes up for a certain lack of depth with mesmerizing gameplay and just the right degree of challenge. If you've got $7.99 to spend in the PlayStation Network and an itch for something a little different, you'll find plenty here to scratch it.
Those that played Desktop Tower Defense or the Defense of the Ancients mod for Warcraft III will have a pretty good idea of what PixelJunk Monsters is all about. Waves of monsters hike through the map on a predetermined path, and you must construct defense towers to take them out before they reach your village and kill the hula-skirted residents. To do so, you maneuver your little tribesman about the tree-laden level, turning trees into turrets and collecting the coins and upgrade gems fallen monsters leave behind.
It looks easy enough, but there's a rewarding challenge lurking underneath.
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