By Alec Meer on June 17th, 2009 at 1:55 pm.
Peeyow-peeyow-peeyow! The cutest ickle tower defence game, and the start of a PC-consuming trend, is back – this time with a ‘Pro’ suffix and a ton of new content. It’s still as lo as fi gets, so don’t go expecting DTD HD, but content-wise it’s fatted with healthy new children. For instance, there’s a new series of scenarios, and a sandbox mode in which you can toggle settings to your obsessive heart’s content. Again, no vast, sweeping changes, but what Pro does do is evolve a desktop toy into a big ol’ game in its own right. Still browser-based, still free, still as a charming as a kitten in an Easter egg. Peeyow!
17/06/2009 at 14:09 Major Disaster says:
Whats an Easer egg and can I have one?
17/06/2009 at 14:31 Ian says:
I’m still ploughing my way through Gemcraft Chapter 0 so this shall have to wait for a while if I’m to give it a bash.
17/06/2009 at 14:38 Xercies says:
Played this for quite a bit. The tutorial levels of the campagn are alright but after the tutorial level the difficulty goes up a vertical cliff in one level.
17/06/2009 at 14:51 Tei says:
Textures!!.. who can pay a computer that support a flash that support textures!?. .This is a DTD for the filthy rich!. and it shows… loveable textures, shadows, nice style and well crafted design and interface. Pah!!… I want more my old, crusty and cheap classic DTD. :-)
17/06/2009 at 15:08 Tom says:
NNNNNNOooooooooooooooo!!!!
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO TO BED!!!
(clicks link)
17/06/2009 at 15:24 jon_hill987 says:
I never got on with this one, strange as I bought “Defence Grid: The Awakening” on Steam when it was £3.50 and have hardly stopped playing since.
17/06/2009 at 15:43 Jason says:
Jon,
Not strange. I like a lot of TD games, but I don’t like DTD at all.
I also bought DG and love it.
17/06/2009 at 15:49 Waste_Manager says:
It doesn’t look hand drawn any more which is a shame.
17/06/2009 at 18:45 Mal says:
The hand drawn towers are still an option (on the Options menu, funnily enough)
17/06/2009 at 19:42 Captain Bland says:
I’ve been playing a lot of this. The new creeps are diabolical- especially the ‘Hopper’ Creeps, which can exploit any single tile gap in your obsessively constructed maze.
The best thing about the update is that if you play like I do, by endlessly refining a particular strategy/maze the new scenarios will force you out of your rut with their specific challenges and limitations. It’s teaching you how to have fun really.
17/06/2009 at 21:11 Carra says:
Wee!
18/06/2009 at 04:14 Gnarl says:
Here in the UK it is 4:14 am, and I have yet to go to bed. In case you were wondering whose fault this might be, I’ll tell you. It’s all Mr. Meer’s fault, that’s who.
18/06/2009 at 05:05 Mechazawa says:
I don’t know, i enjoyed the first one but there’s been too many great additions over the years to the formula.
It doesn’t help that Gemcraft 0 was released a few weeks ago.
18/06/2009 at 11:28 Chis says:
CC’s page for it is here:
http://www.casualcollective.com/#games/Desktop_TD_Pro