Escape From The Red Planet

Developer Frosty Pop continues its quest to port its mobile games to Steam. Right after the release of the atypical fighting card game Deck ‘Em!, Frosty Pop is now targeting the oft-forgotten genre of tower defence with Escape From The Red Planet. The premise here is simple. The Orion III ship has crash-landed on Mars. Stranded and with limited resources, Commander Abigail Blackwell must use all of her skills and resources to survive hordes of alien creatures from destroying her only source of power, a solar panel. This is all the player needs in order to prepare for twenty-five levels of surprisingly challenging battles. The first few levels are deceptively easy. Commander Blackwell uses rechargeable solar energy to build simple turrets on pre-determined blocks on the map. She can also enter first-person mode to use a blaster to shoot the aliens and support the turrets. Solar points can also be used to increase the amounts of solar panels, which will net an increasing number of energy points as the level goes on. While it is extremely easy to grasp how the game works and controls (especially given its birth as a mobile game, everything can be accessed directly via mouse clicks),…

Cute little game, really short and light on content, but well worth the $2 or $3 when it's on sale.

I want to be very honest. I did NOT like this game. I tried and maybe given a bit more time that would change but I just... couldn't Pros: Upgrade system is ok Simple enough to play Unique art direction Cons: I hated the aiming system The built items having a time limit instead of a damage counter was bleh The way the wapons reloaded needs a work. I do want it said that tower defense and me are not great friends so I am SUPER picky with them but this game turned me off quickly and just couldn't turn it around. I give it 1/4 batteries.

The controls are simple. Shoot martians, build towers, shoot more martians, build MOAR TOWERS. The martians get bigger and faster, while the towers get more complex. All wrapped up in a $5 bow. Definitely worth checking out. https://youtu.be/Q535DFp6GOM

Our review: https://1upinfinite.com/escape-from-the-red-planet-review/ Frosty Pop once again does a fair job at releasing a game meant to teach newcomers a genre without overwhelming them with context. In this case, it's a tower defense game that's a perfect segue into other in-depth staples within the series.

Neat game with a fair amount of potential. Interesting blend of resource management, tower defense, and FPS.