OTTTD: Over The Top Tower Defense

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  • Summary: Lock, load and let the gibs fly in OTTTD, a Tower Defence/RTS game with RPG elements that pits you against some of the weirdest creatures in the multiverse.

    OTTTD stands for Over The Top Tower Defence, and you'll see why when you're blasting 9 kinds of hell out of a Cactus Ghost that's    Lock, load and let the gibs fly in OTTTD, a Tower Defence/RTS game with RPG elements that pits you against some of the weirdest creatures in the multiverse.

    OTTTD stands for Over The Top Tower Defence, and you'll see why when you're blasting 9 kinds of hell out of a Cactus Ghost that's making a beeline for your battlefield HQ.
    You play as a commander for HEROCORP, the 4th largest private military organization in the galaxy. A long period of peace has left the company coffers a little bare so the science division developed Trans-Dimensional Rifts, opening up lucrative opportunities for war in other universes.

    It's like Starship Troopers meets Stargate meets Spaceballs, with way more explosions!    … Expand

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  1. Pure Nintendo
    May 16, 2019
    80
    The game’s RPG mechanics, unique art style, and variety in towers, enemy types, and weapons, make for a satisfying tower-defence experience. OTTTD is a must-buy for fans of the genre.
  2. Vooks
    May 13, 2019
    70
    I had an enjoyable time playing OTTTD despite its sometimes clumsy controls and overwhelming battles. Skirmishes can often be difficult to focus on and it’s hard to make a comeback if you don’t get a good start, but matches are quick enough that starting again doesn’t feel like such a setback. And the added depth the game’s mechanics gives players plenty of options to play with. If you’re up for a tower defence game that freshens up the formula, OTTTD could be for you.
  3. Digitally Downloaded
    May 20, 2019
    70
    OTTTD is a quality example of the tower defence genre by SMG Studio, and it is no wonder that the original release of OTTTD scored favourably enough that a Switch port, years later, would make sense. Is it essential? No, this genre was never about being “essential,” – it’s tailored right down to the core as a simple way of passing time with accessible challenge. But SMG Studio has nailed that brief, and this game does deserve to be considered among the very greats of the genre.

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  1. Switchindiefix
    May 23, 2019
    8
    OTTTD is a solid tower defense title, and when its new slew of ideas work, they really work well. This however, is accompanied by a handful ofOTTTD is a solid tower defense title, and when its new slew of ideas work, they really work well. This however, is accompanied by a handful of times where mechanics feel awkwardly demanding of the player, overall creating a title that pushes the genre forward, but does not fully revolutionise it.… Expand
  2. Tr1nity
    May 7, 2019
    5
    i read reviews from other platforms before getting this for the Switch (no, I hadn't played it on those platforms). As such, I cannot comparei read reviews from other platforms before getting this for the Switch (no, I hadn't played it on those platforms). As such, I cannot compare it to those versions. What I can say, however, is that it immediately loses a bunch of points due to the fact that there isn't any touch screen support. That's right, a tower defence game on a system that has a touch screen, where you have to awkwardly use the joycons to play it. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Hoping an update fixes this, otherwise I'd say just stick to the versions available on tablets.… Expand
  4. eyeleleyen
    Aug 18, 2019
    5
    after finishing campaign mode. saved games become unplayable if you manage to load it and play endless mode, you will be stuck to that ****after finishing campaign mode. saved games become unplayable if you manage to load it and play endless mode, you will be stuck to that **** forever with no possible solution. a lot of bugs. even the tower upgrades have bug.… Expand
  5. markster3000
    Aug 20, 2020
    4
    A promising little Tower Defense game that is crippled by a lack of touch screen support. The controls have you controlling a barely visibleA promising little Tower Defense game that is crippled by a lack of touch screen support. The controls have you controlling a barely visible cursor using the analog stick, and it is easy to get it lost. Too much of the game hinges on this control, and unfortunately ruins an otherwise promising game.… Expand