Fieldrunners iPhone Screen

Why is Fieldrunners ($4.99, download) so great? Because it gets every element of being a fun mobile touchscreen game right. Not only is it a great game, its controls are free of frustration, and it delivers impressive graphics and animations. Fieldrunners is a fun and challenging game with plenty of replay value, and we’re rating it an 9.2 out of 10, highly recommended.

Fieldrunners belongs to a genre of games known as tower defense. The general idea is to build a maze of defensive structures that will destroy enemies that pass by. And the enemies are generally pretty dumb; they’ll follow any path you create for them. The challenge of the game is to figure out how to defeat the different types of enemies, each with their own unique vulnerabilities, with the various weapons supplied to you. Fieldrunners does a good job of delivering a balance between enemy variety and your weapon upgrades, forcing you to think about your choices rather than just build without thought.

Fieldrunners iPhone Game Review

The graphics of Fieldrunners are impressive. The tower defense genre is known for its amateurish, almost hand-drawn graphics, but Fieldrunners has a professional, exaggerated cartoonish look that works great on the iPhone’s small screen size. And a recent update brought sound effects and music to the game, both of which are very good.

Also new in a update was the introduction of a second map, which can be unlocked by defeating 100 waves on the first map. There are also three difficulty levels that offer a good amount of replay value to the game.

Fieldrunners iPhone Game

If there is anything to complain about, it’s the long game times. It’s not likely you’ll finish the game in one sitting. But your progress is saved whenever you quit, allowing you to start where you left off. There can also be stretches of the game where you become passive waiting for your money to grow before you can begin building towers again.

Conclusion

Fieldrunners delivers impressive graphics, addictive gameplay, frustration-free game controls, and some replay value. 9.2 out of 10, highly recommended.

  • Name: Fieldrunners
  • Developers: Subatomic Studios
  • Version Reviewed: 1.1.1
  • Price: $4.99
  • Download: Fieldrunners