Guns'n'Glory Heroes

Tolkien advantage

by Paul Devlin 23/1/2013

There's a big movie out at the moment in which dwarves, elves, and a little chap with big feet take on a 3D dragon. You may have seen it.

HandyGames presumably has and, understandably, is using the box office Hobbit behemoth to support the timely launch of its first fantasy-flavoured title.

Guns'n'Glory Heroes uses the series's familiar model of traditional tower defence waves being fended off by player-controlled units, which need to be constantly shuffled around to block enemy waves. On top of that it adds a dash of Might & Magic.

It's a tantalising prospect and a charmingly presented title. It's only let down by cumbersome controls that often fail you like those heartless Wood-Elves did the dwarfs in the battle for Erebor. Oh, and where have all the guns gone? ...

The new fantasy setting means there are fewer guns, but there's still a fair amount of glory for tower defence fans prepared to battle some control quirks

RATINGS
Audio/visual: 8
Gameplay: 7
Value: 7
Innovation: 7
Overall: 7