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By Christopher Healy
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Pop invading balloons with everything from tacks to bombs.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
Any Positive Content?
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Bloons TD 4
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What's It About?
Players must repel incoming waves of enemy balloons by placing defensive units (largely monkeys with varying abilities) to shoot and and pop them as they progress. As the levels advance, the enemy becomes harder to defeat, and players will have to upgrade units (by tapping them and selecting from a menu at the bottom of the screen) and more strategically placing new units (which are shown in a menu on the right hand side of the screen, then slid into position).
Is It Any Good?
BLOONS TD 4, on its easy level, works great as a simple introduction to tower defense games -- games where you must defend your tower from relentless attack. In this game you are moving monkeys around to pop balloons. The rules and controls are a cinch to pick up, and you won't have too many frustrating defeats while you figure out the strategies involved. When moving up to normal and hard difficulty levels, the game offers a genuine challenge, even to TD-game veterans. It's got great, cute graphics and some really imaginative "weapons" to choose from. All in all, it's a refreshing standout among the ever-growing pool of tower defense apps.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Discuss the importance of thinking ahead in aspects real life of life.
Play board games like Stratego or chess to teach the importance of strategy.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire , Nook HD
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : decision-making , strategy
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : January 12, 2011
- Genre : Strategy Games
- Publisher : Digital Goldfish Ltd
- Version : 3.6
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.1.3 or later; Android 1.5 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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