After releasing originally in 2016, it seems Tricky Towers is one game that I just seemed to have forgotten all about and that's such a shame.
During the recent Steam Autumn Sale, I decided to finally pick up a copy after it being in my wishlist for probably a very long time. As it turns out, this was a good idea because Tricky Towers is actually quite fantastic. Giving a warm blend of Tetris falling blocks, along with some physics and a touch of magic - it's a wonderful mix that keeps me wanting to come back for more.
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With spells flying everywhere and bricks tumbling down, Tricky Towers makes for a chaotically good time! Features:. Frantic physics action puzzle gameplay. Local and online multiplayer with 2-4 players. 3 different multiplayer modes; race, survival and puzzle. Challenging single player trials. Leaderboard mode: compare how you. Tricky Towers is a physics based tower building game puzzle video game that uses a form of block-stacking problem as the central game mechanic. It was released on digital distribution service Steam for Windows, OS X, and Linux, and for the PlayStation Plus service in August 2016, before being released on PlayStation 4 a month later.
The thing is, I've never been big on Tetris. Sure, I've played it (and quite a lot when I was younger) but it never really had a staying power with me. Tricky Towers reinvented it a little and I love it for that. Spread across a single-player campaign of various challenges, you will be tasked with building a tower and fighting against gravity with the physics system to achieve different goals across each level. This might be to reach the finishing line high up in the sky in a certain time, to use all blocks without falling, puzzle levels where you have to figure out exactly how to stack in a small area and more. A lot of my time has been spent there and it is genuinely good, a real pleasure to sit back with and enjoy with a gamepad in hand.
Like any game though, it can definitely have some frustration too. You're not alone, oh no, there's a few pesky wizards flying around that want to mess with you. They might make some blocks suddenly huge or wrap one of your carefully placed pieces in a bubble so it starts flying upwards while you're trying to direct another to come down. It's challenging, and most importantly - it really grabs your attention.
There's a few other tricks these little wizards have too, one of the most annoying being to wrap an area you're building in clouds so you can't properly see. That really makes you need to pay careful attention. They can also lock falling blocks, so that you cannot rotate them and that's messed me up a good few times.
When you get bored of the single-player, there's also local multiplayer and online multiplayer of which I've had quite a few games in. I've managed to win a few but to be totally honest, the majority of my games have seen real humiliating failure but it's always good fun to see how impressive other players are at the stacking in it. Especially nice with the little powers you get to use to both help you and hinder your opponents. At various heights you get these powers which can be things like giving you an extra life, attach blocks together, make your opponent have a really slippery brick and a few others. The developer even has a downloadable Tournament Kit which is a nice touch.
Tricky Towers is a game you can easily come back to often. I really wish I had played it sooner. Great game.
No problems at all with the Linux version, everything worked exactly as expected.
Did you miss out on Tricky Towers like me? You can buy it from Humble Store and Steam.
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| Developer(s) | WeirdBeard |
| Publisher(s) | WeirdBeard |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Tricky Towers is a physics based tower building game puzzle video game that uses a form of block-stacking problem as the central game mechanic.[2] It was released on digital distribution service Steam for Windows, OS X, and Linux, and for the PlayStation Plus service in August 2016, before being released on PlayStation 4 a month later. It was released on Xbox One on September 18, 2017, and on the Nintendo Switch on October 11, 2018.[3][4][5][6][7]
The game runs on the Unity engine and was created by independent studio WeirdBeard. The game received favourable reviews.[8][9][10]
Gameplay[edit]
Tricky Towers uses physics based tower building game mechanics. Although there is some visual similarity to Tetris, the gameplay is entirely different. It features falling blocks but the goal is to stack blocks onto a tower rather than clear rows. Random blocks drop from the top of the screen and rows do not disappear, but blocks may fall off the tower. During the game, events may cause changes to the block physics, such as doubling in size, becoming slippery, or dropping at faster rates. The player takes control of one of the available wizard avatars and must, depending on the game mode, compete against other wizards in building his wizard tower to be as tall and stable as possible, and as quickly as possible. The games are short and fast-paced and are easy to pick up and play. Pieces move in half-square increments.[11]
Players can use magic spells to assist themselves or to hinder opponents. During a match, there are 17 spells which can become available to the player. Spells are divided into Light and Dark magic categories - Light magic focuses on augmenting your tower while Dark Magic revolves around interfering with your opponents, such as damaging or weakening their towers, or meddling with their engineering efforts in other devious ways.
The game has 3 distinct multiplayer game modes: Race, Survival and Puzzle. In the Race game mode, players must compete to be the first to build a tower tall enough to pass the finish line. Efficiency and construction speed are key to this game mode and it makes for a fast-paced and frantic game experience. In Survival, the player must try and place a certain number of bricks on their tower without dropping too many and losing their health. They must focus on careful construction and smart application of spells to triumph. The Puzzle game mode is more slow-paced compared to the other two. Players need to try and place as many bricks on their tower as possible below a certain cut-off point. This requires a more creative style of play, as the player has to try and overcome the physics and come up with various engineering solutions.
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There are also a number of single-player challenges available, where the player has to try and achieve a certain set of conditions depending on the challenge to succeed. There are also single-player versions of the Survival and Puzzle game modes where players compete for a high score, and the Xbox version of the game introduced a single-player version of the Race game mode, which was later added to other platforms.
Development[edit]
Development started on Tricky Towers after WeirdBeardGames’ previous title 99 Bricks Wizard Academy was released in 2014. It is a continuation of a concept they've been developing and improving upon since 2009, starting with 99 Bricks Classic, which was released on the online game platform Kongregate.
After release new languages and block skins were added to the game.[12][13] A larger Indie Friends DLC adding a set of new wizard characters using characters from other Indie games was released on July 19, 2017.[14]
Reception[edit]
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Tricky Towers on PC and Nintendo Switch received 'generally favorable' reviews from critics according to review aggregation website Metacritic, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions received 'mixed or average' reviews.[8] A PS Nation review thought the game was fun but not easy.[11] The Nintendo Life review of the Switch version summarized with: 'Although the single player offerings are a bit on the slim side, we enjoyed our time with Tricky Towers and would highly recommend it for anybody looking for a good couch multiplayer or puzzle game.'[17]
References[edit]
- ^'Tricky Towers - Made with Unity'. Made with Unity. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^'Tricky Towers'. www.trickytowers.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^'Save 50% on Tricky Towers on Steam'. store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^'Tricky Towers and Rebel Galaxy are coming to PlayStation Plus in August (update)'. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^'Fan Persistence Pays Off As Block-Stacking Puzzler Tricky Towers Arrives On Switch'. nintendolife.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^'Tricky Towers announced for Switch, out next month'. nintendoeverything.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^'Tricky Towers coming to Switch on October 11'. gematsu.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ abc'Tricky Towers'. Metacritic. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ ab'Tricky Towers'. Metacritic. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^'Tricky Towers Xbox One Release Announcement'. news.xbox.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ abc'Review: Tricky Towers (PS4)'. PS Nation. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^'Chinese language added to Tricky Towers'. steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^'Holographic Bricks Released'. steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^'Tricky Towers – Indie Friends DLC released today!'. 3rd-strike.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^'Tricky Towers'. Metacritic. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^'Tricky Towers'. Metacritic. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ ab'Tricky Towers Review'. nintendolife.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
External links[edit]
Tricky Towers Free
- 99 Bricks at Kongregate
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