Prime World: Defenders

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 138 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 138
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 138
  3. Negative: 24 out of 138

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  1. MontyForester
    Sep 10, 2014
    3
    "The Tower Defense #4268"... Mostly it hasn't anything fresh or enjoyable - it's just the tower defense as "4267" previous mass-produced games was. Warcraft 3 style graphics, looks Ok, but to simple (It's due to ipad compatibility). Warcraft 3 style camera (very uncomfortable). Boring "classic" balance.
    Oh... it's free2play, that usually means you will suffer until you pay much more then    "The Tower Defense #4268"... Mostly it hasn't anything fresh or enjoyable - it's just the tower defense as "4267" previous mass-produced games was. Warcraft 3 style graphics, looks Ok, but to simple (It's due to ipad compatibility). Warcraft 3 style camera (very uncomfortable). Boring "classic" balance.
    Oh... it's free2play, that usually means you will suffer until you pay much more then normally games cost.    … Expand
  2. McNinja5147
    Oct 24, 2014
    4
    Prime World: Defenders combines an adequate tower defense game with an adequate card game, making this game mediocre in the worst way possible.
    Pros:
    It can be fun occasionally. Cons: 1. The cards are random, so you can't even pick which cards you want to buy, leaving you with weaker cards or unable to upgrade a new tower for much of the game. 2. You have to either grind or spend    Prime World: Defenders combines an adequate tower defense game with an adequate card game, making this game mediocre in the worst way possible.
    Pros:
    It can be fun occasionally.

    Cons:
    1. The cards are random, so you can't even pick which cards you want to buy, leaving you with weaker cards or unable to upgrade a new tower for much of the game.
    2. You have to either grind or spend real money. I've spend some money on this game and, due to the random nature of drawing cards, gotten very little for it.
    3. Both in-game currencies are hard to come by. If you want to upgrade all of your talents, you MUST buy (with real money) stars beacuse you simply cannot earn enough over the course of the game.
    4. The levels are repetitive. A random mission from the first level will look the same as a random mission on the last level nearly every time.
    5. The difficulty goes from easy to incredibly hard real quick if you haven't upgraded the right towers out of the two dozen or so you can get.
    6. The game offers little strategy aside from "get as many fully upgraded high-damage towers as you possibly can." Slow your enemies? barely works. stun them? Don't make me laugh.
    7. Magic is absurdly weak to the point that i question why it's even in the game. At the last levels every single spell is useless because they do 6,000 damage and the enemies have well over 50,000 hp (some have around 150,000 as far as I can tell).
    8. At the end of each level, you're presented with five cards, ranging from useless (xp bonuses and low level cards) to amazing (epic-level cards). You have to blindly pick one at random, so if you do see a good card, you have a 20% chance of choosing it. You can pick up to two other cards for extra silver.

    In short, this game is made well but poorly executed. Too much random chance, towers and levels are bland (and due to perspective and the graphics can be confusing), and the difficulty is really all over the place. Very little about this game is good.

    If you want a good tower defense game, go play Kingdom Rush/Kingdom Rush: Frontiers or Bloons 5. Leave this one alone.    … Expand
  3. BlueRaja
    Oct 19, 2013
    4
    A mix between a card-collecting game and tower defense is an incredibly awesome concept, but unfortunately this game is very poorly executed. The difficulty spikes are too steep, requiring you to grind "challenges" (which are really just previous levels) constantly. By the midway point of the game, you are literally spending >90% of your time just grinding. If there wasn't so muchA mix between a card-collecting game and tower defense is an incredibly awesome concept, but unfortunately this game is very poorly executed. The difficulty spikes are too steep, requiring you to grind "challenges" (which are really just previous levels) constantly. By the midway point of the game, you are literally spending >90% of your time just grinding. If there wasn't so much grinding, this would be a great game, but would probably only last three hours. As it stands, it's a bad 30 hour game due to the 27 hours of grinding necessary.… Expand
  4. angelikmayhem
    Jun 13, 2013
    2
    I was unimpressed.

    It's a tower defense game where you play in a very beautiful environment but with substandard interface and upgrade options. In fact, you can't upgrade your towers at all during the first five levels and clicking the "speed up" icon will kill you more often than if you suffer through the long marches. In terms of pros, the game is visually very nice. The "creeps"    I was unimpressed.

    It's a tower defense game where you play in a very beautiful environment but with substandard interface and upgrade options. In fact, you can't upgrade your towers at all during the first five levels and clicking the "speed up" icon will kill you more often than if you suffer through the long marches.

    In terms of pros, the game is visually very nice. The "creeps" you are killing can be very funny. Some of them look like brooms and some of them have eyeballs that dangle in front of their bodies.

    In terms of cons, the very first "bomb" they gave me does less damage than a single hit from a single tower and costs more than all the other starter towers. That should tell you how poorly conceived this game is. The card forging system is interesting, but ultimately fell flat for me. The tutorial is endless, condescending, and in some cases counter-productive.

    This game is a rewrap of several other free-to-play casual games I've seen from the same genre but with the Prime World theme and characters. If you love Prime World, stick with Prime World; don't get fooled by the marketing. For me, this one was a pass.    … Expand
  5. Slva911
    Jun 9, 2013
    0
    This is one of the most unstable PC game I've ever played, it crashes and freezes randomly and it even corrupt your saves. The game started our pretty interesting, the concept was good but quickly followed by a massive confusion and terrible and overwhelming level design that make player lost and frustrated.
  6. Bolzen
    Jun 9, 2013
    4
    The game is ok for the price. But I like defence grid much more which is even cheaper. So in my opinion the User Score here is MUCH to high for the game.
  7. JD123
    Aug 23, 2013
    0
    I gave the game a try based on some positive reviews of the game itself. Unfortunately it didn't address the players. There were some of the most rude, vulgar and mean-spirited people I've seen in the virtual and real world. I've been playing games online for over 10 years and have yet to encounter any player base as hostile and disturbing as the player community of Prime World. TheI gave the game a try based on some positive reviews of the game itself. Unfortunately it didn't address the players. There were some of the most rude, vulgar and mean-spirited people I've seen in the virtual and real world. I've been playing games online for over 10 years and have yet to encounter any player base as hostile and disturbing as the player community of Prime World. The social aspect of it is the most "epic fail" I've seen.

    Not all of the players were bad, but those that were not completely silent. I would suggest avoiding this game and looking elsewhere. There are plenty of great games out there where you won't be abused by troubled kids. and those that as them. It seems to be a haven for cowardice and misdirected hostility. Combine that with a frequently buggy game accompanied by painfully long queue times to play, and I would hope it fades away sooner rather than later. Do yourself a big favor and spend your money and time elsewhere.
    I    … Expand

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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Jun 28, 2013
    80
    Prime World Defenders is a lot of fun and one of the best tower defense games on the market. Its problems lie more in the lack of refinements on some great ideas.
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  2. DarkStation
    Jun 26, 2013
    40
    I wanted to like Prime World: Defenders as it really had me going for the first few levels. I had a couple of close calls where my HP almost went down but I managed to keep it perfect with well placed towers. This exciting back and forth between me and the enemies rarely showed its head again during the rest of my playthrough.
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  3. DarkZero
    Jun 20, 2013
    60
    If you are looking for a refreshing tower defence title, then there is something in Prime World: Defenders you will enjoy. People who are more fussy with their choice of tower defence games might find this to be an ambitious title with problems.
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