Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kingdom-rush-5-alliance-td/id1622869542 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD Ironhide S.A. With greater power and menace than ever before, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance brings forth a fresh, exhilarating experience, … $6.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsWith greater power and menace than ever before, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance brings forth a fresh, exhilarating experience, building upon the lightning-paced and captivating gameplay that propelled its predecessors to award-winning status. While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course. Prepare to harness the formidable might of dual heroes on the battlefield! YES, now you can play not only with one dragon but with TWO! Double the fire-breathing fun, double the chaos—just make sure they don't argue over who gets to hoard the most gold! All the heavy hitters like Paladins, Archers, Mages, Necromancers, and a bunch more are yours to boss around. But watch out, they might start arguing about who's the real hero of the party while the enemies sneak by! Are you poised for the ultimate clash? Embark on an epic journey alongside the brave warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army as they unite to conquer a colossal foe. Features: 27 upgradeable characters! - 15 Towers with special skills. You can create a wide range of strategies by utilizing towers such as those with accurate archers, lethal paladins, and even demon pits. - 12 Epic Heroes; now, you can play with 2 heroes in each stage, upgrading them to unleash all their power and abilities to bolster their defense. Who knew heroes could be such close roommates? It's like a buddy comedy with more magic and monsters! - Face action-packed challenges across 3 different exotic landscapes - 16 Campaign stages, with different terrains and challenges. Explore diverse landscapes while defending against hordes of enemies. Each stage offers a new adventure! - 3 different game modes. Who doesn't love a good challenge? - 50+ Achievements, show off your skills and unlock rewards! - 32+ different enemies to test your mettle: 3 enemy races and 3 epic boss fights. It's like a monster mash-up of epic proportions. Who will prevail: you or the baddies? - Easter eggs and the usual lighthearted humor of Ironhide. Because what's a game without a few hidden surprises and a good laugh? Information Seller:Ironhide S.A. Genre:Action, Strategy Release:Jul 25, 2024 Updated:Aug 19, 2024 Version:1.01.00 Size:391.9 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Eunice Reid likes this. nkarafo Well-Known Member Mar 2, 2011 864 14 18 #2 nkarafo, Jul 25, 2024 It's just me or you also, have been tired from this game series? It's been 13 years since the first one, on 28th of July 2011. anthony78 and sebgo like this. sebgo Well-Known Member Dec 26, 2010 774 347 63 Male 95% leisure. Somewhere in a town amidst the Amazon jungle. http://www.google.com #3 sebgo, Jul 25, 2024 I've never played any game in the series, as far as I can remember; but to me they all look samey, so I've skipped them, although I've linked OG and Rush to my account. My favorite TD game so far is still 2112TD. nkarafo likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,719 967 113 #4 ste86uk, Jul 25, 2024 Last edited: Jul 25, 2024 I dunno, I like the series. The art style and gameplay despite it all being pretty much the same with a different skin or in this case adding two heroes instead of 1 I still want to play it. What I don’t agree with for this dev anymore is that they have iap towers, or in iron marines 2 iap units! They always had iap heroes which I could accept I thought sure you get some free the others are just extra options if someone wants to spend for one. But once they added iap towers and units I was not a happy man. I enjoy the series and think they are well built, polished games and despite it being a different skin with new levels, I still want to play it. But I’m not expecting to get the same feeling and addiction as I did with 2112TD, but that’s ok because they are still solid, well polished games that still give me enjoyment. orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #5 orangecan, Jul 25, 2024 I like the series - they’re good solid TD games but they’re all very similar and the increase in IAP since the first instalment is annoying. I’m very tempted to buy it (and I’m sure I will crack at some point) but even looking at the screenshots I’m struggling to tell the difference between this and the earlier editions and for the price it’s just not calling me like I expected it to. There’s a very different feel to 2112TD to this series, I know they’re both TDs but not sure I’d group them together (I love 2112 to bits). PraetorianX likes this. ironsam80 Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,151 34 48 #6 ironsam80, Jul 25, 2024 I can see what you are saying here and I agree. Of course, there are improvements from the first instalment (the design is prettier, the maps richer, and new mechanics like heroes and multiple paths) but the "recipe" is always the same. IMO after the 3rd instalment they topped up this formula and then it is just about the "story" content... Like in Vengeance, you took the side of the bad boys, here is that you will handle the good and evil sides in an alliance and of course the use of double heroes. At least in the first stages, this is what I saw. At the end of the day if have bored already with the franchise this one will not adding something so fresh to make you like them again. On the other side for the fans of the series, it is as always top-notch production of a very very well-designed and balanced TD game and as always is a liiiittle better than the previous one! Personally, I like the scenario of the alliance and double heroes giving more stuff and action to get involved in every map! P.S.: I also dislike the iaps, especially if you are a completionist and want to unlock all the stuff in the game. ste86uk likes this. Rosso Well-Known Member Dec 17, 2010 236 12 18 #7 Rosso, Jul 25, 2024 Bought their games before... not doing that anymore. The pricing is just absolutely rude! Having to pay 8 Euro for anoooooother remake of their own game (great! 2 heroes to play.. wow, creative has hell!) ... and then you dont get all heroes and especially not all towers? ...not acceptable in my opinion. Son of Anarchy and PraetorianX like this. sakara214ever Well-Known Member May 10, 2012 1,262 168 63 #8 sakara214ever, Jul 25, 2024 Read in the steam comments that the PC version has everything unlocked with the base game for 18€ and the mobile version needs 40€ for everything unlocked and 8€ for the base game. Anyone knows if that is true? ironsam80 Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,151 34 48 #9 ironsam80, Jul 25, 2024 As i can say this is right. The iap for heroes and towers is 40€ plus the cost of the base game. For the Steam version i am not seeing the iap indication so i can imagine is unlocked. From what i know the mobile version has always more expensive prices. For example even at the time of speaking the expansion Hammerhold Campaign! for the Vengeance game for the mobile is $7.99 when in Steam is 4,99€. sakara214ever likes this. sakara214ever Well-Known Member May 10, 2012 1,262 168 63 #10 sakara214ever, Jul 25, 2024 Oh wow thanks for the info..I guess i wont buy on mobile then. Just some iap heroes like the older games they had i dont care but paying more to buy towers? That i dont like. Thanks again ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,719 967 113 #11 ste86uk, Jul 25, 2024 @sakara214ever I agree the heroes I use to be able to cope with but when they started doing towers it really annoyed me. Like you can’t charge for a game and then charge for towers in a tower defence game…. That said I still had this preordered, we shall have to see how I feel. But Iron Marines 2 I also had preordered and once I found out it had iap heroes and units I never once booted it up. Should probably stop giving them sales too even if I’m not supporting the iap. Son of Anarchy, PraetorianX and sakara214ever like this. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 652 351 63 #12 Rocksaint, Jul 25, 2024 Keeping all the pricing hatred aside, this is a brilliant game from a highly experienced studio. (As expected) It’s highly polished, works well and is just fun to play. I played and finished Vengeance so I am quite enjoying the new twist of teaming up to fight a common evil. (Reminds me of WarCraft III) I know I know, they have some questionable business practices. Some will ignore them and some will hate them for it. But one thing you can’t deny, this is a high quality TD game with an interesting premise and characters. Which is a lot for a mobile game nowadays, with all the random premium/free game releases from “not so trustworthy” studios, having half-baked designs and poor optimisation. orangecan, ste86uk and sebgo like this. sebgo Well-Known Member Dec 26, 2010 774 347 63 Male 95% leisure. Somewhere in a town amidst the Amazon jungle. http://www.google.com #13 sebgo, Jul 25, 2024 I think the same can be said about other games in the franchise. So, what's new? How can they be told apart from each other? That seems to be the main concern behind the pricing/IAP factor. I'm pretty sure adding a new set of graphics, new paths and putting it all together takes a lot of work and resources for them as developers. The thing is they seem to have become generic and innovation has changed focus towards the amount of "premium" content rather than a richer experience. I know all games in a genre, especially when made by the same developer, share a set of basic elements. That's why different things must be added to the formula, otherwise it's just like selling the same product over and over. orangecan and PraetorianX like this. Rocksaint Well-Known Member Nov 29, 2013 652 351 63 #14 Rocksaint, Jul 26, 2024 I haven’t played a lot (completed about 4-5 levels) but what I’ve found significantly different from the previous games is the factions mechanics. There are abilities and talents that provide tactical advantages depending on which factions’ towers or heroes you use. And the story is a direct sequel to their previous game Vengeance. Look, I get it. It does not look or play like the most innovative thing on the market. Especially when you look at their catalog of games and the price they are charging. (Along with the plethora of IAPs) But, if you are ready to keep the lack of innovation and the IAPs aside for a second, this is a very good game. Sagar Asthana, orangecan, ste86uk and 1 other person like this. Sagar Asthana Well-Known Member Apr 9, 2020 122 47 28 Male #15 Sagar Asthana, Jul 26, 2024 The steam version gives you the entire thing for 20$ The mobile version even though expensive is their best entry so far. If you think it's repetitive then by that logic if you play one Tower defense game then you will say that all other tower defense are similar and boring. This is a prime example of how to do a tower defense game perfectly right and it sits way above 99% of other TD games right now on the play store. Rocksaint likes this. PraetorianX Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2011 671 16 18 #16 PraetorianX, Jul 26, 2024 Mobile IAP hell. Steam version is the way to go. Sorry Ironhide. You boys took it too far. L.Lawliet Well-Known Member Jun 28, 2011 6,398 405 83 #17 L.Lawliet, Jul 27, 2024 I've been so hyped for this game I had it pre-ordered and kept checking to see if the game released every few hours. I was not disappointed. I've been hooked. I've bought every premium entry in the series since the very first game and I'll continue to support them. Not a fan of the expensive IAP but I love the base game and the artwork. I honestly have not found any TD game that comes close to how good Kingdom Rush is. It's perfectly polished like no other. The only other TD game I think is of extremely high quality is Arknights but that's an online gacha game so I don't really compare them. This game imo is the hardest of all the entries. You could argue they're pushing the IAP / items but I'm enjoying the challenge as a veteran player who has played every premium Kingdom Rush game. They're hard but not unbeatable. They've added some very nasty enemy mechanics and surprises that will challenge even the most seasoned TD player. There are some improvements / suggestions I'd like to make in regards to the mechanics so I'll probably have to dig around for their email later. ste86uk, Rocksaint and Sagar Asthana like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,719 967 113 #18 ste86uk, Jul 27, 2024 I’m definitely enjoying this so far, it certainly seems tough at points and with some enemy mechanics like @L.Lawliet mentioned. But the games have never really been a walk in the park which I’ve always enjoyed about them having a challenge to overcome. So far same as the others haven’t felt any need for the iap at all, they have always been optional and not needed which is why I never minded it with the heroes but still wasn’t happy about towers being added to that. That said even with the base free heroes I have trouble deciding which two I want to level up and use never mind having all the iap ones to choose from too! Highly polished and as always I love hero levelling and assigning upgrade points to them and upgrade points you earn by beating levels. I’m a sucker for rpg mechanics. L.Lawliet and Sagar Asthana like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,719 967 113 #19 ste86uk, Jul 30, 2024 All my complaining about how I hate they include so much iap, I’m ashamed to say I’ve completed the game on normal and I’ll do veteran next but I’ve also purchased two bundles that popped up. One give me Anya and Therein for the price of one and I played through the game with Therein and Nyru. Now at the end of the game it offered me both dragons for the price of one and I thought why not. I’ve enjoyed the game…although am I a hypocrite now? I haven’t bought any towers, only had 1 offer that included two heroes and a tower after buying the dragons but I don’t see why I’d now need any other heroes. Also for anyone not buying any, try Nyru out for sure, he was one of my favourites through the whole game. Great hero and great skill. L.Lawliet and sebgo like this. Sagar Asthana Well-Known Member Apr 9, 2020 122 47 28 Male #20 Sagar Asthana, Jul 30, 2024 It's not wrong to buy only the heroes and towers you love. That's the specific reason that they have included the heroes and towers as a seperate bundle. Not everyone likes to get everything or likes to wait to get the reviews first before spending their hard earned money. I for one bought both the complete hero and tower bundle and i have no regrets as i love everything about this game. Maybe the other person doesn't like everything so he decides to be selective about the purchases he makes. It's not hypocrisy. It's just about making the right choices. These IAP'S are still very very modest when compared to Gacha games and how they fool players into buying hundreds of crates until they get the desired skins or guns or whatever it is. Here you pay only for what you want and it's not a gamble of any kind. 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It's just me or you also, have been tired from this game series? It's been 13 years since the first one, on 28th of July 2011.
I've never played any game in the series, as far as I can remember; but to me they all look samey, so I've skipped them, although I've linked OG and Rush to my account. My favorite TD game so far is still 2112TD.
I dunno, I like the series. The art style and gameplay despite it all being pretty much the same with a different skin or in this case adding two heroes instead of 1 I still want to play it. What I don’t agree with for this dev anymore is that they have iap towers, or in iron marines 2 iap units! They always had iap heroes which I could accept I thought sure you get some free the others are just extra options if someone wants to spend for one. But once they added iap towers and units I was not a happy man. I enjoy the series and think they are well built, polished games and despite it being a different skin with new levels, I still want to play it. But I’m not expecting to get the same feeling and addiction as I did with 2112TD, but that’s ok because they are still solid, well polished games that still give me enjoyment.
I like the series - they’re good solid TD games but they’re all very similar and the increase in IAP since the first instalment is annoying. I’m very tempted to buy it (and I’m sure I will crack at some point) but even looking at the screenshots I’m struggling to tell the difference between this and the earlier editions and for the price it’s just not calling me like I expected it to. There’s a very different feel to 2112TD to this series, I know they’re both TDs but not sure I’d group them together (I love 2112 to bits).
I can see what you are saying here and I agree. Of course, there are improvements from the first instalment (the design is prettier, the maps richer, and new mechanics like heroes and multiple paths) but the "recipe" is always the same. IMO after the 3rd instalment they topped up this formula and then it is just about the "story" content... Like in Vengeance, you took the side of the bad boys, here is that you will handle the good and evil sides in an alliance and of course the use of double heroes. At least in the first stages, this is what I saw. At the end of the day if have bored already with the franchise this one will not adding something so fresh to make you like them again. On the other side for the fans of the series, it is as always top-notch production of a very very well-designed and balanced TD game and as always is a liiiittle better than the previous one! Personally, I like the scenario of the alliance and double heroes giving more stuff and action to get involved in every map! P.S.: I also dislike the iaps, especially if you are a completionist and want to unlock all the stuff in the game.
Bought their games before... not doing that anymore. The pricing is just absolutely rude! Having to pay 8 Euro for anoooooother remake of their own game (great! 2 heroes to play.. wow, creative has hell!) ... and then you dont get all heroes and especially not all towers? ...not acceptable in my opinion.
Read in the steam comments that the PC version has everything unlocked with the base game for 18€ and the mobile version needs 40€ for everything unlocked and 8€ for the base game. Anyone knows if that is true?
As i can say this is right. The iap for heroes and towers is 40€ plus the cost of the base game. For the Steam version i am not seeing the iap indication so i can imagine is unlocked. From what i know the mobile version has always more expensive prices. For example even at the time of speaking the expansion Hammerhold Campaign! for the Vengeance game for the mobile is $7.99 when in Steam is 4,99€.
Oh wow thanks for the info..I guess i wont buy on mobile then. Just some iap heroes like the older games they had i dont care but paying more to buy towers? That i dont like. Thanks again
@sakara214ever I agree the heroes I use to be able to cope with but when they started doing towers it really annoyed me. Like you can’t charge for a game and then charge for towers in a tower defence game…. That said I still had this preordered, we shall have to see how I feel. But Iron Marines 2 I also had preordered and once I found out it had iap heroes and units I never once booted it up. Should probably stop giving them sales too even if I’m not supporting the iap.
Keeping all the pricing hatred aside, this is a brilliant game from a highly experienced studio. (As expected) It’s highly polished, works well and is just fun to play. I played and finished Vengeance so I am quite enjoying the new twist of teaming up to fight a common evil. (Reminds me of WarCraft III) I know I know, they have some questionable business practices. Some will ignore them and some will hate them for it. But one thing you can’t deny, this is a high quality TD game with an interesting premise and characters. Which is a lot for a mobile game nowadays, with all the random premium/free game releases from “not so trustworthy” studios, having half-baked designs and poor optimisation.
I think the same can be said about other games in the franchise. So, what's new? How can they be told apart from each other? That seems to be the main concern behind the pricing/IAP factor. I'm pretty sure adding a new set of graphics, new paths and putting it all together takes a lot of work and resources for them as developers. The thing is they seem to have become generic and innovation has changed focus towards the amount of "premium" content rather than a richer experience. I know all games in a genre, especially when made by the same developer, share a set of basic elements. That's why different things must be added to the formula, otherwise it's just like selling the same product over and over.
I haven’t played a lot (completed about 4-5 levels) but what I’ve found significantly different from the previous games is the factions mechanics. There are abilities and talents that provide tactical advantages depending on which factions’ towers or heroes you use. And the story is a direct sequel to their previous game Vengeance. Look, I get it. It does not look or play like the most innovative thing on the market. Especially when you look at their catalog of games and the price they are charging. (Along with the plethora of IAPs) But, if you are ready to keep the lack of innovation and the IAPs aside for a second, this is a very good game.
The steam version gives you the entire thing for 20$ The mobile version even though expensive is their best entry so far. If you think it's repetitive then by that logic if you play one Tower defense game then you will say that all other tower defense are similar and boring. This is a prime example of how to do a tower defense game perfectly right and it sits way above 99% of other TD games right now on the play store.
I've been so hyped for this game I had it pre-ordered and kept checking to see if the game released every few hours. I was not disappointed. I've been hooked. I've bought every premium entry in the series since the very first game and I'll continue to support them. Not a fan of the expensive IAP but I love the base game and the artwork. I honestly have not found any TD game that comes close to how good Kingdom Rush is. It's perfectly polished like no other. The only other TD game I think is of extremely high quality is Arknights but that's an online gacha game so I don't really compare them. This game imo is the hardest of all the entries. You could argue they're pushing the IAP / items but I'm enjoying the challenge as a veteran player who has played every premium Kingdom Rush game. They're hard but not unbeatable. They've added some very nasty enemy mechanics and surprises that will challenge even the most seasoned TD player. There are some improvements / suggestions I'd like to make in regards to the mechanics so I'll probably have to dig around for their email later.
I’m definitely enjoying this so far, it certainly seems tough at points and with some enemy mechanics like @L.Lawliet mentioned. But the games have never really been a walk in the park which I’ve always enjoyed about them having a challenge to overcome. So far same as the others haven’t felt any need for the iap at all, they have always been optional and not needed which is why I never minded it with the heroes but still wasn’t happy about towers being added to that. That said even with the base free heroes I have trouble deciding which two I want to level up and use never mind having all the iap ones to choose from too! Highly polished and as always I love hero levelling and assigning upgrade points to them and upgrade points you earn by beating levels. I’m a sucker for rpg mechanics.
All my complaining about how I hate they include so much iap, I’m ashamed to say I’ve completed the game on normal and I’ll do veteran next but I’ve also purchased two bundles that popped up. One give me Anya and Therein for the price of one and I played through the game with Therein and Nyru. Now at the end of the game it offered me both dragons for the price of one and I thought why not. I’ve enjoyed the game…although am I a hypocrite now? I haven’t bought any towers, only had 1 offer that included two heroes and a tower after buying the dragons but I don’t see why I’d now need any other heroes. Also for anyone not buying any, try Nyru out for sure, he was one of my favourites through the whole game. Great hero and great skill.
It's not wrong to buy only the heroes and towers you love. That's the specific reason that they have included the heroes and towers as a seperate bundle. Not everyone likes to get everything or likes to wait to get the reviews first before spending their hard earned money. I for one bought both the complete hero and tower bundle and i have no regrets as i love everything about this game. Maybe the other person doesn't like everything so he decides to be selective about the purchases he makes. It's not hypocrisy. It's just about making the right choices. These IAP'S are still very very modest when compared to Gacha games and how they fool players into buying hundreds of crates until they get the desired skins or guns or whatever it is. Here you pay only for what you want and it's not a gamble of any kind.
