PixelJunk Monsters

Timed PlayStation exclusive

Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them.

Released: 6 December 2007
Platforms: PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita Wii U
Genres: Puzzle Real-time strategy Strategy
Developers: Q-Games Ltd.
Publishers: Double Eleven Q-Games Ltd.Sony Computer Entertainment
Modes: Co-op Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Fantasy Kids

About

PixelJunk Monsters is a tower defense video game developed by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3. The second game in the PixelJunk series, it was originally released in Japan on December 6, 2007 and worldwide by Sony Computer Entertainment on the PlayStation Store on January 24, 2008. The game was released for the PlayStation Portable under the title PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe.

PixelJunk Monsters Encore, an expansion pack for the game, was released on April 24, 2008 in Japan; May 8, 2008 in North America; and May 15, 2008 in Europe.

Keywords

tower defense
anime
custom soundtrack
high score
playstation network
heroes
playstation trophies
60 fps on consoles
polygonal 3d
single-screen level
downloadable content
leaderboard

Media

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Gameplay

Gameplay in PixelJunk Monsters has similarities to various tower defense titles. The objective is to build defense towers along the enemies' path to keep them from reaching a hut, or base. Several small creatures dwell at the base. For each enemy that survives the defense towers and reaches the hut, one offspring is killed. If all offspring are wiped out, the level is failed.

Towers have distinct attributes, such as rapid fire, long range, air-focused, etc. Destroyed enemies usually drop coins and occasionally give gems, which then can be used to upgrade and research new towers.

Reception

The PlayStation 3 version of PixelJunk Monsters, Encore, Deluxe, and the Vita version of Ultimate received "favorable" reviews, while the PC version of Ultimate and the Wii U version of PixelJunk Monsters received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.