Every second is a mad scramble for ammo, powerups, and survival that, while sadly limited to local play only, kept my group of four players glued to their controllers with its highly competitive action. Even the single-player and co-op Quest mode is worth playing to practice your skills before going into battle.
Classic board games don't get marked down for only being playable with real-world humans, though, and nor should TowerFall Ascension. This is the type of game that creates memories and dissolves friendships, soundtracked by the pained swears of the defeated and the uproarious cheers of the victors. If that's not worth moving your life around for, then what is?
It's not that the Quest and Trials modes are lacking in quality; it's that the multiplayer, and its toy box full of variables, possesses the stuff in unparalleled quantities.
Fifteen dollars isn't a lot for a game, but when the original Towerfall came to the Ouya, I cringed at its price tag. Sure, it was the best release on the platform, but it felt like a lot for a simplistic party game, especially on a $100 console....
Patrick Mittler: Für mich ist TowerFall Ascension schon jetzt das spaßigste Spiel des Jahres, zumindest im lokalen Koop mit bis zu vier Kumpels. Über die Jahre hatten wir immer wieder Lieblingsspiele, die sich einfach perfekt für stundenlange...
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