Krinkle Krusher
Developer(s)Ilusis Interactive Graphics
Publisher(s)Ilusis Interactive Graphics
  • PAL: Funbox Media (PS4)
  • WW: Funbox Media (PC)
EngineUnity
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
ReleasePlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Vita
  • NA: April 7, 2015
  • EU: August 5, 2016
  • AU: January 27, 2017
  • AU: January 30, 2017 (PS4)
Xbox One
  • NA: February 5, 2016
Windows
  • WW: August 4, 2016
Genre(s)Tower defense
Mode(s)Single-player

Krinkle Krusher is a tower defense video game developed by Brazilian[1] game studio Ilusis Interactive Graphics. The game was released on April 7, 2015, for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 platforms.[2][3][4][5] In the game players must defend their kingdom from the twisted and hungry creatures called krinkles. The player takes the role of a magic glove capable of casting elemental spells on the field by using gestures (in PSVita) or different buttons combinations (PS3 and PS4).

The wicked krinkles comes at various types, some capable of absorbing spells or move in some unpredictable ways that require specific strategies and spells combinations. Each new spell, item and environment adds new gameplay elements and players have to think quickly about how to deal with the krinkle squads that march relentlessly into the defenses. During the journey players learn how to upgrade magic rings and make spells even more devastating.[6][7]

The gameplay is more action oriented as the player must continuously cast the spells as traps to contain the hordes of krinkles, instead of creating towers. There are still strategic elements by the elemental spell types and combinations. The enemies react differently to each element and the type of ground where it is cast may change the spell effects.

According to the studio the game was inspired by elements from the games Plants vs. Zombies, Orcs Must Die! and Fat Wizard.[8]

The game is one of the few Brazilian made games for console to be released in 2015,[9][10] and should be the first Brazilian game to be released on PS4 system.[11]

Reception

The game had received generally favorably reviews by praising the strategic decisions and action driven take on the Castle Defense genre.[12] Most of reviews make note of the high difficult level game in contrast with the cartoon visuals.[13] Past the some difficult levels the game is regarded as addicting and the stars and spells upgrade systems adds to the replay value.[14][15] It has a score of 50% on Metacritic.[16]

In Brazil the game had some particularly good reception by critic praising for it for being a good first entry of the Brazilian games at the PS4 platforms.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Krinkle Krusher from Ilusis Interactive Graphics Coming to Playstation 4".
  2. ^ Arantes, Leonardo (12 December 2014). "Krinkle Krusher Coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita in February". Playstation Blog. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ Williams, Katie (15 December 2014). "Krinkle Krusher Announced for Playstation Consoles". IGN Africa. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Game brasileiro 'Krinkle Krusher' sai em fevereiro para PS4, PS Vita e PS3". G1 - Tecnologia e Games. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ^ Suddi, Aran (12 December 2014). "Krinkle Krusher Bringing Magical Tower Defence To PS4, PS3, & Vita". The Sixth Axis. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Krinkle Krusher". Mundo Messier. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. ^ Schidmt, Emanuel (13 October 2014). "Conheça os jogo brasileiros que serão lançados para consoles PlayStation". Techtudo. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ^ Izidro, Bruno (1 October 2014). "Estúdio brasileiro apresenta um tower defense para PSVita na BGS 2014". Kotaku Brasil. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  9. ^ Oliveira, Marcus (15 March 2015). "5 Games Indie Brasileiros para ficar de olho em 2015". IGN Brasil. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  10. ^ Izidro, Bruno (12 December 2014). "Krinkle Krusher é mais um jogo brasileiro que chega ao PS4 em 2015". Kotaku Brasil. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  11. ^ Emmerich, Eduardo (5 March 2015). "Krinkle Krusher se prepara para sua grande estreia". Redbull Games. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  12. ^ Berlinger, Trent (9 April 2015). "Krinkle Krusher Review 8/10". Vita Reviews. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  13. ^ Suddi, Aran (9 April 2015). "Krinkle Krusher Review 7/10". The Sixth Axis. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  14. ^ Corson, Tracey (10 April 2015). "Krinkle Krusher Review 7.5/10". PS3 Blog. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  15. ^ Feeback, Dennis (16 April 2015). "Krinkle Krusher PS4 PS3 PS Vita Review". PS3 Blog. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Krinkle Krusher". Metacritic.
  17. ^ Capelas, Bruno (14 April 2015). "Krinkle Krusher Review - A gente não quer só komida - 7.5/10". IGN Brasil. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  18. ^ Schulze, Thomas (8 April 2015). "Review Krinkle Krusher - Game dá uma "mãozinha" ao mercado nacional - 7/10". Pop Games Brasil. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  19. ^ Izidro, Bruno (7 April 2015). "Como Krinkle Krusher se tornou o primeiro jogo brasileiro a ser lançado no PS4". Gizmodo Brasil. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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