Good game with serious flaws
Great game, but with some issues with balance, especially with the level 50.
The next level button only shows up in internet explorer, where it's not needed, because the time between levels is always 30 sec. In firefix there is no button, but increasing time between levels, so that in later levels you can have several hours between levels...
Bad
I'm only giving you points because I liked the idea of the game, but everything else is just bad.
This game is so freakishly unbalanced. The difficulty curves are just... Never before seen on Newgrounds. I'm impressed and upset at the same time.
On easy, the waves take so long to spawn I could start the game, get some defence up, leave my computer on and go to sleep, wake up and go to school, get home and do my homework, watch TV for an hour and come back to see I'd only be on wave 25. You said there was a "next wave" button but I never saw one.
On medium, I started and got wiped out pretty quickly and realized what I should focus on to start the game, so I adjusted my strategy and got owned again. I kept trying and trying but even when I spent ALL my money on power stations and defence, I could never kill all of the ships because there would be too many for all of my lazors to kill because I couldn't afford enough power for them to keep shooting.
I haven't even bothered the hardest difficulty, I'd imagine it would be next to impossible since, aparently, the waves have more strength, health and spawn faster AND you have less money to start. Anyone who can beat that without cheating deserves a fucking medal of honor.
As for the features...
The little one liners the alien keeps pulling out of its ass get annoying after about... the 2nd message. There should be an option to turn those off.
The music was sub-par at best. It does capture that outer space feeling but it gets hard to listen to after a while. Thanks for having a music toggle at least.
This game really needs some kind of a grid on it so we can see where we're putting our stuff so they line up and there is no wasted space.
We should have a full view of the planet so we can place some extra buildings on the outer rim of the planet. Every time I try to drag the planet over, which I have to do WHILE I am about to lay a building, the game puts the building where I clicked to drag the screen over. That gets a little troublesome after a while.
I suggest you test your games before you actually release them. Good luck with your future work.
Great game but...
After playing this game for about an hour it's clear that it's going to be one of my favorites. The graphics are well designed, and the game play is very exciting... at first. Kudos for the music and art!
Pros:
It ain't your typical TD game. There are so many ways you can strategize to try and win. Fantastic replay value and very entertaining. Even the alien puns added to the game. Sim City meets Onslaught.
Cons:
Balance isn't one of the strongest parts of this game. I would expect that on Noobie I should be able to master the game without too much pain and suffering. The first parts of the game certainly are, but the difficulty curve is too much too fast. The enemy damage values are exponentially higher than their monetary values. Also the way that things cost more money the more of them you have makes it just a little too hard for your average gamer. That's not to say I don't want a real challenge but not everyone likes it that way.
PS> I personally think your ad was tastefully done. Seems to me that some just don't get it... :P
did the math
love the game. did the math... kinda. and it is impossible to beat on even the easiest setting. At wave 50+ enemies come from all directions and are impossible to fend of for more than two more waves. based on my rough calculations it is impossible to defend and grow a population to 25,000 before turn 75. Great game but impossible. I think anyways. lol. lots of fun trying.
Get that fucking ad out of the way.
I'm sick of it popping up. >:(