Will Star Defense be released this week ?

New video posted:

http://blog.ngmoco.com/post/109614196/star-defense-challenge-mode-video

it also says in the video that its coming in may

 

I can't wait for this game! The idea of a truly 3D TD is brilliant.

 

i wish it would but sadly it most likely wont....

 

probably wont be out this month

 

Really looking forward to this.

 

Howdy Everyone. I’m the new community czar at ngmoco and I’ll be diving into Touch Arcade to discuss our games and the iPhone, and to answer your queries.

Right now, I know you’re all champing at the bit to play Star Defense—don’t worry, you’ll have it soon—but we aren’t able to reveal the launch date quite yet. However, I am going to make a bunch of hands-on Star Defense videos that will give you a deeper look at the game (feel free to send requests my way). In the first such video, I explain the basic mechanics of the game.

--MJ

Find it on You Tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Im4fd1XNM4

 

That's cool. I understand you can't reveal the date yet. But has the game been approved by Apple at least?

 

its to late to be released in may

 

Has it even been submitted? I recall you guys saying that just fine tuning was left a couple of months ago. Now it's almost June and still no info.

 

If there is a launch date instead of a release date, it's possible apple has already OK'd the game or is about to and the launch date is timed by ngmoco according to their launch plan rather than Apple's haphazard release procedure...

 

what day is that?

 

jnefefjnc

 

Smells like a WWDC release to me!

 

Hey gang-

I know have been wondering what the Star Defense team has been up to. Well, we've just posted a gamemakers post that reveals some behind the scenes info on game tuning. And just so you know, the game finalled strong. We'll be making some announcements about it soon.

 

Interesting post. Do all developers have these problems with TD games?

 

I would say all developers have problems like that for ANY game. It's probably the most difficult to balance in an RTS, TBS, or RPG where there are so many stats and attributes to keep track of.

Take Blizzard for example. Everyone blames them for delaying games like Starcraft and Warcraft so much. But my guess is that they've squashed the bugs months ago and are instead literally spending up to a year fine-tuning the different races, units, stats attributes, etc. to make sure there is balance to the game and no side has a clear advantage.

 

Woohoo!!!

From twitter:

"ngmocoMJ: Star Defense is done. Looks awesome. Thanks for your patience and support. Watch for an announcement soon."

Also, there's another video. Looks pretty slick!
http://blog.ngmoco.com/post/115075419/star-defense-tower-upgrades