
This edition of Games We’re Playing is contributed by our friend and gaming junkie Alexander Liss
I heard about PSN downloadable title Shatter a while ago when it first came out, but it wasn’t until recently when it made news as a 2009 IGF Finalist that I decided to get it. With a few simple tweaks to the classic block-breaker formula, and some top notch production values, you have an awesome game that is a feast for the senses and a thrilling test of reflexes as well.


Tap Defense, the iPhone version of Tower Defense, has some variations that makes it interesting. The path of the enemies are pre-defined, and the towers are built along side the path. To get high scores, I’m talking about network leaderboard worthy high scores, the key is to conserve cash, and to build the minimum of what it takes to get through a level. Sometimes, you’ll just have to let some monsters like the Devil pass through to conserve money and economize.
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