Orcs Must Die! 2 (tower defense/3rd person shooter)

[RovingDeath]

This game just came out yesterday, and is a great way to kill time while waiting to play PS2. Flash tower defense games online are great, but this one puts you directly into the maze. The best improvement in this game from the first is CO-OP! You can also re-spec, so you don't have to be afraid to spend your upgrade points anymore.

For $15 on Steam I can't think of a better investment in the mean time, especially if TD is your genre. My wife and I will definitely be playing this until PS2 Beta gets further along (she isn't into testing like I am).

[Warborn]

Yeah, the original was cool and so is this one. Although I am having some performance issues I hope they sort out eventually.

[Kitsune]

It's really fun It's not a faceroll game either... Unless of lowest difficulty. It's really hard trying to find an all-around style that fits to you and tackles every map well.

I spam lightning ring cuz it's boss. In endless though, I'm stuck using a grinder-Punder-SpikeTrap combo with barracades forcing them down a row of spinning steel and death. I got to wave 25 solo in endless, so it works for a while, but the sappers will bust barricades and orcs will avoid the traps, leaving you with little to no defense from their free sprint to the gate.

I fail to see the use of automatic balista launchers besides to fill that unused ceiling space. Either the reload on those things is 30 seconds long or it's a real pain to accurately aim the thing.

[RovingDeath]

I'm still stuck on my pattern from the first game of funneling them into a tar-filled, narrow tunnel with swinging pendulums overhead and grinders/blades/arrows coming from the walls. I like to throw some exploding alchemist potions into the mix too. Can't wait to do some co-op too; the sorceress is bad ass with that charm spell!

[SKYeXile]

yea been playing this, really enjoying it.