Browser Game Pick: GemCraft (Game in a Bottle)
GemCraft is a neat tower defense game where standard defensive units are replaced with multicolored gems, while gold has been substituted with mana points. Build up your defense by occupying empty towers with gems from the right side of the screen, then summon additional gems, trenches or even towers at the cost of more mana. Experience points can be used to upgrade your basic skill sets, while new skills are unlocked by incrementing your summoner's current level.
Click on a wave stone to speed things up for a score bonus, or left click on an individual enemy unit to examine their stats. Gems of the same color can be combined to increase their effectiveness. Preview the next enemy wave by hovering the mouse cursor over a wave stone. (advanced strategy guide)
Name: GemCraft
Developer: Game in a Bottle
Category: Strategy
Type: Browser
Comments
This game is a potential amazing TD, but it slips up in one aspect: difficulty. Unless you're new to TD games, you'll find this almost abrasively easy. And if you ARE new, you might find the learning curve a bit difficult. Aside from that though, its a good game.
Posted by: Troy RULES | June 12, 2008 5:19 AM
Well its easy to beat but hard to master. Even then the later levels and hidden levels are fairly hard. Furthermore it says chapter 1 on the title screen so the 2nd might be harder.
This is the best of its genre I'd say.
Posted by: Dakaggo | June 12, 2008 6:19 AM
The epic level is quite a challenge.
Posted by: alspal | June 13, 2008 1:55 PM
I found the first 10 levels far too easy, I used no towers at all, crafted gems as fast as I could click the keyboard, released all phases of all levels all at once and gem bombed all creeps..
The creep kill bonus points plus, was more than enough to gain full glowing locations. and more than enough level bonuses for my mage to make all the later levels fairly easy too.
Posted by: BaneStar | June 16, 2008 12:56 PM
Great game, I love it, but I wouldn't call it indie at all. And def the best of it's genre
Posted by: Alex Meade | June 18, 2008 12:34 AM
Your right for veterans to the tower defence genre its fairly easy , newcomers may find it slightly cumbersome at first but with its quick learning curve will soon get into it.
Posted by: Play Games | June 30, 2008 12:44 PM