Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Retina Screenshots (click to enlarge) Army of Darkness Defense Get out your boomstick and rev up your chainsaw! From the makers of PAPER TOSS, STRIKE KNIGHT and NINJUMP comes the defi… TouchArcade Rating: Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsGet out your boomstick and rev up your chainsaw! From the makers of PAPER TOSS, STRIKE KNIGHT and NINJUMP comes the definitive Army of Darkness game for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.In this tug-of-war, casual defense game based on the MGM classic movie, you play Ash, the time-traveling, evil-fighting, S-Mart sales clerk as you defend Lord Arthur's castle and the Necronomicon from the oncoming hordes of evil undead. Of course, you can't do it alone! Call upon multitudes of allies including Lord Arthur, Duke Henry the Red, the Wiseman, and many more to help you in your quest to defend the unholy book and use it to return to your own time. ARMY OF DARKNESS: DEFENSE takes the witty charm of the cult classic movie and combines it with gorgeous graphics and innovative casual gameplay that is certain to entertain any mobile gamer. So, remember the magic words and make sure your shoelace is tied, because this is going to be an epic battle!Features include:-Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams-Beautiful, fully animated graphics-A wide variety of allies to summon including swordsmen, armored knights, archers, and more-50 initial waves and an unlockable endless wave-Awards and leaderboards via Game Center-More than 100 hilarious quotes from the movie-Countless hordes of deadites-Originally composed music score-Tons of special abilities including the boomstick, the chainsaw, the '88 deathcoaster and many more spells-All of your favorite characters including Arthur, Henry, Sheila, the Wiseman, Evil Ash, and many more!Making fun, high quality mobile games is what we strive for at Backflip Studios. We have seen nearly 100,000,000 downloads across our suite of games and we greatly value your continued support and feedback.Also try some of our other games, including DRAGONVALE, TRANSFORMERS: EARTH WARS, PAPER TOSS, NINJUMP, STRIKE KNIGHT or RAGDOLL BLASTER 3.Check us out on Twitter: @backflipstudiosThanks for playing!ARMY OF DARKNESS ™ & © 1992 Orion Pictures Corporation. © 2011 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. Information Seller: Genre:Action, Strategy Release:May 12, 2011 Updated:Nov 14, 2016 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (10) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal iPad Version: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=93856 Simon Potticary Well-Known Member Jul 19, 2010 800 0 16 Writer East London #2 Simon Potticary, May 11, 2011 Been looking forward to this! Roll on midnight.. spajdr Well-Known Member Mar 29, 2011 627 0 16 Male Elder administrator Czech Republic, Ostrava #3 spajdr, May 11, 2011 Is it universal or separate IPAD version will be released later? Simon Potticary Well-Known Member Jul 19, 2010 800 0 16 Writer East London #4 Simon Potticary, May 11, 2011 Nope, the iPhone/iPod and iPad versions are separate. The iPad version has also hit the NZ App Store, so will be out tonight. I'm gonna go for the iPhone version and if I really like it, I'll grab it for my iPad too. Vovin ð® Spam Police ð Nov 28, 2009 6,514 3 38 Germany #5 Vovin, May 11, 2011 I'll buy this for sure! Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #6 Gabrien, May 11, 2011 I want this to be good, but I'm betting on hackneyed castle defense with lackluster gameplay and little to set it aside from the rest save for an extra large cartoon Bruce Campbell head. But we shall see. grant666uk Well-Known Member Aug 27, 2009 141 0 0 forklift driver Scotland #7 grant666uk, May 11, 2011 Oh yea. I will have some of that. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,343 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #8 metalcasket, May 11, 2011 Been waiting for this. In Backflip We Trust...hopefully they'll deliver. Out of all today/tomorrow's releases, this is the only one I'll be getting. MaverickX12 Active Member Dec 9, 2010 34 0 0 #9 MaverickX12, May 12, 2011 It looks kinda "meh" to me but I guess once some people have played it I'll make a decision. foxmulderino Well-Known Member Dec 30, 2009 2,916 0 36 Student Italy #10 foxmulderino, May 12, 2011 waiting for impressions in this case. Thanks starjimstar Well-Known Member Sep 28, 2008 2,799 1 0 Entrepreneur Canada #11 starjimstar, May 12, 2011 Goth nerds, rejoice! twiztid Well-Known Member Jun 7, 2010 106 0 0 coolestness on the mic houston tx #12 twiztid, May 12, 2011 they did his chin justice. that makes it an instabuy for me. djflippy Well-Known Member Mar 9, 2009 4,441 0 36 #13 djflippy, May 12, 2011 Out in the US. Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #14 Gabrien, May 12, 2011 Game Impressions The Good: They've generally captured the spirit of the film(s) well. The Bad: Numerous in game currency IAPs. Pay up or grind. Your choice. Voice samples get old fast and aren't edited with particular polish or flair. The Average: Overall gameplay. It's generally fun, but not exceptionally so. Kill hordes. Upgrade stuff. Finish level and begin again from scratch. I find it odd and annoying that Ash doesn't actually aim at anything in particular, just seems to fire and stuff dies. Likewise odd and annoying that he isn't able to shoot left. Overall the IAPs are the major problem. There is tons of stuff to upgrade and everything costs coin. Clearly balanced with pushing the player to spend more money in mind, as these things always are. Regret the purchase for this reason alone (there REALLY needs to be a mandatory IAP disclosure pre-purchase for all apps.) Without IAPs would be reasonably content spending a buck on this average defense game with tie-in appeal (for those who like the film(s.) Eli ᕕ┌◕ᗜ◕┐ᕗ Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Feb 28, 1983 1,269,049 49 48 Barcelona http://elihodapp.com/ #15 Eli, May 12, 2011 You aren't required to buy the IAP. Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #16 Gabrien, May 12, 2011 Did my post really not sufficiently clarify that? Eli ᕕ┌◕ᗜ◕┐ᕗ Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Feb 28, 1983 1,269,049 49 48 Barcelona http://elihodapp.com/ #17 Eli, May 12, 2011 You said you'd be content buying it for a buck if it didn't have the IAP. You're not forced to buy anything, so just ignore it. The game remains the same! Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #18 Gabrien, May 12, 2011 I beg to differ. And don't mind repeating myself I guess. The game is balanced for IAPs. eugekava Well-Known Member Jul 8, 2009 2,707 0 36 Melbourne, Australia #19 eugekava, May 12, 2011 I disagree. There are games where you have to make a choice what to upgrade. You can either save up and upgrade your "boomstick" to max or you can upgrade the troops or spread the coins evenly everywhere. Yes, if you want to upgrade every single item or ability before the game is over you need to buy coins, but the game is quite enjoyable without it. I completed 10 levels so far and have not felt the need to buy IAPs. Perhaps it will come to a point where I get stuck. I will then try a different upgrade strategy. Ultimate test would be an ability to finish the game using the coins I collected. I'll let you know if I succeed. IAP is a shortcut that is offered by Mega Jump, Plunderland and other great games. There you don't really need it. Hopefully its the case here. BazookaTime Well-Known Member Sep 30, 2009 5,340 1 36 Kansas http://www.paulmcraelind.com #20 BazookaTime, May 12, 2011 Are you playing this on your iPad? Just wondering how it looks, since it is a couple bucks cheaper than the HD version. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 10 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 10 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Nope, the iPhone/iPod and iPad versions are separate. The iPad version has also hit the NZ App Store, so will be out tonight. I'm gonna go for the iPhone version and if I really like it, I'll grab it for my iPad too.
I want this to be good, but I'm betting on hackneyed castle defense with lackluster gameplay and little to set it aside from the rest save for an extra large cartoon Bruce Campbell head. But we shall see.
Been waiting for this. In Backflip We Trust...hopefully they'll deliver. Out of all today/tomorrow's releases, this is the only one I'll be getting.
Game Impressions The Good: They've generally captured the spirit of the film(s) well. The Bad: Numerous in game currency IAPs. Pay up or grind. Your choice. Voice samples get old fast and aren't edited with particular polish or flair. The Average: Overall gameplay. It's generally fun, but not exceptionally so. Kill hordes. Upgrade stuff. Finish level and begin again from scratch. I find it odd and annoying that Ash doesn't actually aim at anything in particular, just seems to fire and stuff dies. Likewise odd and annoying that he isn't able to shoot left. Overall the IAPs are the major problem. There is tons of stuff to upgrade and everything costs coin. Clearly balanced with pushing the player to spend more money in mind, as these things always are. Regret the purchase for this reason alone (there REALLY needs to be a mandatory IAP disclosure pre-purchase for all apps.) Without IAPs would be reasonably content spending a buck on this average defense game with tie-in appeal (for those who like the film(s.)
You said you'd be content buying it for a buck if it didn't have the IAP. You're not forced to buy anything, so just ignore it. The game remains the same!
I disagree. There are games where you have to make a choice what to upgrade. You can either save up and upgrade your "boomstick" to max or you can upgrade the troops or spread the coins evenly everywhere. Yes, if you want to upgrade every single item or ability before the game is over you need to buy coins, but the game is quite enjoyable without it. I completed 10 levels so far and have not felt the need to buy IAPs. Perhaps it will come to a point where I get stuck. I will then try a different upgrade strategy. Ultimate test would be an ability to finish the game using the coins I collected. I'll let you know if I succeed. IAP is a shortcut that is offered by Mega Jump, Plunderland and other great games. There you don't really need it. Hopefully its the case here.
Are you playing this on your iPad? Just wondering how it looks, since it is a couple bucks cheaper than the HD version.
