It’s been about 20 years since Army of Darkness was released in theaters (I know, right!?) and tower defense games are all the rage when it comes to home tablets. It is now a perfect time to celebrate the anniversary of AoD with this fantastic gem that BackFlip Studios and MGM have brought us.
Army of Darkness: Defense throws us right into the middle of the epic battle between Ash, knights, and the Deadite army. You of course play as Ash, upgrading everything from the chainsaw hand to the metal hand and your trusty BOOM STICK. As the game moves along you will fight more and more different deadites that appear in the film. Some of which are a pain to get rid of. Don’t worry, pain is a good thing!
As you gain levels you can upgrade the castle’s artillery and men. There are also a few other fun surprises to unlock as you get higher in level but you will just have to play to find out what they are (did someone say 1973 Oldsmobile?).
The only thing I really disliked about this game was that there is only one level to play on. It’s a large level and seeing as how this isn’t your average run of the mill, top down tower defense game, it’s not a bad thing. I just would have liked to see different parts of the castle to play through.
The game succeeds at being a fun tablet tower defense game for just $2.99. (You can also buy it for the iPhone in the app store for $0.99.) AoD: Defense has jumped in sales with nearly 1,500 customer ratings, maintaining a five-star rating. Still holding true that there is still only one real king and his name is Ash. Hail to the king baby!
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Keenan McClelland earned the nickname “Horror Guy” when he started terrorizing the town in his small Halloween costumes. He’s been watching horror cartoons like The Real Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice since their original airings, all the while falling in love with classics such as Fred Dekker's Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad. Once Keenan hit his teen years, gore and slasher films began to reign supreme! He’s also been reviewing films and video games for several years now, as well as providing reviews for Bloody-disgusting.com, the web’s number one site for horror. Along with reviewing, Horror Guy is a host on the Official Bloody Disgusting Podcast, interviewing established greats such as John Landis, Tobe Hooper, and George A. Romero, as well as newcomers like Adam Green, Eli Roth, and Rob Zombie.Keenan’s film credits include the 2009 hit 3D film The Final Destination, Steven Shea’s 2:22 (which was entered and accepted into Scream Fest and the Sitges Film Festival in Europe) and Doomsday County where he plays a vampire college student.
In 2008 Keenan was lead singer of a horror themed band named SHARKTEETH, singing songs about the old Universal black and white films like The Wolfman, Frankenstein, and Dracula, and covering songs like White Zombie’s Thunder Kiss ’65, Rob Zombie’s Demonoid Phenomenon, Marilyn Manson’s Sweet Dreams, and more! The band took a break in early 2009, but that hasn’t stopped Keenan’s love for horror metal / punk. He’s reviewed many CDs and has added his vocal talents for another project still in the works.
Horror will always be at the top for Keenan, but he also enjoys his fair share of sci-fi and comic books, hosting many shows at conventions dealing with Asian horror, Joss Whedon programming, Farscape, and Metalocalypse, just to name a few. One of his major loves is video games. From the original Nintendo release in 1985 to PC gaming and on to his current Xbox Live score of 41312 (addictive achievements!), he has pretty much played them all. As for comics, Keenan owns too many long boxes to count, but his two must read comics would have to be The Walking Dead and Hack/Slash.