Kingdom Rush: Frontiers for Apple, Android, and Amazon Review

Hey guys! I have decided to do app reviews on my blog, this being my second. Today the subject is Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, a work of art and awesomeness from +Ironhide Game Studio. The game is one of my favorite tower defense games ever, along with Bloons Tower Defense 5, one that I will be reviewing soon. So first, let's discuss the first subject that makes this game great.

Gameplay: The game is, I think, very unique in terms of enemies, bosses, tower upgrades, and hero abilities. If you have played other tower defense games before, you should definitely try out this one, as the base mechanics are largely the same. The main difference is there are set plots of land on each level that you have to build towers on for defense. Almost everything about the game is balanced well, like the mage does lots of damage against armored enemies, the bomb tower does powerful area damage with its bombs, and the archer is effective against aerial foes. On some levels, there are enemies that cut a new path through the ground to form another attack route. The enemies are quite various, like a shaman that can protect its tribal allies from magic, a massive bird that shoots arrows rapidly, or even a giant gorilla! There are also environmental hazards, like the carnivorous plants in the picture below, which eat whatever gets near them, be it friend or foe.

Graphics: The graphics are truly unique, since they are in cartoon style. The game also has words that appear on screen when a certain weapon is used, like "sok!" when a soldier hits an enemy with a sword, as you can see in the picture, for example. This makes the game a joy to play as it is cool to see all the creativity that Ironhide Game Studio put into it.

Upgrades: I personally like the upgrade system a lot. When you finish a level, depending on the number of lives that you have left, you receive 1, 2, or 3 stars. You can then use those stars for upgrades for all of your towers, your reinforcements, or the meteor power. The final upgrade for each tower is super cool, like the archer, where it gets a chance to shoot two arrows at the same time! In-game, the final 4th upgrades are really powerful, like the fully upgraded mage, which can create up to 3 magical bolts at once when not in combat, and launch them all at one enemy when they get within range, not to mention a roughly 30% increase in base attack power from its previous upgrade.

Price: Kingdom Rush: Frontiers is super cheap, going for $0.99 on all Android phones and tablets. On the iPod touch, iPhone, and Kindle Fire I think it costs $2.99, and for iPad it is $4.99. This is not a huge price to pay, so if you haven't already checked this game out, give it a try!

Be sure to stay tuned for my review of the legendary Bloons Tower Defense 5 in a couple of days!

And the links to download:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ironhidegames.android.kingdomrushfrontiers

for the iPhone and iPod touch:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kingdom-rush-frontiers/id598581396?mt=8

The iPad:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kingdom-rush-frontiers-hd/id598581619?mt=8

Kindle Fire:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Frontiers-Kindle-Tablet-Edition/dp/B00G4PX1MO