Reviews for Ghost Hacker

[henrybrice]

Great game

Really great game.

My only problem, and this doesn't lose you points as I can probably only blame myself is that I got completely stuck on lvl 9. Maybe I missed something, but so far as I could tell with some 20 tries at the level there is no way to make enough money to place enough sentry towers to kill all the armoured AIs on the first and second waves of only AI. The sentries are expensive, take ages to fire, and there are very limited spaces to put them...

But great game, nice story line and nice gameplay. The graphics are a little simple but fine for the game. All in all a good TD game, a nice addition to NG's fine collection :)

[Exedor]

Great game!

I love the background design. I'd have it as wallpaper on my computer if I could. :)

CoreSector responds:

Actually, you can download a copy of it here:

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[LiteralDuck]

Good Game But...

It's a great game.
I gave it a 9 though, but thats purley because I'm not really into tower defence games. But it does look really interesting, and will appeal to those interested in this genre, therefore I highly recommend this if you like TD Games.

[Xeans]

A new spin on an old concept

Really, you took on of the most tired generes and gave it a new spin.

I like it! The difficulty was a bit much at times but it is 2am so I'll put that off to my tiredness.

Also, what I've seen of the story is very nice

[hailfyre]

Nothing new, but oh so very enjoyable.

Summary:
Ghost Hacker brings nothing entirely new to the Tower Defense genre, but offers an excellent game nonetheless. WARNING: Looking at the walkthrough WILL sap all fun from playing the game. Do NOT use it unless you're at your wits end.

Story/Script: 8/10
A cybernetic tale of deceit, division and cake. The story has potential and left me waiting for a sequel to see how things turned out. The twist was almost predictable, but satisfying.
Generally a well written script with some chuckles to be found in stage descriptions.

Gameplay: 8/10
Nothing new, but all good. Every tower is unique and the upgrade system allows for some very powerful combinations. Resource management is easy and interesting with the use of scripts for some quick potent effects.
The limited slots of programs you can bring in to each level does bring a certain element of strategy, but will gradually cause you to disregard some of the more unique towers in the game.
Enemies are varied and each type brings a fresh challenge, this keeps the game interesting all the way to the last level.

Graphics/Design: 9/10
The game looks the part. The game graphics and interface will make you feel like you're in an updated version of Hackers (terrible movie btw), but that isnt necessarily a bad thing!
Slick design makes menu navigation easy and the game is easy on the eyes. Just the way i like my Tower Defense games.

Audio/Music: 9/10
Fitting audio with muted clicks and bleeps. No complaints here.
The sounds of the towers firing and stuff dying are impeccable. A very important aspect of Tower Defense games.