War in a Box: Paper Tanks Review
Price: $2.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4S
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In each War in a Box level, players must strategically place various turrets at predetermined spots on the map in order to destroy waves of incoming enemies. There are machine gun turrets, cannon turrets, and even artillery and flack turrets. The varying types of turrets compliment the varying types of enemies. There are speedy buggies and slow moving armored tanks, and there are also various planes and blimps that take the onslaught to the air. Some of the player's turrets can attack only ground targets, some can attack only air targets, some can attack both. This adds to the need for serious strategy when conquering each level.
The whole game is constructed in paper craft fashion, with maps, hills, turrets, enemies, trees, buildings and terrain all made to look like they were folded out of paper and cardboard. To add to the effect, each level takes place on what looks to be a table in a larger room that can be just barely glimpsed in the background. The extent to which this design is taken is astonishing and an array of small but significant details add volumes to the game's atmosphere. As an added bonus, the ability to enter a first-person view of each placed turret also give the player an interesting way to enjoy some of these finer details.As a tower defense game War in a Box: Paper Tanks is incredibly fun; both challenging and well balanced. Its design is inspired and each graphic element is as charming as it is intricate. This title has so many great elements that it would truly be a shame to miss it.