Escape From The Red Planet

Developer Frosty Pop continues its quest to port its mobile games to Steam. Right after the release of the atypical fighting card game Deck ‘Em!, Frosty Pop is now targeting the oft-forgotten genre of tower defence with Escape From The Red Planet. The premise here is simple. The Orion III ship has crash-landed on Mars. Stranded and with limited resources, Commander Abigail Blackwell must use all of her skills and resources to survive hordes of alien creatures from destroying her only source of power, a solar panel. This is all the player needs in order to prepare for twenty-five levels of surprisingly challenging battles. The first few levels are deceptively easy. Commander Blackwell uses rechargeable solar energy to build simple turrets on pre-determined blocks on the map. She can also enter first-person mode to use a blaster to shoot the aliens and support the turrets. Solar points can also be used to increase the amounts of solar panels, which will net an increasing number of energy points as the level goes on. While it is extremely easy to grasp how the game works and controls (especially given its birth as a mobile game, everything can be accessed directly via mouse clicks), the further the game goes on the more mechanics are introduced: standard aliens are switched for slower and stronger counterparts, bosses are gargantuan beings with daunting health bars, and flying enemies are later introduced to spice things up. Thankfully, there are a grand total of nine buildable tools, ranging from mines to quickly obliterate ground troops and walls to protect the solar panels, to giant fans to slow down airborne aliens. If this all sounds more complicated than it looks, is because it is. Escape From The Red Planet becomes quite the challenging tower defence, with later levels leading to hectic encounters in which not a single solar cell can be wasted. The only gameplay element that is borderline broken is the first-person camera, as it automatically targets the closest enemy and often misses the mark, making for occasionally frustrating levels where quick timing and reflexes are mandatory. Thankfully that is the only major problem, as the rest of the game works well and its minimalist graphics make for an unintrusive gaming experience. After the twenty-five levels are completed, players can indulge in an endless Survival mode or shoot at their heart’s content in Last Stand, where only the finicky blaster can be used. Escape From The Red Planet perfectly encapsulates Frosty Pop’s “pick up and play” business model, and for a couple quid, it will keep fans of tower defence games busy for a couple of hours. [url=https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2023/03/20/escape-from-the-red-planet-review/]You can read the full review on Cult Following.[/url]

Videojuego muy ameno con diferentes modos de juego que alargan la vida del título, se encuentra traducido al español. Recomendable para matar las horas muertas.

I want to be very honest. I did NOT like this game. I tried and maybe given a bit more time that would change but I just... couldn't Pros: Upgrade system is ok Simple enough to play Unique art direction Cons: I hated the aiming system The built items having a time limit instead of a damage counter was bleh The way the wapons reloaded needs a work. I do want it said that tower defense and me are not great friends so I am SUPER picky with them but this game turned me off quickly and just couldn't turn it around. I give it 1/4 batteries.

Cute little game, really short and light on content, but well worth the $2 or $3 when it's on sale.

The controls are simple. Shoot martians, build towers, shoot more martians, build MOAR TOWERS. The martians get bigger and faster, while the towers get more complex. All wrapped up in a $5 bow. Definitely worth checking out. https://youtu.be/Q535DFp6GOM

Coś zupełnie innego w gatunku, w którym ciężko coś wymyślić. Jedyny problem to zbyt wolne automatyczne celowanie na wrogów podczas walki z widoku pierwszoosobowego, ale poza tym bardzo solidna rozgrywka, która z każdym etapem wprowadza coś nowego lub dodaje kolejne kłody pod nogi hehe

Our review: https://1upinfinite.com/escape-from-the-red-planet-review/ Frosty Pop once again does a fair job at releasing a game meant to teach newcomers a genre without overwhelming them with context. In this case, it's a tower defense game that's a perfect segue into other in-depth staples within the series.

Невероятно унылый и кривой тавер дифенс, очень всё не интуитивно и зажато, словно псп минис. https://youtu.be/Z0rjcuZuq7g

Las defensa y la estrategia se dan la mano en un juego frenético, divertido y que engancha desde las primeras de cambio. Su gran fortaleza es a la vez un riesgo, ya que una vez comienzas a jugar no vas a querer detenerte, así que reserva muy buen tiempo para disfrutarlo. Detrás de una apariencia sencilla se esconde un juego con grandes posibilidades y con un nivel de desafío muy atractivo, con una curva de dificultad muy bien ajustada en la que vas a descubrir que no quieres retirarte hasta hacer una nueva reta. En síntesis es tal cual lo que ofrece, reto, defensa de torres y estrategia en un balance genial. La guinda del pastel la pone el atractivo precio, así que poco más le podemos pedir a un juego infaltable en tu biblioteca digital.

Neat game with a fair amount of potential. Interesting blend of resource management, tower defense, and FPS.