Tricky Towers
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Puzzle, tetris, 2D, arcade elements, for 2 players, splitscreen, PS Plus Premium, PS Plus Extra, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
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An action logic game developed by Dutch studio WeirdBeard. It is an expansion of the previous game from the same creators, known as 99 Bricks Wizard Academy. Tricky Towers is another version of the classic Tetris formula. The players are tasked with placing colorful bricks that fall from the sky. After combining the bricks, they don’t disappear but create a tower. The player must create as high construction as possible.
Tricky Towers is an interesting logic game for PC and PS4. It was developed by Dutch studio WeirdBeard, the creators of 99 Bricks Wizard Academy. The creators consider their new title as the spiritual successor of the previous project because it is based on same principles that were strongly expanded.
Mechanics
Tricky Towers for PC and PS4 is a modern variation of Tetris. The players are tasked with combining colorful blocks that fall from the sky. In difference to the famous game, in Tricky Towers the bricks don’t disappear but create a tower instead. The player is tasked with creating as tall a construction as possible; which isn’t an easy task because of game’s physics. The tower can start tilting or even collapse if the pieces are connected in wrong way.
Another innovation is related to the fact that the players assume the role of sorcerers. They can use spells to help themselves or to make it harder for the opponents to construct the towers, for example by summoning a big brick that will break their towers.
Game modes
Tricky Towers for PC and PS4 is a game focused mostly on multiplayer mode for up to four players. In this mode the winner is the player whose building lasts till the end. It is also possible for two players to play through local network. In Survival mode one must use selected number of bricks before other players, Race mode is about building with a time limit and Puzzle mode forces the players to add as much bricks as possible to the construction without reaching selected tallness of the tower. Players who prefer to play alone can complete 50 levels of singleplayer mode.
Technical aspects
WeirdBeard’s production is a simple but fun game that offers minimalistic, colorful 2D graphics and light tone.
Last updated on August 15, 2016
Videos and Screens
[1:23] Tricky Towers launch trailer
Push Square: 6 / 10 by Sam Brooke
Tricky Towers is a good romp when playing local multiplayer with friends – the floppy physics add tension (both literally and metaphorically) and the spells make the gameplay interesting and dynamic. The gameplay suffers quite a bit in single player, though, and even though the price is cheap, the game does wear thin eventually.
TrueAchievements: 3 / 5 by Megan Walton
Overall, the game is fun for a short time, but it's never anything on which you are going to spend a huge amount of time.
COGconnected: 68 / 100 by Anthony Gomez
There’s something inherently satisfying about seeing your friends visibly devastated when their dreams of an architecture career come crashing down in front of their eyes.
Tricky Towers Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows August 2, 2016
PlayStation 4 August 2, 2016
Nintendo Switch October 11, 2018
Developer: WeirdBeard
Publisher: WeirdBeard
