Unpub Preview: Tower Defense Co-Op

Unpub Previews allow the designer a chance to talk a little bit more about their games in the Unpub Network.In Tower Defense: Co-Op,designed by Tom Callahan, players cooperate in a tile-based, turn-based, strategy game.  The concept was inspired by the computerized, real-time, Tower Defense genre. The goal is to manage resources to defeat waves of enemies before those enemies reach the end of the tracks.    At the start of each game, players may fully customize the track design and order of enemies and modifiers, to meet their desired level of difficulty to gain some benefits of both, or upgrade towers to maximize their individual strengths.

Let's hear what Tom has to say about the creation and development of  Tower Defense: Co-Op...

What was your inspiration for  Tower Defense: Co-Op? The highly popular computerized genre of Tower Defense games.

What is your favorite part of  Tower Defense: Co-Op?  The game tracks may be designed in any configuration, and parts of the tracks may change position throughout the course of the game.

To your knowledge, What do other people find most interesting about  Tower Defense: Co-Op? The "L-Tiles." I do not know what else to call them, and I do not think I have seen them in any other game.

What has been the most challenging part of designing  Tower Defense: Co-Op? Consolidating the game interface to use less pieces and creating easy to understand graphic design.

What advice would you give to players attempting  Tower Defense: Co-Op for the first time? Most of the Income is generated at a set rate. Players may have to rotate saving Credits for more powerful Towers and Upgrades.

What has surprised you most in play-tests of  Tower Defense: Co-Op? Dice were used less and less as a core game mechanic with each prototype; eventually dice were removed completely.

People who like______ will like  Tower Defense: Co-Op. Why? Cooperative Strategy games. TD:CO is mechanically like a dungeon crawler where the enemies are trying to run off with the player's oxygen supply instead of fighting the players. This is the core mechanic of all Tower Defense games.

For more information, to view more pictures, and to find out where you can play  Tower Defense: Co-Op, please visit the game's page here on Unpub.net!