Geo Defense - I think, therfore I can play

I like using my brain and when you come across a tower defense game made by a game developer named Critical Thought Games, you know you’re not going to be able to randomly throw up a bunch of towers and coast through every level. Geo Defense is the tower defense game for people that want a challenge. It’s the best one I’ve played since Q Game’s Pixeljunk Monsters and the awesome thing about Geo Defense is that it’s always in my pocket.

For the most part, it’s the same tower defense game we’ve all seen before. There is a beginning and end to every level and enemies travel along a set path to the end and you place units which can be upgraded along that path to stop them. What makes this game a gem is that you really have to think about where you’re placing your units. The laser cannon for example works best when it’s able to fire across a straight. If you place it in a location where it can’t be it’s most effective, you will likely lose. Every unit has optimal locations to be placed which you need to discover. Some levels restrict the type of units that can be placed to prevent you from placing multiple overpowered towers (like the Tesla Towers in Field Runners) and make you concentrate on how to effectively place what you have to win.

While the game makes you find the optimal tower placement locations, there is more than one solution to every map. This is one of those games like Punch Out!! where you can (and will) fail over and over yet you will come back for more because it’s just a puzzle you haven’t figured out yet, and once you do you kind of slap yourself on the forehead and exclaim “why didn’t I see that before.” In a world now overrun with tower defense games, on a platform overrun with tower defense games, this game shines brighter than all its rivals. There are over 34 levels of brain bending challenges to attempt and you’ll have fun trying them all.

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