Desktop Tower Defense
May.21.2008
With this post, I’m hoping that some of you don’t already know about what may be one of the most addicting flash games ever developed. Desktop Tower Defense, from Hand Drawn Games is what flash gaming is all about. You build up your defenses, strategically placing and upgrading weapon towers in preparation for the onslaught of “Creeps” that continually come at you in gradually stronger groups.
The object of the game is to keep the creeps from crossing the board. If you let too many of them through, it becomes obvious that you are worthless on the Creep battlefield, and your term as a weapon tower general is ended. I may have added a bit to that last part, but you get the idea.
Beneath the game you will find some helpful commands and tips to help you stave off your enemies of doom. Read them.
| The Goal | Creeps enter from the top and from the left. You must stop them from reaching the other side or you will lose lives. You start with 20 lives, and when they are gone the game is over. |
| The Pieces |  Towers are used to attack creeps and also to block their path. You buy a Tower by clicking on its image and then clicking somewhere on the map. There are 6 different towers to choose from, each with different abilities. Towers can be improved by buying upgrades. |
| The Money | Gold is earned by killing creeps, especially the boss creeps which come every 7 levels. You spend Gold on buying Towers and upgrading them. |
| The Levels | Each level, or ‘wave’, contains 20 creeps (10 on easy) and they arrive every 25 or so seconds. They cannot be stopped. Your only defense is to purchase Towers to attack them. Some waves have special abilities like FAST or FLYING. Also, after every 7th wave is a BOSS wave that is especially hard to kill. |
| More Help | If you have never played a Tower Defense before try the Quick Start Tutorial. |
| Keys | 1-6 selects a Tower & 0 deselects. U upgrades the selected Tower. S sells the selected Tower. Holding down Shift allows you to place multiple Towers one after the other. Space to toggle pause. |
| Sell Timer | It now takes a certain amount of time to sell a tower, the time goes up the more times you sell towers. |
Keep in mind that a highly upgraded tower does a lot more damage than many level 1 towers. Anti-air does what it says on the box, when flying enemies pass your normal towers by and you weep, don’t come running to me. You can earn a higher score by sending waves early, but be careful not to swamp your maze. ‘N’ sends the next level early.
Tags: Desktop Tower Defense, Flash Games, free games, Tower Defense, Tower Game, Web Games
This be the commentary:
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meaganMay.21.2008
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Bah, stupid! I want a quality post.
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JosiahMay.22.2008
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It’s one of the best flash games of all time! : sigh :
I’ll post about my new apartment adventures soon. But I like making these flash game posts, thank you very much. :p
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Aye, give me real life any day, Cap’n. Swashbucklin’ Creeps! I’ll give ye fun modes!
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Josh TilfordMay.28.2008
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I can’t get over the idea of the creator probably making millions off of this.. If anyone says making money is hard, they’re apparently misguided!
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Brandon MontgomeryMay.28.2008
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I must confess that this is indeed one of my all time favorite games!!
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CharlesMay.29.2008
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I definitely don’t play this enough.
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bobMay.30.2008
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i own all of your faces at this game.
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el molMay.31.2008
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where am i?
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- josiah platt | GemcraftOct.12.2008
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[...] in a long time. The best way to describe it would be to call it a massive, detailed, fantasy-based Desktop Tower Defense. [...]
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shadowMay.26.2009
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This is one of the best flash games ever made i dont care what people say
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JohnsonJun.03.2009
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Everyone above who said this is the best flash game they have ever played has never played oth defense games like Bloon Tower Defense. /cry
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ColtonJan.29.2010
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very cool game
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very good game