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February 2016

Guns Up!

Guns Up! is a type of tower defense game where you attack and defend bases.  On the offense, your truck slowly drives up to the enemy base and any soldiers you recruit come out of the truck.  You can't directly control the soldiers you purchase but you can use some special abilities.  On the defense, you play a similar way but can create sandbags and other fortifications for your soldiers to rally behind.  You can unlock stronger soldiers or ones with specializations.  You can play against other players, but not necessarily in real time - the game simulates their performance based on their experience.

 

Overall I thought the game was just okay.  I like the general idea of the game but it was actually quite difficult.  I wasn't a fan of how you couldn't control any of the soldiers, and it seemed like you'd need to spend real money to get the perks needed to be successful (a blight on modern gaming).  I felt like I hit a brick wall and I simply wasn't good enough to progress any further in the game.  I decided I'd rather keep my money than keep progressing.

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