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The bright color scheme and light violence help to mask a larger issue present throughout the game. It’s not terrible and serves its purpose, but it certainly isn’t memorable. The music is similar in that it sounds like a teenager making Deftones and Tool-inspired tracks. With enough finesse or the right type of unit, these are easier, but it’s not immediately apparent what the right strategy is (if there even is one).ĭespite the amount of carnage caused by each unit, the game is bright and colorful, reducing the amount of implied gore to something like that of a Mario game. They made for some of the best and most frustrating moments. The latter two I found to be more difficult and tactical. There are also a tower defense-style option and a rescue mission variant. There’s the standard “kill everything mode” as well as a variation on that where only one unit can be brought into the fray. When the map opens up, there are several different mission types available. That said, each level can be completed by any unit, though I wouldn’t recommend it unless you want to challenge yourself. There are bomb-throwers, spies and tanks, for example, that all serve their purpose in the later chaotic missions. You can also rescue anyone that has their hands bound.Ī variety of units to choose from Variation DestinationĪfter a few rudimentary initial stages, the difficulty ramps up, encouraging players to recruit more expensive and complex units. In fact, this is usually the main goal of each level: kill anything that has a weapon. You get a gun, a bit of health and some gusto, and you’re plunked into a forest set to fight pretty much anything that stands in your way. The starting units are your basic light infantry. Doing so will increase the rewards at the end of the level and help the player unlock more destructive – and fun – units to make the more challenging levels easier to tackle. It has a variety of goals to achieve in each level, allowing players to replay each stage and try different techniques to improve their high score.
Designed and published by Ish Games, City Siege involves recruiting units and moving them one at a time through gauntlets of killable enemies and rescuable hostages. If you’ve ever wanted a mix between Contra and Worms, then City Siege: Faction Island might be for you. City Siege: Faction Island from Ish Games