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  • Summary: Tricky Towers is a multiplayer tower building game. Players must build a tower and be faster and better at it than their opponents. To spice things up, players use magic spells to support their structure or mess up the towers of their opponents.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Aug 3, 2016
    90
    Placing that final keystone to solidify my creation has always injected a dose of lightheartedness to the experience. If you like building in any capacity, or are looking for yet another top-notch multiplayer PSN game, Tricky Towers is for you.
  2. 80
    Not just an exceptional title that breathes fresh life into the traditional Tetris formula, Tricky Towers also gives a great account of itself for those folks looking to test their brains rather than their trigger fingers in both local and online multiplayer gatherings.
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Sep 6, 2016
    80
    A package that makes the simple act of stacking utterly cracking. [Sept 2016, p.108]
  4. Aug 4, 2016
    70
    Tricky Towers isn't particularly original or meant to be played alone, but if you're looking for a party game, it does have a lot of fun to offer.
  5. Aug 15, 2016
    70
    A Puzzle game that will make you genuinely laugh if you play it with some friends on a couch or online. Some great ideas make Tricky Towers one of the good surprises of the genre.
  6. Aug 10, 2016
    70
    If you’re approaching Tricky Towers with only single player in mind, there are probably far better ways to spend your time. However, take it online – or ideally get some mates round – and you’ve suddenly got a fun, competitive little title that’ll easily keep you amused for a few hours.
  7. Jul 27, 2016
    40
    Tricky Towers is not fun or enjoyable, but you might get something out of it if you’re a masochist.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Aug 3, 2016
    10
    I absolutely adore this game. A fun, whimsical arcade game that has cool single player puzzels and an endless high-score mode. The real treatI absolutely adore this game. A fun, whimsical arcade game that has cool single player puzzels and an endless high-score mode. The real treat lies in its multiplayer which reminds me of the frantic 4-player battles I had with Towerfall. A welcome breeze of fresh air on PSN/STEAM.

    Don't think you will be dealing with a simple Tetris clone here, because Tricky Towers' game mechanics work quite differently. Basically we are dealing with a physics puzzler/arcade game where wheather elements, spells and your own actions have influence on how high you can build your tower. It is basically virtual Jenga.

    Beautifully designed levels will fill your flatscreen with all colours of the rainbow and the comical, cartoony score and sound design will make you smile. I downloaded it on PlayStation+ but I would happily spend money on this great game!
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  2. Aug 9, 2016
    10
    I'm really not sure I'd buy this game but it was included into PS+ free games. Tricky Towers is really good because I can play it with my gfI'm really not sure I'd buy this game but it was included into PS+ free games. Tricky Towers is really good because I can play it with my gf and there are a very few games that we can play together. The game doesn't require some special sort of skill, like platformers or shooters so we can have fun together, thanks devs. Expand
  3. Aug 8, 2016
    9
    PS+ August 2016

    Despite what the trolls on PSN will say, this is the sort of game that PS+ should showcase each month. Original? No,
    PS+ August 2016

    Despite what the trolls on PSN will say, this is the sort of game that PS+ should showcase each month.

    Original? No, not really - it's Tetris with a balancing physics mechanic added in.

    Fun? Hell yes. Alike the master of brick based puzzlers, Tetris, it loses nothing of the original, but actually makes it much more fun by being really easy to set up and play as P vs P on a sofa, or easy to walk into an online dual - in no time.

    The game has x3 game modes that can be played locally, online or a skinny 1 player mode thats like time-trials..

    These are: Race / Puzzle / Survival.

    Race, is about getting your tower higher faster than your opponent, this sounds easy, but with a weak foundation you will see your peak swaying miles from side to side and makes laying the new brick almost near impossible!

    Puzzle, this is like a limbo style mode. You have to get as many bricks as possible under a bar to win, sounds easy, it really really is not! (my highest score so far is 22!)

    Survival, alike Race, but you have X amount of bricks to lay down without losing more than 3 to the waters below... it tends to be a much better challenge than a race, but with a worthy opponent, it's chaos still and really fun.

    I've played a handful of games online and its a good crack, but I've put in a good 6 hours on the sofa with the missus battling each other on Tricky Towers, it's fun, vibrant, simple yet skillful to master

    It may not come close to the fun of Rocket league of 2015, but alike RL, it's about pure fun and nothing beyond, indulge in the online community and get your skills on!!
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  4. Sep 21, 2016
    8
    Super fun, rewards skill a great addition to any collection of a local multiplayer gamer. There's not much to it, but that is by all means aSuper fun, rewards skill a great addition to any collection of a local multiplayer gamer. There's not much to it, but that is by all means a good thing. Expand
  5. Aug 11, 2016
    8
    A new flavor of Tetris, with a polished 2D art style and competitive multiplayer. Only instead of making lines, you need to make the highestA new flavor of Tetris, with a polished 2D art style and competitive multiplayer. Only instead of making lines, you need to make the highest stable tower with your blocks. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it (as part of the free PS Plus games of August). Anyone who enjoys puzzle games will definitely enjoy this one.
    It doesn't appeal to me for longer sessions though, but is ideal to kill some time while you're waiting for other game installs or downloads.
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  6. Dec 29, 2017
    7
    Puzzle game tanto semlice quanto intricato. La fisica realistica lo rende originale.
    Singleplayer noioso, ma carino come passatempo breve con
    Puzzle game tanto semlice quanto intricato. La fisica realistica lo rende originale.
    Singleplayer noioso, ma carino come passatempo breve con gli amici.
    Nel complesso é un gioco semplice con meccaniche originali ma comunque molto semplicistiche.
    voto 69/100.
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  7. Oct 1, 2022
    2
    This game can be fun, but for a "physics based" puzzle game, it's not true to the laws of physics. The way balance works in this game does notThis game can be fun, but for a "physics based" puzzle game, it's not true to the laws of physics. The way balance works in this game does not turn out the way it would it real life. You can't really call it physics if it's some twisted, u realistic form of made up physics. This fact has made me so upset with this game, that I just deleted it from my system. Not only that, it is very poorly optimized for the ps4. The magic buttons do absolutely nothing. Not sure why they even exist and the "guide" lines that are used in the game are so light you can barely see them. This causes blocks to go in places they weren't intended to go. I tried out this game because I love games like this but I will never be playing this kne again. Highly disappointed with this piece of garbage game Expand

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