''SteamWorld Tower Defense'' is a

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video game by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. It was released digitaIIy on

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in North America, Europe and Australia on July 5, 2010. It is the first game released in the ''

SteamWorld ''SteamWorld'' is an anthology series of video games created by Image & Form. All games depict the adventures of a race of steam-driven robots in a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic steampunk world, with different genre ...

'' series.

Gameplay

In ''SteamWorld Tower Defense'' the player controls an army of steam-powered robots in a tower defense-style gameplay. The aim of the game is to take down wandering troops of human invaders in their attempt to steal gold from the robots' mining facilities. To clear a mission, the player must take down waves of human soldiers by building and strategically placing out attack robots with a range of abilities and weapons. It's possible to play the game on several difficulty levels.

Reception

''SteamWorld Tower Defense'' on Nintendo DSi has received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, with a current score of 71/100 on

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. Lucas M Thomas of ''

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'' gave the game an eight out of ten, praising how polished the game's presentation was for a DSi title. Andrew Wight of ''

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'' noted that the game's fun was accompanied by "frustratingly difficult" segments that hindered its overall quality, praising it for being a fun title nevertheless.

Development

On their YouTube channel, Image & Form revealed that ''SteamWorld Tower Defense'' is the hardest game the studio has created. Apparently, the game's lead developer is the only of Image & Form employees to finish the game. The game is set before the events depicted in ''

SteamWorld Dig ''SteamWorld Dig'' is a platform action-adventure game created by Swedish video game developer Image & Form. The second installment in the '' SteamWorld'' series after '' SteamWorld Tower Defense'', ''SteamWorld Dig'' has the player control Ru ...

'' and '' SteamWorld Heist''.

References

External links

Official ''SteamWorld Tower Defense'' website

Developer's website
{{SteamWorld 2010 video games DSiWare games Indie games Nintendo DS games Nintendo DS-only games Single-player video games Steampunk video games SteamWorld Video games developed in Sweden Video games set on fictional planets