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| From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $9.99
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 9,772
Format: Download
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: strategy_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Software Download
Edition: Standard
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Model: UP9000-NPUA80108_00-PJMONSTSFULL0001
ASIN: B002GP6WAY
Release Date: January 23, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Simple But Deep - Simple controls allow anyone to learn, but gameplay is challenging enough for experienced players. | | • | Visually Charming - Features a unique hand-drawn art style with over 20 stages and weather effects. | | • | Distinctive Music - Features original music and sound by Japanese ambient techno group Otograph. | | • | Online Support - Players can track single player and co-op high scores on the online leaderboards. | | • | Remote Play - Supports Remote Play for PSP system. |
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Product Description
Inspired by the popular and addictive “tower defense” game genre, PixelJunk Monsters is a fun and intuitive game featuring a uniquely attractive art style. Defend your homebase against threatening monsters by building towers and casting lightning storms across the forest. Collect gold coins and jewels from fallen enemies to finance tower upgrades and purchase even deadlier weapons. Co-op mode adds an additional level of strategy and communication. Download the game today!
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I can't stop playing July 27, 2010
Quoad Toad (Chicago)
PixelJunk Monsters has me addicted. It's a Tower Defense style game. I found out about Tower Defense games from playing 3d Dot Heroes, which has a Tower Defense mini game. I wanted more Tower Defense, so I searched and found PixelJunk Monsters.
Since I installed this game, I have stopped playing 3d Dot Heroes and all my other PS3 games and play this one exclusively.
For those not familiar with Tower Defense style games, the goal is to stop monsters from killing off your villagers. The goal is to set up various towers to defeat waves of advancing enemies. There are several towers to choose from, including a fire tower, laser tower, and cannon tower. Each tower has its plusses and minuses. Certain towers work better on certain enemies. Part of the fun for me was figuring out which combination of towers works the best.
The monsters include spiders, a sasquatch-esque creature, and bats. As the levels become more difficult, the enemies become more plentiful and stronger.
If you manage to save all the villagers (I estimate about 20), you get a rainbow. After getting a certain number of rainbows, you can move on to the higher levels. One plus, is that you don't need to earn rainbows on each level in order to advance, so if you don't earn a rainbow on a particularly difficult lever, this doesn't stop you from advancing.
I adore this game and can't wait to buy the expansion pack.
*giant laser takes down big bees* May 26, 2010
Armando N. Roman (Hillsboro, OR)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For a few years, I was hooked on Desktop Tower Defense. Even for as long as I played, I'll admit that I wasn't that good, and my scores were pretty laughable compared to experts', but I loved that game. Tower defense titles aren't the kind of games that I play much of, because they're usually so under the radar that I never hear about them, but when a good one pops up, it'll keep me interested for a long time. PixelJunk Monsters is no exception. I got this game just 2 days after Super Street Fighter 4 arrived, a game that I had been waiting since December to play. What happened? PixelJunk Monsters has had 90% of my attention for games ever since. What's funny is PixelJunk Shooter did the same thing- I started up Dead Space, but Shooter had me hooked instantly. Can the PixelJunk team do anything bad?
If you can't tell already, PixelJunk Monsters is a tower defense game. You play as this little witch doctor-lookin' guy, running around the battlefield, setting up attack towers wherever trees are, protecting people/your base from the enemy. There's a pretty good selection of weapons to set up, like arrows, cannons, lasers, little bat-guys, and more. Essentially, it's no different from your regular tower defense game, but my god is it addictive. You get a rainbow whenever you get 100% on a stage, which is MUCH easier than it sounds, even on the 'casual' difficulty. There were so many times when I'd restart a stage because I was sure I could do better, even if just one of my villagers got taken out, and even if I had been playing that level for over 15 minutes. And you know what? I never got frustrated when doing so. Maybe it was the relaxing music, maybe it was the simple yet kinda cute graphics, I don't know. As you defeat enemies, you'll earn coins to buy more towers, and also little blue gems to upgrade towers or buy new, more powerful ones. You can also upgrade your towers by standing next to them and dancing, but it takes longer to upgrade them each time they level up, and you'll still be under attack while doing it.
There's a good number of levels here, and for the price it's currently at, you really can't go wrong with PixelJunk Monsters. But there's also the expansion pack that adds even more replay, and I'm hearing about an eventual second expansion pack that includes online co-op. The game also has trophy support, though you have to really work hard to earn most of them.
The game's graphics aren't anything special, and it could've probably been done on the Dreamcast, but everything looks good and gets the job done. The colors consist of a lot of greens and browns, and in some ways, it's relaxing to look at. The soundtrack is limited, and there aren't many sound effects aside from towers and the sounds enemies make when they die, but again, you're probably not playing a tower defense game to be blown away by the visuals and music.
I enjoyed every minute of PixelJunk Monsters, and will be getting Encore very soon. The game will keep the attention of any strategy fan for a long time, and getting perfect scores on every stage takes time. Try out the demo and see how you like it.
A great Co-op game! January 22, 2010
SinfulBettie (California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is awesome! It is simple to learn and will instantly get you hooked. It is addicting, challenging, and unique. The game is great playing solo but if you have another person with you, then this is a really good co-op game to play! You work together as a team building towers to defend the village. Co-op plays exactly how you would play if you were playing by yourself except each player has their own set of coins to build whatever kind of tower they want or collaborate and strategize together on how best to defeat the monsters and clear the level. So, if you are looking for more co-op games to play, please give this one a try - you won't be disappointed! Even if you don't have someone to play with, this game is probably the best PSN game out there!
Best Tower Defense game out there (Best PSN game too) November 16, 2009
Eric Folsom (Nicholasville, KY United States)
This game is what put the company Pixel Junk on the map. It's cute, addictive, challenging, and yet...not that hard to beat. The real pull of the game (which you may not notice till you get further) is to try to get a perfect by not letting any monsters past at all (normally the 20th monster to get past is losing that level). Trying to upgrade the right towers at the right times is very rewarding. Playing it 2 player is even better. If you like any tower defense games, then you should get it.
Don't forget, they have an add-on pack called "Pixel junk Monsters Encore" which adds more maps and a lot more fun!
And after you've beaten both games there is a 3rd island that you imput any code and it gives you a random level that you've already played, but with random monsters in it (more fun than you think).
Fun and addictive, old-school game October 26, 2009
S. Prive (New England)
You've probably played games like this before -- it is basically a 2D map of a tower/defense game (not much explanation required). The graphics look artist-drawn. Elements and creatures are simple things (it's not supposed to be highly detailed 3D). Real strategy and puzzle solving (placement of your defenses) is required to complete levels and to qualify for bonus levels.
The game is both very addictive and fun. It reminds me of the kind of games they used to make for the 8-bit computers back in the mid-80's, the ones which held their gameplay value long after graphics had improved.
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