Lock's Quest is by no means perfect. The touch controls have their drawbacks, especially when tapping specific turrets within the isometric view. The tower-defense genre is, by definition, a "rinse and repeat" cycle that may grow old with gamers. And the lack of online play is a bit of a letdown.
At the same time, 5th Cell has done a great deal right with an original property. The story is surprisingly deep and gripping. New abilities or turrets help mix up the gameplay and provide gamers with refreshing approaches to each invasion. The visuals feel alive, with great animation and style. And if not enough, the epic soundtrack heightens the plot's sense of scale. All of this is wrapped up as a great package for any DS owner.
The Playasia New Year’s Sale is running until January 4, 2021 with deals on games like The Last of Us Part II Collector’s Edition and Persona 5 Royal Phantom Thieves Edition. Plus, several games are on sale as part of the site’s Weekly Special including Lock’s Quest and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition.
It’s not often that a port of a game is regarded with comparable praise to its original version. Usually, ports are clunky games, where sacrifices the developers made to squeeze the title into a compact package are plainly visible. Of course, there are strong examples like Old School RuneScape and some of the Final Fantasy games (such as FFIX), titles that are true to their original versions and outright playable. At $7.99 on Android and $6.99 on iOS, Lock’s Quest sits among these stronger ports, largely due to its inherent mechanics.
HandyGames and THQ Nordic are today very happy to announce that their Tower Defense/RTS/RPG s "Lock's Quest" is now available for iOS and Android devices.
