Spice Invaders Review
Price: FREE
Version: 1.02
App Reviewed on: iPhone 3GS
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Assuming we're all knowledgeable of tower defense games, I'm going to cut right to the specific nuances. Players will do the deed throughout several varied levels/maps gaining experience for their pirate to unlock new towers, spending earned cash and points on said upgrades, unlocking new levels and eventually new game types. Each stage (and modes, once they're unlocked) can be replayed as much as needed and there's no shortage of incentive to do so.
Aside from the ever present desire to unlock more and more stuff, Spice Invaders has a bit more going for it. It looks great with lots of colorful imagery, plenty of visual upgrades to each tower and these adorably goofy little speech bubbles that pop-up from time to time to show what a given unit is thinking. I'm particularly fond of seeing a rarely-used turret saying something akin to "I feel useless..." It made me laugh. The overall interface is also pretty slick and easy to navigate, too.
I have every faith in Chillingo making the multiplayer into something that doesn't induce rage, but right now I'd rather avoid it. Thankfully the singleplayer portion of Spice Invaders is more than enough to satisfy. Barring the occasional ad there's hardly any way of knowing that this is a free-to-play game. I think that alone speaks volumes.