PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate

Double Eleven · Aug 26, 2013

Everyone

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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. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones. Collect treasure along the way to build up your arsenal and pay for new towers – countless waves of monsters are out to get the Tiki babies, so you need to be prepared to fight hard!

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Critic 7.1 (2 critics) · Gamer 8.1

Critic reviews

NintendoLife
Evan Chambers · Jun 14, 2016
8.0
All in all, even though it's an 8-year-old game, PixelJunk Monsters is a welcome addition to the Wii U. It looks sharp and smooth, utilizes the GamePad very well (which is always a plus for any game that arrives on the console), and still manages to provide a unique tower defense strategy. Things can get stressful, as they are supposed to in tower defense, but that's all part of the fun and genre. Just make sure your towers are equipped to handle both land and air, and those nasty monsters never make it to your Tiki children. Be safe out there, Tikiman!
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Game Revolution
Daniel Bischoff · Jun 17, 2014
8.0
Where the PS3 version lagged quite a bit via remote play, the Vita version looks great on my original unit's OLED display. I haven't tested the PS4 version, but given that this downloadable currently costs PlayStation Plus subscribers absolutely nothing, it'd be dumb not to get it on your device.
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IGN
GREG MILLER · Jul 30, 2013
9.0
It’s more than 70 levels of superb tower defense that you can play wherever and whenever you want. Sure, I wish co-op carried over to single-player, that the difficulty spikes weren’t so maddening, and that there was a new island of levels, but that doesn’t take away from how excellent PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD is.
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PlayStation Universe
Kyle Prahl · Jul 30, 2013
8.5
The latest PixelJunk Monsters lives up to the series' pedigree, making no concession on punishing trial-and-error gameplay while delivering undeniable fun over dozens (hundreds?) of hours.
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Push Square
Greg Giddens · Jul 27, 2013
9.0
PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD serves up a cannon blast of brilliance. At its core is a traditional tower defence game with a gorgeous aesthetic, but its considered gameplay, taxing tactics, and satisfying reward loop will make you dance to the beat of its drum. This will tear through your defences and devour your time like a gluttonous fiend. Don't miss this monstrous hit.
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The Vita Lounge
Jon Harding-Rathbone · Jul 25, 2013
9.0
If you’re up for a serious challenge you need look no further and Double Eleven also have the advantage of being first to the table with tower defense on Vita. Fieldrunners 2 is due out soon but it will certainly take one hell of a game to dethrone PixelJunk Monsters as the bar as been set very high indeed. You can pick it up when it launches with next week’s Playstation Store update.
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