Top 5: Tower Defense
It’s been some time since our last top 5 and in the meanwhile, there was definitely no shortage of new games. Especially the fans of the tower defense games have had a good year with the release of many highly anticipated titles. Our top 5 includes both new older games that still deserve the attention and praise for their contributions to the tower defense genre.
However, not all of them can make it into our list and that’s why we selected the five very best tower defense games available today. True fans have probably finished all of them already and if you missed any of them, be sure to catch up! We’ll be closely following the developers of these games for updates on possible sequels and keep you informed so stay tuned!
1. Bubble Tanks Tower Defense
Enjoy a variety of maps in the most complete and accesible tower defense game of them all. Continuing in the line of Desktop Tower Defense, this game brings together all the elements that make a good tower defense game in perfect harmony. Whether you’re new to the genre or looking for a hardcore challenge, you’ll find it here!
Click here to play Bubble Tanks Tower Defense
2. Bloons Tower Defense 4
Released 419 days after the previous installment of the series, but it was worth the wait. This game met all its expectations by introducing new types of bloons, towers and maps while maintaining its cartoony looks and feel. Don’t be fooled its cute factor though, the game offers quite a challenge for even experienced players!
Click here to play Bloons Tower Defense 4
3. Gemcraft Chapter Zero: Gem of Eternity
This game brought the already famous Gemcraft series to an even higher standard. With more maps and several game modes the lifespan of this game is longer than ever before, if you can make it through the storymode that is. Accompanied by the highest quality artwork and sound, this game will surely last another year!
Click here to play Gemcraft Chapter Zero: Gem of Eternity
4. Desktop Tower Defense Pro
You almost can’t mention tower defense without thinking of the original Desktop Tower Defense. This game made this genre popular and has been enjoyed by tens of millions of players. This list wouldn’t be complete without paying tribute to the latest version of this game, adding new game modes to extend its replay value!
Click here to play Desktop Tower Defense Pro
5. Protector III
The second tower defense title that can’t be excluded from this list. The original Protector unleashed a massive hype and got millions of players hooked to tower defense. This third installment of the series is the best version to date, allowing players to specialize their units to a great extent while playing through the various maps!
Click here to play Protector III
Which is your favourite?
Posted on January 31st, 2010 at 17:03
Bubble Tanks TD for me. Still playing Gemcraft sometimes though…
Posted on January 31st, 2010 at 21:01
Bloons TD4 is damn hard on even medium difficulty :/
Posted on February 1st, 2010 at 16:35
@Andreoid
You need to use certain towers clustered together. Cannons to pop the armored bloons and then towers to quickly pop them.
Posted on February 1st, 2010 at 18:48
I really liked BTTD, but the whole juggling concept was rather flawed in my opinion.
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 at 02:40
Yeah, at some point the two sides would be at the exit. No way back from there.
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 at 14:30
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