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Two main styles of Tower Defense dominate the landscape: the first has your enemies following a set path, so you have a basic idea of where to set up your defensive perimeter. The second is more free-form, with the waves of creeps taking a less predictable path across the screen. In these games, you have to set up your own maze of towers to direct the flow of enemy traffic.
This selection of 10 Tower Defense Time Wasters includes both set-path and mazing games, as well as a few with novel twists in gameplay, like tower combos and enemies that can only be hit by specific weapons.
WARNING: TD games are insanely addictive. I can't count the number of hours I spent testing all of these out. I hope you get as much fun out of them as I did, DLS readers!
When Penguins Attack
This one's kind of a novelty, but I think killer penguins make any game more fun. I gave this game a positive review last year, and I thought it was worth mentioning one more time. Your enemies here are, obviously, penguins. They don't follow a set path, so you can build your own maze and force them to take a longer path across the screen. Penguins doesn't offer a huge number of tower types, but there are several different maps with varying terrain to keep gameplay fresh.
Defender: Hold the Holy Pig
Defender: Hold the Holy Pig is a heavily elemental-based tower defense game, which means you'll need to balance your towers amongst several different elements to take out different enemy types. Upgrades go to level 5, and your best tower is the tough-to-get Ultimate Tower, which hits all enemy types. Periodic boss waves add to the challenge. I can't figure out where the Holy Pig comes in, though ...
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