The tower defense genre continues to evolve, as it gets melded with other genres, like Sanctum which mixes a pure tower defense game with first person shooter mechanics, and Toy Soldiers, which allows players to control some of the pieces. Even AAA titles have embraced the concept, with games like Gears of War 3 turning its survival Horde mode into a modified tower defense game, allowing players to purchase defensive emplacements.
Robot Entertainment, which was formed from much of the old Ensemble Studios team, decided to make their first game a smaller, bite-size game, and from there, Orcs Must Die! was born, which is a third-person shooter/tower defense game, which has its tongue firmly planted in cheek.
Genevieve at Skewed and Reviewed recently spoke with composer Chris Rickwood about his busy career and about some of his recent game compositions such as the soundtrack for Orcs Must Die and many other amazing games. They talk about his work and what it takes to be a success scoring games.
More and more video games are entering the board game market these days. With the likes of the X-COM, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Gears of War and Civilisation being converted into board game format I imagine more video games series aren’t far behind. Here is a list of some that I would like to see.
Player 2 looks back at why Orcs Must Die 1 & 2 are some of the best examples of the Tower Defence genre
