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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 102 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 102
  2. Negative: 32 out of 102
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  1. Apr 11, 2015
    3
    One of April's free PS+ games Tower of Guns combines the currently popular rouge-like and first person shooter genres. The concept certainly has potential, but it is not realised here. The rouge-like aspect plays out exactly how you'd expect as you make your way through room after room defeating bad guys (which thus far all seem to be robots and gun-turrets) until you die, at which pointOne of April's free PS+ games Tower of Guns combines the currently popular rouge-like and first person shooter genres. The concept certainly has potential, but it is not realised here. The rouge-like aspect plays out exactly how you'd expect as you make your way through room after room defeating bad guys (which thus far all seem to be robots and gun-turrets) until you die, at which point you simply start again.

    Had the actual shooting mechanics been any good this could have been a lot of fun, unfortunately however the controls are simply awful and there is virtually no variety to the gameplay at all meaning that after half an hour or so (that involved 2 deaths) I had no desire to continue playing any longer. They may not be a rouge-likes but the Borderlands games do something very similar to this and they are a whole lot more enjoyable.
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  2. Apr 12, 2015
    3
    I was looking forward to this game ever since it was compared to The Binding of Isaac. It is nothing like TBoI. It doesn't require skills nor strategy, you just have move and shoot. Probably won't be playing this game again.
  3. Apr 19, 2015
    3
    So dull. i am sick of trying to like rogue games so if you like rogue games you may like this. i have a lot of forgiveness for fps games but that did not help me enjoy this shallow game. a space wasted on this months ps+ list
  4. Apr 17, 2015
    1
    Wow, this game is bad. Really bad. It's as if someone sat down and thought 'what sort of things do people hate in an FPS?' Then went and crammed them into one big **** game. From the start this game is dull. The graphics are horrible and the more you look at them the more depressed you become. It's as if the developer thought 'What key colours can I use to create a feeling of depressionWow, this game is bad. Really bad. It's as if someone sat down and thought 'what sort of things do people hate in an FPS?' Then went and crammed them into one big **** game. From the start this game is dull. The graphics are horrible and the more you look at them the more depressed you become. It's as if the developer thought 'What key colours can I use to create a feeling of depression and despair so no one can play for more than 5 minutes without wanting to top themselves?'

    The enemies are the worst you can imagine in FPS history. Think of all those annoying flying bots you hated from Half life 2, Resistance and Wolfenstein. That's what you will be fighting, lifeless crappy identikit drones.

    The music sucks, the roguelike elements just don't suit this genre and the game feels repetitive. I hated all of the hour I put into this utterly terrible game. This month has been weak on ps+ yet again, no surprise there then. Never Alone is worth checking out but Tower Of Guns is another fail making the subscription for ps+ feel ever more expensive and less value for money month by month.

    Avoid this game if you don't want your love of FPS tainted.
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  5. May 29, 2015
    0
    This game wasn't worth the time it took to download while on free with PS+. I gave it a couple hours and it merely reminded me of all the fun I had playing the various Unreal tournament games and made me wish I was playing any of those instead of this. I think the most insulting this about this game was that Sony thinks these are the kinds of titles we want when we pay them $50 a month.
  6. Apr 15, 2015
    3
    I pride myself in trying out all the games Ps+ gives me. Tower of guns is a game i wish would of stayed hidden deep in game space.
    Sure, it reminds me of the old quake, doom etc fps games which was cool to see but it all falls apart when you start playing. controls feel bad, killing feels inadequate and bosses feel shallow.
    the game seems to have some comedic moments and there are some
    I pride myself in trying out all the games Ps+ gives me. Tower of guns is a game i wish would of stayed hidden deep in game space.
    Sure, it reminds me of the old quake, doom etc fps games which was cool to see but it all falls apart when you start playing. controls feel bad, killing feels inadequate and bosses feel shallow.
    the game seems to have some comedic moments and there are some cute robots that you get to meet at the start of the game but, that is it.
    Tower of guns is nowhere near, and i do mean, NOWHERE near a 7 score!
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  7. Apr 22, 2015
    1
    Ten years ago "games" like this called as free mod and people were able to play in it by buying Videogame magazines with DVD full of demos and mods. Bad graphics, bad sound, bad gameplay.
  8. May 11, 2015
    2
    i gave this game 2 hours to convince me about not rate it with 0. i think he did it. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters.
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Jun 8, 2015
    80
    Tower of Guns is an old style FPS based on speed, jumps, reflexes and difficulty. With only one life available and the impressive quantity of enemies and bullets, the frustration is often around the corner, but thanks to the numerous upgrades and power-ups, the game never becomes impossible (just a bit confusing).
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 1, 2015
    70
    Falls slightly short in substance. [June 2015, p.88]
  3. Apr 30, 2015
    74
    A quite interesting old-school FPS, that even though it is dated, it's so addictive and cleverly designed that every new try feels like you're playing a different game.