Tiamatini

This is a fun and highly addictive game for the iPhone which I was lucky enough to discover while it was free for a day.  The idea is to protect your sheep from the hoards of invading aliens, hell bent on turning them into inter-galactic scarves.  You build different towers across your field to destroy said aliens before they reach your precious sheep at the other end of the field.  There is a handy little bar along the bottom which tells you how far through the attack you are (2 of 42 means the 2nd wave of 42) and also tells you which aliens to expect next – different ones are vulnerable to different weapons after all, so if you see a wave of flying aliens coming up and you only have ground attack towers in place, you know you need to build something to help with air defence.  For each alien you kill you not only get points, but a few more pennies in the coffer, and thus the ability to build or upgrade your defences.  I’ll be honest, it kills the iPhone battery (but then, doesn’t everything?) but is worth it for the entertainment value.

The first level is pretty easy, it breaks you in gently; the 2nd is a bit trickier, with aliens attacking on 2 fronts and seemingly less money to start off with, it took me several attempts to get through that one; the third is downright impossible, with aliens attacking on 3 fronts – I’ll be honest, I’ve been playing this for hours a day and still can’t get through it, so I dread to think what the 4th, and final, level is like.  With each level you complete you unlock new weapons, theoretically giving you more chance of beating the next level, tho I’m yet to reap the benefits for level 3, as I said.

As a free game it’s been a damn good download; it’s currently retailing at a mere $0.99 and is well worth the money.