Comments on: Blue Defense! (formerly Defend!) A Simple but Effective $0.99 iPhone Shooter

By: MeshMash » ‘Red Conquest’ – An Upcoming RTS Set in Space

MeshMash » ‘Red Conquest’ – An Upcoming RTS Set in Space — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:43:35 +0000

[...] is the developer behind some of our early App Store favorites Blue Defense! and the follow-up title Blue Attack!. Both games were set in a new universe of Red and Blue forces [...]

By: ultimo

ultimo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:34:31 +0000

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By: MeshMash » TouchArcade Podcast #4: Ravensword

MeshMash » TouchArcade Podcast #4: Ravensword — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:02:51 +0000

[...] Blue Defense! [...]

By: Mick Sullivan

Mick Sullivan — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:04:54 +0000

A great game – having played a lot, I have the following gripes:

Rather repetitive screens – it shouldn't take too much work to generate more styles of screen. A few new types of attacker, or a few more formations.

Some screens are MUCH harder than others – I invariably lose on the sideways held snakes screen – they are really hard.

Much faster regeneration of population – so that surviving with a small population for a few levels might actually make an appreciable difference.

By: ‘Blue Attack!’ Shooter is Another Winner

‘Blue Attack!’ Shooter is Another Winner — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:19:01 +0000

[...] November, we profiled a $0.99 game called Blue Defense! [App Store] which we praised as a "simple but effective [...]

By: Domingo

Domingo — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:54:12 +0000

I bought it a couple of days ago. Great game! Infinitely better and playable than all the stuff that top the AppStore list.

I enjoy a lot the 360-degree maneuvers (without headphones..)

Good luck with the game, Mr. Kooistra!

By: Digital Brainwaves » Blog Archive » Fun time-wasters on the iPhone/iPod touch

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:24 +0000

[...] Blue Defense!, on the other hand, will be reviewed in a few minutes… Category: Brainwaves | Comment (RSS) | Trackback [...]

By: CT

CT — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:04:23 +0000

I bought it recently, for the iTouch (and before the name change . I'm pretty well addicted to it. Great use of the accelerometer to keep gameplay basic enough but still highly engaging. (And yes, having headphones attached makes the 360-degree maneuvers interesting…)

I wouldn't enhance the gameplay in terms of extra guns, powerups etc. — there's beauty in simplicity. No sound either, as I prefer to listen to my own music while playing most any game. The only thing I would suggest: Better representation for when your planet gets hit — the current tremble isn't always noticeable. Maybe a color-flash for when one of the sperms hit the target…

By: hkiphone

hkiphone — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:25:40 +0000

Well I did end up buying it, and am quite happy with the purchase!
It really does bring back memories of Robotron, being completely overwhelmed by increasingly tricky enemies with nothing but a rapid laser.
Here are my suggestions for possibly updates:
- Upgraded firepower (think R-Type)
- Additional guns (ie. two points on the planet to fire from)
- Sounds of lasers, aliens destroyed, and bosses spawning new units

I agree that Music is not really necessary. If you don't have time to do it and its done wrong, it could kill the mood of the game. Think of the classic 8-bit games that only had 4 channel sounds, but yet still had alot of atmosphere.

By: Rocketman919

Rocketman919 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:57:46 +0000

Why the name change? And if i may ask, can i be a beta tester for your future games? Judging by this im assuming every game that you make from here on out will be awesome, and i would like to test for you. Please?