''TowerMadness'' is a 3D

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game for

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and Android, developed by Limbic Software. Three iOS versions of ''TowerMadness'' exist: ''TowerMadness'', the original version released on May 23, 2009; ''TowerMadness Zero'', the ad-enabled version released on October 25, 2009; and ''TowerMadness HD'', the version enhanced for

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that includes split-screen

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mode released on May 23, 2010. The Android version of TowerMadness launched for

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on December 5, 2013. On January 23, 2014, Limbic released the sequel to ''TowerMadness'', '' TowerMadness 2''.

Gameplay

The objective in ''TowerMadness'' is to defend a base filled with a flock of sheep from waves of

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by destroying the aliens with diverse weapons in the form of towers. UFOs drop invading aliens on landing pads and the waves of enemies make their way to the base to abduct the sheep. Each wave arrives in 20 second intervals, or all waves of aliens can be sent in at once. The goal of each alien is to abduct one sheep. The player destroys the aliens by building towers. Each enemy destroyed provides the player with more in-game coins to obtain new towers and upgrade existing towers. Once all waves of enemies are destroyed or all sheep have been abducted, the game ends. There are two game modes: Normal and Endless, in which both contain maps with easy, medium, hard, or madness difficulties to choose from. In Normal mode, there is a set number of enemy waves and a set amount of coins to win. In Endless mode, the waves of enemies are endless. This mode also includes a Sandbox option, which starts off the player with 10,000 coins and a speed boost of adding and upgrading towers before sending the endless waves of aliens.

Reception

''TowerMadness'' received generally positive reviews. In August 2009, Wired described the game as “addictive, time-sucking fun”. ''TowerMadness HD'' was the winner of the 2011 Pocket Gamer Readers’ Choice iPad Game of the Year.

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External links

Limbic website
2009 video games Android (operating system) games IOS games Tower defense video games Video games developed in the United States Multiplayer and single-player video games Strategy video games Puzzle video games