{"id":12256,"date":"2014-08-25T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T00:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=12256"},"modified":"2014-08-16T08:48:53","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T08:48:53","slug":"the-great-prank-war-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/25\/the-great-prank-war-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Prank War (iPad)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PRANK_BOX\"<\/a>One of Cartoon Network\u2019s most popular animated series is Regular Show, and it\u2019s all about a rag-tag group of characters who work at a city park where crazy stuff happens on a regular basis.\u00a0 In one of the episodes, a rival park starts a prank war, and the whole episode parodies war movies like Rambo and Terminator.\u00a0 This game is based on that episode.\u00a0 Gene, the rival park manager, steals a time machine so he can go to the past and win the prank war for good.\u00a0 Now you must help Mordecai, Rigby, Skips, Muscle Man, and the rest of the gang take their park back in this very creative tower defense style game.\u00a0 The Great Prank War is available to download on iOS devices, Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore (reviewed on iPad here).<\/p>\n

Now before you start groaning about this being yet another tower defense game, it\u2019s actually a pretty creative take on the genre.\u00a0 In most tower defense games, you build turrets and guns to fend off waves of enemies trying to destroy your base.\u00a0 But in The Great Prank War, it\u2019s like a \u2018reverse\u2019 tower defense game.\u00a0 You control a single character and must charge through enemy waves of soldiers and their own gun towers, destroying them so you can build your own prank gunners to protect your base.\u00a0 You win the level when the mission objective is completed (usually by defeating minions or towers), and then you can destroy the main base on the other side of the playfield to complete the level.<\/p>\n

In the game there are four areas, each representing one of the four seasons, with four levels in each.\u00a0 You can play as Mordecai, Rigby, Skips, or Muscle Man, each one has varying movement speeds, attack, and defense.\u00a0 You start out with only Mordecai and Rigby, but you\u2019ll unlock the other two characters as you play.\u00a0 You\u2019ll pick two characters to tackle a level, and can switch out between them at any time; handy for when your energy gets low (the player not on the field will regain energy over time).\u00a0 Use the touch screen to tap where you want your character to go and who you want them to attack.\u00a0 Slide your finger around to view any part of the map.\u00a0 In each stage you start out at level 0 and can gain experience by defeating enemies.\u00a0 Reach a high enough level and you\u2019ll be able to use special attacks to help you defeat enemies and protect your base.<\/p>\n

In each level, you\u2019ll start out on the left side of the playfield at Benson\u2019s car and must make it to the right side to destroy the enemy base.\u00a0 Along the way, you\u2019ll have to defeat enemies and their towers, but you\u2019ll mostly be focusing on attacking the latter.\u00a0 Once you destroy a tower, you can build your own prank gun turret to protect your base from ever-approaching soldiers.\u00a0 These turrets include egg guns, fart bomb cannons, glue guns (good for slowing the enemy down), and rapid fire tomato blasters.\u00a0 Once you unlock the tomato gun you won\u2019t need to use any other though.\u00a0 Keep an eye on your towers and repair them if needed.\u00a0 If your character loses all their energy, you won\u2019t lose the level; you\u2019ll just respawn back at Benson\u2019s car where you started.\u00a0 The only way to lose a level is if enemies make it to Benson\u2019s car and whittle down its energy to zero. \u00a0At the end of each world, you\u2019ll have to defeat a boss character, a giant robot mech based on one of the characters from the show.<\/p>\n

The only problem you may have with this game is that it\u2019s a bit short and easy.\u00a0 I managed to zip through the whole game without getting defeated once (although there were a couple of close shaves), and I usually have trouble with most tower defense games.\u00a0 There are side missions you can complete to earn extra stars per level, which increases the replay value a bit.\u00a0 And it is a Cartoon Network game geared toward kids anyway.\u00a0 The visuals reflect the feel of the TV show very well, and once nice touch is that as you play levels, the trees get increasingly more toilet paper on them!\u00a0 If this review sounds confusing, don\u2019t worry, the game does a great job of teaching you how to play.\u00a0 The Great Prank War is great for tower defense novices and fans of Regular Show alike.<\/p>\n

\"PRANK_SCREEN\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though the game is about war, the violence is all silly and cartoony.\u00a0 You attack with goofy weapons like eggs, tomatoes, pies, and stink bombs.\u00a0 Defeated enemies usually just disappear or have a silly animation (the bull enemies turn into steaks, for instance).\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger players may need help since the game requires a bit of multitasking.\u00a0 If you\u2019re OK with your kids watching Regular Show on TV, they\u2019ll be OK with this game, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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