Atari has added a social gaming twist to the latest revival of its venerable Missile Command franchise. The newest version of the game, released yesterday on social gaming hub OMGPOP, expands the city-defending, missile-destroying concept of the original with power-ups, achievements and, most importantly, an online multiplayer component.
Much like the original game, you have to shoot down incoming missiles raining down from the top of the screen with defensive missiles of your own, leading your shots to create chain reactions of circular explosive coronas in the sky. In the new version, however, your defensive turret is only one of up to eight shooting at the incoming threat, a first for the series.
February 2010
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Arcade classic Missile Command makes a social gaming comeback
Friday, February 26, 2010Filed under Games.com -- The Blog , Published Works , Reviews , Video Games.
Hero World: More than just ‘Super Hero Mafia Wars’
Wednesday, February 24, 2010Filed under Games.com -- The Blog , Published Works , Reviews , Video Games.
“The Hero League needs your help stopping The Silver Valkyrie from destroying Star City! Choose your super hero name and join the battle!”
So begins Hero World, the newest Facebook game from Rockyou, the publisher also responsible for dark horse hit Zoo World.
At its core, the game resembles nothing so much as a superhero-themed version of Mafia Wars, where you click buttons to perform missions, draining your energy to earn money and power points. These can, in turn, be exchanged for new equipment to make your hero more powerful (and better looking), new hideouts (to generate yet more money), new vehicles (to access new areas and missions), more powerful abilities and attacks, and more.
