Having to replay levels to earn those last few materials so you can unlock the next section of the map is tedious, especially since some battles are on timers, but the game acknowledges this. Unfortunately, grinding is heavily involved in spots which can bring the pacing to a halt. Since there is so much room for the player to grow, gameplay remains addicting as unlocking that new thing is just a few battles away. There are tons of towers to unlock and even more enhancements to earn. These passive quests are determined by a countdown timer so they cannot be spammed but is a little weird to work around a mobile game restriction within a console title. Eventually a train is unlocked which is sent on dispatch missions to collect resources while you fight. Enhancing buildings within the base will unlock new advancements for turrets as well as earn more gold faster.
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You’ll need to take advantage of these limited special moves especially in the later stages and are always satisfying.Įach winning battle earns cash and materials used to not only upgrade the base and its guns but also your home town. Each turret can also unleash a Saiyan attack once their rage meter fills and even the tower itself can blast through waves of enemies with its eye of Sauron. Not only is strategy needed, quick reflexes are also required. It can get pretty hectic having to juggle aerial units on the right, a ton of tanks on the left, but then swap guns to the middle space to refill ammo in real time. The outer slots are for positioning the cannons whereas the middle tile is used to refill spent ammo. Each tier is also composed of three tiles in a row. Adding that third level will allow for two more turrets, for example. Uniquely, the sky-falling mobile tower can be upgraded by adding tiers. The typical tower defense rules apply such as the basic machine gun that is low cost but works well against common enemies whereas mortars will penetrate the defenses of slow but powerful tank enemies.
Sprouting like a flower are the actual tower defenses with enemies engaging in a pincer attack. Each stage drops the tower from the sky Halo ODST-style and plunges deep within the ground. Steampunk Tower 2 takes a unique approach to 2D defense gameplay. Although grindy in spots, there is a lot of quality content here. As a follow up to the highly praised mobile original, Steampunk Tower 2 offer addicting tower defense gameplay with light city building mechanics that constantly entices the player.