Vogster Entertainment's Robocalypse: Beaver Defense is a quirky tower defense game set to launch on Wiiware at some point in Q3 2009. The game revolves around a mutated beaver's vengeance quest. The goal is to stop the beaver's army from wrecking your base by erecting static towers and deploying your own mini robotic army RTS-style.
The robots, by the way, rock all sorts of zany weaponry. The fact sheet we received at E3 about the game specifically mentions "dual chain-guns" and "flame throwers" -- the two best weapons in videogames not named "ostrich hammer."
There will be two multiplayer modes (Last Man Standing, Best Defender) and the ability to compete with up to four players via Nintendo's silly Wi-Fi connection.
If you're looking for something that could be as fun as PopCap Games' Plants vs. Zombies but runs a bit differently, this could totally be the game. Make sure to check out the screenshots below and trailer for the game after the jump to get a better feel for Beaver Defense.
MMGN writes: "Robocalypse is an awesome cartoon style tower defense game. Can’t afford Starcraft II? Get your fix here. This game is a parody of the popular real time strategy (RTS) game, with missile shooting towers, heroes which you can control and upgrade, and units which repair your turrets and base when damaged. The game even features a similar robotic female voice that announces when your “base is under attack” or when you have “not enough scraps” which is used like currency to build more turrets."
Nintendo Life writes: "Robocalypse: Beaver Defense has all the red flags of a stinker: a "crude humour" warning right when you boot up, a cartoony theme possibly chosen to draw in unsuspecting youths and a genre in which it's easy to cut corners. You might want to think twice before passing this one up, however, as this dam's actually quite sturdy."
From the review:
"Welcome to another installment of Wiikly WiiWare Wiiview. Things are a bit different this time around because someone apparently thought it would be funny to hack the Go! Gaming Giant servers last weekend, which left me unable to publicize the latest reviews. As such, I have decided to combine last week’s review with this week’s to create one large WiiWare extravaganza. The games for last week were Viral Survival, Manic Monkey Mayhem, and Art Style: Light Trax. The games for this week were Robocalypse: Beaver Defense, Voodoo Dice, and Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex."
