Snow Fortress

Came into this one via a bundle, so didn't know what to expect... but this game is actually a pretty slick! Each round begins by you building a fort using provided blocks. Then, pull the lever to let the action begin! Throw snowballs at your opponents, hiding behind their fort, before they can hit you, hiding behind yours. Cool to build your own fort, then live with your design, good or bad. I'm bad at throwing, so it takes forever to hit my opponents. My arms started getting tired - dare I say there's a little workout built in? The sling shot is sooo helpful! It appears to have multiplayer, but nobody else was online, so can't verify that it works. Single player was good enough though, I had fun! In my opinion, it's not worth the full $15 being asked, but if you pick it up when it goes on sale, you won't be dissapointed. Thumbs: UP!

Family fun with just 3 issues... 1) Cannot change the camera position, so you will need to accommodate the annoying positioning issue. 2) Too easy to lose the catapult and sore shoulders are inevitable when throwing. 3) Throwing mechanics are terrible and inconsistent (think they're encouraging gentles throws & makes it harder) Other than these three things this game is AWESOME FUN! Basic game is this; Build a fort out of snow and Ice. then snowball fight with snowmen until you win or lose. The blocks are either provided or delivered through a portal. There are small single blocks, double blocks, long four single blocks, huge square 8 blocks and a variety of tetris shaped blocks too. The blocks are either snow or ice, and the only rule is that ice on ice will slip (which is cool). Breaking Ice takes longer than snow & is see-through. You can obtain a number of tools (catapult, shield & water bottle to which repairs your blocks)...there may be others i have yet to find. Your opponents base can have multiple ? boxes and these do various things like explode (very handy) repair your catapult or current tool, and also give you health back (you have 3 hearts each round). Most rounds it is 1v1, but later levels are much harder with 4 v 1 and possibly more??? The game has MP, but I have never found anyone to play with, best bet is vs a friend. Excellent game, despite my criticism it is well worth a buy for some family friendly Xmas fun!