Touch Arcade Forums' Game of the Week (August 8)

Discussion in 'General Game Discussion and Questions' started by undeadcow, Aug 9, 2013.

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What was your favorite release the week of August 8, your game of the week?

Poll closed Aug 15, 2013.
  1. Mikey Hooks

    38.8%
  2. Trial By Survival

    26.2%
  3. Abyss Attack

    1.9%
  4. Kung Fu Jumpu

    1.9%
  5. Worms 3

    10.7%
  6. Lumberwhack: Defend the Wild

    3.9%
  7. Swift Revenge

    1.0%
  8. Gleamer

    1.9%
  9. Butterfly Sky

    12.6%
  10. Melon Drop

    1.0%
  1. sink_or_swim

    sink_or_swim Well-Known Member

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    Mikey Hooks
    Butterfly Sky
    Street Cats
     
  2. Appletini

    Appletini Well-Known Member

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    #23 Appletini, Aug 10, 2013
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    As of right now (in another surprisingly uninspiring week):

    Trial by Survival
    Mikey Hooks
    Abyss Attack
     
  3. awp69

    awp69 Well-Known Member

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    Isn't that only available in NZ? Probably will need to wait for a worldwide release to nominate it (I want to try it myself!)
     
  4. ROGER-NL

    ROGER-NL Well-Known Member

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    #25 ROGER-NL, Aug 10, 2013
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    My Noms are:

    1. Lumberwhack.
    2. Butterfly Sky.
    3. Melon Drop.
    Why is Butterfly Sky not listed, maybe you can put it up. Thanks.
     
  5. undeadcow

    undeadcow Well-Known Member

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    I added Butterfly Sky, thank you.
     
  6. Oh, it is not releasing soon? Anywayz, runbot is awesome! My favorite right now.
     
  7. ROGER-NL

    ROGER-NL Well-Known Member

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    No thanks mate always glad to help out.
     
  8. TheFrost

    TheFrost Well-Known Member

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  9. DannyTheElite

    DannyTheElite Well-Known Member

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    That came out months ago?
     
  10. Wow, you still on vacation?
     
  11. ojtitus

    ojtitus Well-Known Member

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    Add Gurk III-the 8-bit RPG to my list of noms
     
  12. undeadcow

    undeadcow Well-Known Member

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    Since Gurk III was released on a Saturday is will be eligible next week; the cut off for nominations ends Friday. Good call though, it looks like a promising title.
     
  13. ojtitus

    ojtitus Well-Known Member

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    Sorry, I tend to forget these things sometimes.
     
  14. copaeci

    copaeci Well-Known Member

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    Melon Drop
    Butterfly Sky
    Swift Revenge
     
  15. Timobrow

    Timobrow Well-Known Member

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    Can't choose between Mikey Hooks and Trial By Survival :/ I'm thinking trial by survival because its free to play style actually works, letting you buy the portions of the game you want to purchase, or just outright unlock everything.

    Trial By Survival
    Mikey Hooks
    Worms 3
     
  16. The Son of Anarchy

    The Son of Anarchy Well-Known Member

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    #38 The Son of Anarchy, Aug 11, 2013
    Last edited: Aug 12, 2013
    ABYSS ATTACK - (admittedly bought the bundle which makes the game awesome, my favourite shmup along with Phoenix HD)
    TRIAL BY SURVIVAL - (again bought survival pack which made the game twice as fun for a gamer like me, haven't finished yet but made it to day 14)
    LUMBERWHACK - (awesome fun tree defense with no iap and much more strategy involved than first appears)
    MIKEY HOOKS - (I'm not a die-hard Mikey fan but I can see exactly why both games got five stars, & I love the bonus menu in Hooks)
    WORMS 3 - (Infinitely more playable (for me) with a d-pad and jump button than Worms 2)
     
  17. tops2

    tops2 Well-Known Member

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    #39 tops2, Aug 11, 2013
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    Mikey Hooks

    Lumberwhack seems to be mentioned here enough times here but the mail game thread doesn't have much activity. Is the game just a fun, standard defense game or does it bring something new?
     
  18. The Son of Anarchy

    The Son of Anarchy Well-Known Member

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    No iap for a start. You have to choose very carefully where to invest your upgrades and decide which strategy to use each level, eg. - do you upgrade each animal evenly, pour your investment into just one or two, or upgrade the animals weapons and (permanent) power ups? There's a varied selection of beasts with different abilities and you choose which ones along with which weapons and power ups to bring into each battle. One bit I liked (and have used a few times) is if I think I've made a mistake in my upgrades and can see a better strategy by making a different skill stronger earlier, you can just hit 'new game' and put the new strategy to the test straight away and the game doesn't feel like a chore at all to restart. And I love that there's no pay to win, just skill and a bit of thought. Hope that helps give a bit more of an idea.
     

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