James Cottee of Gameplayer writes: Every RTS has a level or two where you have to defend a base, setting up turrets to fend off wave after wave of attackers. 'Tower Defense' games take that one specialised gameplay type and build the entire experience around it. The breakthrough title of this blossoming sub-genre was Desktop Tower Defense, and new games are coming out all the time to move the idea forward. Pixel Junk Monsters is one of the latest, and elegantly brings the Tower Defence genre to the PS3.
The PS3 has been playing catch-up with its range of downloadable games, but it is most certainly closing in on Xbox Live, both in terms of volume and quality of software. Costing a mere $8.45, Pixel Junk Monsters is top value, and well worth checking out at the price.
Graphics: Quirky and charming hand-drawn visuals.
Sounds: Top ambient music, subdued FX.
Control: Simple movement, radial menus.
Gameplay: Elegant and Moorish.
Verdict: Innovative, compelling, different. Nice!
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Twinfinite writes:
Nintendo has just revealed on their website that PixelJunk Monsters will be coming to the Wii U via the eShop tomorrow.
Wow that is unexpected for such an old, but good game. First time the game has been on a console that wasn't Sony.
Posted by Dylan Cuthbert on Aug 31, 2015 // President and Executive Producer, Q-Games Ltd.:
If you know anything about Q-Games, you know that we made a name for ourselves during the PlayStation 3 era with our acclaimed PixelJunk series. Debuting way back in 2007, we were one of the first indies to cut our teeth on the newly released console. Our idea for the series was simple: rework old school gaming concepts in beautiful high-definition visuals, while keeping the easy to learn, difficult to master gameplay that made us fall in love with games in the first place.
