Fortified Review

Fortified

I’ve seen a lot of other reviews compare Fortified to Orcs Must Die as if the developers should be ashamed of themselves for not having a more original idea. Here’s the thing, though: the world can’t have enough tower-defense hybrid games. It’s one of my favorite genres, so I’ll take an Orcs Must Die clone any day. In fact, I find the retro sci-fi aesthetic of Fortified to be a bit more endearing. Aliens, robots, cheesy dialogue, freeze rays, and WWII-style soldiers? Sign me up! Oh, more importantly, the game’s co-op, albeit online only. But tackling this with a partner is really fun.

What helps is the variety of “towers” you have to work with. Like Orcs Must Die, some of these are basically traps that are either one-time use or have a cooldown. Others are guns that will continue to shoot within a radius, or you can deploy troops who can be ordered to guard specific spots or follow you around the map. I felt like I had a lot of options as to how I wanted to approach each level, and I frequently needed to change up my strategy and restart. The difficulty was nicely balanced (when playing with two people) and kept my wife and I thoroughly entertained through all twelve levels.

Reviewer

Clark
I love gaming so much, I wrote a book about it.

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Clark

I love gaming so much, I wrote a book about it.