Super Squawk Software’s tower defense game The Creeps! [App Store] has already received a major update. We originally looked at the game a couple of weeks ago when it was first introduced.
The game is a fun Tower Defense game with a few nice twists. For example, many of the best map locations are occupied by physical objects (trees, gravestones). Like the Creeps themselves, these objects can also be destroyed by targeting your firepower against them. This, however, takes time and resources away from fighting the actual enemies, so compromises have to be made. As levels progress, new towers are introduced and at least one requires the use of the accelerometer to deploy.
The 1.1 update now offers sound effects as well as 3 new distinct levels (in both regular and unlimited versions). Other additions include:
- 2 Unique Mega Bosses
- Challenge adjustments (especially to endless levels!)
- Boomerang splash damage now shows the impact on everything it hits
- Some levels start with towers placed for you that you can’t build yourself
- Short tutorials for super towers (UFO, Spider, Oil, Whirlwind)
- Added bonus for not selling anything in unlimited maps
- Boomerang splash damage does more damage
- Improved battery usage
For existing owners, unfortunately, the update will reset your current level progress and high score data. The developer explains why this is the case:
Basically, so much has changed that your old scores just don’t apply anymore, and for endless mode you would never have been able to beat your old scores. Plus there were some technical issues with the save file format change that would have made it difficult. I’ll try to avoid wiping your scores in the future!
App Store Link: The Creeps! (Price to go up to $4.99 with this update, but if you are quick you may be able to still get it at $1.99)
Does one assume the red blood will pass as the creatures don't at all resemble humans? (cf Zombie Mangle SNAFU)
@SalsaMD
I was thinking the exact same thing.
I'm glad see the iPhone/iPod Touch getting mature (read Teen/Adult) titles. lets just hope that Apple doesn't play nanny and disallow or have them censored.
So, I take it "shitgun", is fair game I the forums then?
I seem to worry about this a lot in games... Where are the characters' shadows?
It always bugs me. But the game itself seems cool.
lol. You have a solution: Your shotgun.
I'm going to buy this.
Shitgun!
i wager 3 internets, that shitgun results in the app failing to meet Apple's approval process
"They had a Shitgun weddin, yeehaaaww"
hoping for the video reviews. damn ..now i need to delete one of the games on my iphone. Why can't we keep all the games/apps on the iphone?
@ Timothy R:
Since the HW doesn't support some features that are commonly used for projected shadows on computers/consoles/etc, mainly a stencil buffer. Of course you can still do it using other methods, i.e. the old fashion way like we did for Touchgrind, but it is not as easy and requires quite some CPU cycles. Turning off shadows will normally double the framerate.
and that's what i call billy carrot forever :D
I can't imagine Apple simply rejecting this one... but... they might want to put some kind of explicit notice on it or something... with all the gore and vulgar sense of humor and stuff, yanowatimsayin?
I've been waiting to hear more about this game for months. It looks great, I just hope the accelerometer controls are as smooth as the dev says. I'll be getting this asap.
I really hope the queer plot of this game doesn't turn me of from the gameplay,
Alien Mangle was a sheer disappointment simply for that reason.
Protect the robot sheep?.......from zombies disguised as aliens?
perhaps it has to do with what apple will allow in the store
*I mean aliens disguised as zombies
forget alien mangle u guys
zombie mansion was even more dissappointing
I'm eager for the $20 premium apps, I'm sick of spending $5 and having to crossing my fingers...
or at $5 each you could buy four games, and even if three of them are duds...
when is it coming out