Defense Zone 2

Simply amazing

Bog standard, but perfectly serviceable tower defense game. The maps are perhaps the weakest spot, plain and straight forward. Not bad, but not really interesting. There are 31 of them though, quite a lot. For those who care, there is no pathing. There are two layers of tactical options. First, every tower that has been upgraded at least once gets a hellfire ability. It feels like the rate of fire increases. It can take awhile to recharge. The second is a bomber that flies in and drops some pretty deadly ordinance, also takes awhile to recharge, though faster than the hellfire. Sadly there are no strategic upgrades. There are quite a few tower types, varied and interesting. Eight types total. You start with a few, and the arsenal expands over time. They have four straight upgrades, no options or decision beyond if you want to upgrade it. Or sell it of course. Towers have a few targeting options. There are several types of foes, all with a modern aesthetic, infantry, trucks, tanks, and fliers, which require specific units to attack them. There is no fluff, not a big deal, but it always baffles me. A bit of a story takes so little effort, zero programming skill, but it does so much to generate investment from the players. Sad. Each map can be played on three levels of difficulty. The music is decent, the animation is smooth, the assets are okay, top down, nothing exciting. All in all well above average TD game at it's price point, too many of the offerings on Steam are really bad. This is the second of three that I am aware of, and they each get a little better than the one before it. An easy two thumbs up for fans of the genre.