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WiiWare's Defend Your Castle Trailer

freespeech — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:30:09 MDT

OOOK!!!!!

freespeech

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HELLSRIDER — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:31:55 MDT

When I saw the text saying cooperative multiplayer I though it will be easy then I was what the hell?!
It seems fun and simple, pretty good.

HELLSRIDER

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Fitz Rhapsody — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:07:58 MDT

I'd rather be SAILING.

Fitz Rhapsody

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dawimp523 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:29:09 MDT

Wait, so this is a port of a PC game?

dawimp523

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Jonn — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:23:16 MDT

I just like the SURPRISE ZERG RUSH in the multiplayer bit.

Jonn

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unmarkedone — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:42:30 MDT

The free PC version is more fun than this appears. I love my Wii games but I'd never try to play Defend Your Castle without a mouse.

unmarkedone

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polarenvy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:39:28 MDT

Sounds like a lot of yanking around on the wiimote, I'll pass.

polarenvy

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Taco Bell™ — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:29:22 MDT

Meh. The game never really caught on with me. I blame my hate for defend missions in games, since this is basically just another defend mission.

Taco Bell™

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Shaverdian — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:40:29 MDT

Wow, the Co-op looks amazing at the end.

Shaverdian

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Nirual — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:02:56 MDT

A flash game turned Wiiware... I sure hope that's not a sign of things to come. Nothing against (good) flash games, but I can play those for free on my PC.

Nirual

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walkman1022 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:01:09 MDT

I'd rather have Stick Arena, minus the hackers and lag.

walkman1022

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RedFive — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:58:07 MDT

I'd play this for $5

RedFive

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orangedude — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:34:40 MDT

No blood, no buy. Plus, it got boring after about half an hour or so.

orangedude

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subb — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:27:59 MDT

I loved the flash version of the game, I am probably going to get this.

subb

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Sandbox_Emperor — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:20:08 MDT

I don't think I'll be buying this one as I see it getting boring after a short while. I do dig the style though, kind of reminds me of Little Big Planet

Sandbox_Emperor

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:05:11 MDT

Not bad, but I don't like the style too much.
I'd rather have something like Tower Defense...

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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boopadoo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:53:42 MDT

I like the "trash" design, but other than using a Wiimote instead of a mouse, it's no different than a PC game.

I thought the Wiimote did things beyond pointing. Use them...please!

boopadoo

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Dillenger69 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:27:26 MDT

$5 ... I'm in.

Dillenger69

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onomeister — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:09:24 MDT

looking just at that trailer only, I'm not sold yet. Like others have briefly mentioned already, I'd buy it if they add more enemies, more ways to dispose of enemies, and especially more stages/scenarios

onomeister

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Mii — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:07:22 MDT

another flash game for the wii? pass.

Mii

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Maldron — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:05:06 MDT

@chacho: No, actually I spend less than that at McDonalds, perhaps you shouldn't be eating as much as you do.

Maldron

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I'm A Gamer Type Guy!! — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:35:06 MDT

Now I dont know. I'm torn. I do love this game...but I can play it on the Wii already...for free, completely (somehow I got my full version web browser for free on my Wii. Did anyone else??). But the controls are wonky because the tip of the hand is the only part you can grab with. And since its so fat...its hard to get a grip, so to say. And the people stick at times. But now...if this was a DS game...there would be no thought. Whenever they port a computer game to the DS...its just pure pleasure!!

I'm A Gamer Type Guy!!

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BassForever — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:31:47 MDT

4 player co-op sold it to me, I can't wait to defend my castle with 3 buddies.

BassForever

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Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:29:38 MDT

Hopefully splattery still works.

Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h

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mbeck — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:27:55 MDT

multiplayer looks fun, though would still rather play it free online, even though it got boring after a while.

mbeck

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Heyyou27 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:26:00 MDT

Wii ware devs say Xbox Live Arcade is full of shit, and then charge $5 for an old flash game?

Heyyou27

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Pezdispenser — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:06:41 MDT

Yeah, it got really old quick, especially the way I played. When you have 1000 something archers you don't even have to look at the screen anymore, just click go and come back in half an hour.

Pezdispenser

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Applekid — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:06:34 MDT

Does the flash version run full speed on a Wii through the Opera browser?

Applekid

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StopTheOncoming — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:01:40 MDT

They NEEEEED to bring Motherload to the Wii if they are doing more games.

StopTheOncoming

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Wyld — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:01:35 MDT

@TC:

I could say a lot about that quote involving tiring the wrist and bedtime but nevermind.

Wyld

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Wyld — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:00:46 MDT

A nice and good flash game for my wii.

...

Wyld

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TC — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:47:01 MDT

Cute, but I really don't want to play something that'll tire my wrist out before bedtime.

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chacho — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:24:12 MDT

@Maldron:
are you serious thats just 5 dollars, you spend more than that at Mcdonalds

chacho

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TP/\C SHKR — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:22:23 MDT

sick.

TP/\C SHKR

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Apreche — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:17:20 MDT

I was meh until they said the magic words.

Co-op multiplayer.

I'm down.

Apreche

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shouryuuken — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:15:25 MDT

i dont get it when free flash games get ported to consoles for a price, and still look like free flash games.

dont want. but i do want this on wii ware:

shouryuuken

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Sasuntsi|Davit — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:14:52 MDT

I swear the Flash equivalent looks better than the WiiWare version. I also cringed when I saw in game UI (the customisation part looked good) who writes "helth"?

Sasuntsi|Davit

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marklip — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:14:16 MDT

MEH!

marklip

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Spiderbait — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:09:31 MDT

I wasn't that interested until they came to the multiplayer. I'm sold.

Spiderbait

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jay427 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:52:38 MDT

It does look cool. I worry that we've seen the only board however.

jay427

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catapult37 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:51:55 MDT

Coming soon: Penguin Toss!!

catapult37

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Garcia — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:49:11 MDT

It´s fun and all until you learn that with a few hundred mages, your magic power refills faster than you can use it converting enemies... Then it just gets boring (the original version, at least)

Garcia

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KM91 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:48:10 MDT

That looks like a pretty good deal for $5 or 500 Wii points. And the fact that you can have up to four-player co-op makes it even cooler.

KM91

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kuraitenshikun — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:45:06 MDT

@NeoAkira: You should watch the trailer again. ;)

kuraitenshikun

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akwinters — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:39:59 MDT

I was laughing at this game when I first saw the screenshots. Now I'm actually quite looking forward to it!

akwinters

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Inhert — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:38:10 MDT

Though I did love playing it the first time, I couldn't see playing it more than once.

Inhert

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Adrock4 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:37:37 MDT

'Helth'

His heart melted three times that day.

Adrock4

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Maldron — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:35:33 MDT

@chacho: That's too much for my tastes, then.

Maldron

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Wolf_Dog — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:30:46 MDT

The idea seems great, the execution looks like a friggin mess!

Wolf_Dog

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NeoAkira — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:27:32 MDT

The trailer was pretty well done IMO. But some gripes I have with it (and I haven't played the original so if I say something dumb just ignore it):

From the trailer it seems like there's only 2 types of enemies. The little men with the tree trunks and the giant round-shaped guys. Also it looks like the only way they attack your castle is by running at it directly. I didn't see any long-distance attacks or aerials attacks or anything else.

The other problem I had with it is that apparently the only thing that happens when the difficulty is raised is that more enemies show up, as opposed to more difficult enemies. Although I can't really blame the maker of this game as that seems to be quite a common trend in many video games.

THe last problem I had is that there's really only 3 ways of fighting: You pick up and throw them, you erase them, or you toss them into your castle. From the looks of it, erasing them seems too time-consuming and should be used sparingly. So really you only have 2 ways of defending your castle.

Good concept, nice trailer, I just wouldn't buy the final product.

NeoAkira

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elementary — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:26:46 MDT

I'm starting to wonder if the Wii's poor online multi-player support are actually working to its advantage in the downloadable-games arena.

There seems to be a ton of support for WiiWare. Are developers more willing to bring this contnet forward when they don't feel like they have to have multi-player support and an online leaderboard to compete?

elementary

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thebetamax — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:26:38 MDT

So we have a game like this on PC, a game like this on WiiWare, and game like this PSN. XBL Arcade is truly lacking in the fort-defending genre...

thebetamax

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Mire — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:24:03 MDT

The original was fun for a little while but quickly got old. I can see this going the same way. Plus, it's been sanitised which is a bit of a shame.

Mire

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ThreeLeafIvy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:23:39 MDT

Oh wow, I remember playing this years ago...

ThreeLeafIvy

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Morphine16 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:23:23 MDT

[www.xgenstudios.com] <----Flash Game

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goldwings — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:20:59 MDT

No thank you. Not this time.

goldwings

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drywaller79 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:18:59 MDT

Neeto!

drywaller79

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chacho — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:18:32 MDT

@Maldron: .
is only 500 wii points.

chacho

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alecpyron — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:16:52 MDT

Wow, cute and clever indeed. However, I would prefer to play it on my browser or DS.

alecpyron

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Ryumeka — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:15:51 MDT

I can kinda see myself not liking the controls.

wrist ache and all that

Ryumeka

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pcgecko85 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:15:24 MDT

The original was pretty fun, I dont know about this version.. might be fun with the wiimote.

pcgecko85

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TheRubin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:14:53 MDT

I will most certainly be taking up arms and defending my castle!

TheRubin

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darktorns — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:13:25 MDT

art style looks cool, but im not too sure if the fun factor would last enough

darktorns

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Maldron — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:12:32 MDT

Damn that was a lot of people at the end of it.

It's as you say, cute and clever. Now it mostly comes down to price.

Maldron

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chacho — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:12:09 MDT

I'll be defending my castle on May 12th.

chacho