1UP: Defend Your Castle Review

The crux of Defend Your Castle’s appeal, however, is in its piecemeal aesthetic. Most objects appear to be built out of various doodads and cardboard, held together with crayon lines. The sound effects are equally cute, with mouth-made explosions and chirpy screams from bested enemies.

The effects are also the biggest difference between this WiiWare version and the Flash original, which shared most of the game mechanics but lacked the visual appeal. At $10, this would be a no-way-in-hell-purchase — but at $5, it’s worth its impulse weight in charm, even if you only play it a handful of times.