Alien Shooter TD Demo

Alien Shooter is one of the most popular top-down shooters out there, even if it’s quite old at this point. Few games allow you to battle hundreds of enemies at once and fill the screen with alien blood, and despite its simple looks, the series is certainly challenging. There are only so many ways you can improve on the formula, on the other hand, so a new idea was needed to refresh the franchise.

Alien Shooter TD is a tower defense game that takes the beloved elements of the Alien Shooter series and slows them down a bit, while also adding a tactical component. It’s a far cry from the hardcore gameplay of the original games, given the fact that this appears to be designed for casual audiences, but that doesn’t mean you cannot have tons of fun with it.

The gameplay formula is more or less the same as in every other tower defense game out there, with a few differences. Hence, the goal is to defend your base from waves of enemies by placing towers along the way and upgrading them to keep up with the increasing numbers. However, the towers are actually soldiers, and you have to make sure they have enough ammo to keep shooting, which is quite the challenge.

You can create a squad at the beginning of each round and place the soldiers in pre-set positions around the map, which kind of limits your options in terms of tactics. Having to manually replenish everyone’s ammunition is a bit of a bummer, because it adds unnecessary stress to the whole thing, but then again the extra difficulty might be exactly what you were looking for.

Lastly, the graphics are not that different from the rest of the series, which is great if you are not sporting the latest in terms of hardware. There’s just as much alien blood and guts in this episode as well, although it somehow doesn’t feel the same when you are not the one shooting the guns. The constant reloading and the repetitive levels might get a tad too repetitive after a point.

Even if Alien Shooter TD is not a brilliant revolution in the tower defense genre, it certainly features a bit more variety than your average game. Hence, it can certainly keep you busy for a few hours and bring back some memories from a simpler time.