Field General

Fieldrunners (AU$3.99), is an application that has won many awards and garnered much critical acclaim and it is easy to see why. Fieldrunners does not break new ground in terms of genre or concepts, as there are many Tower Defense applications which share the same, if not, identical premise. Fieldrunners, however, takes the genre (Tower Defense) and the concept of this genre (trying to stop an enemy from reaching a certain point) and creates an almost perfect gameplay and strategic experience. Fieldrunners achieves this by employing stunning graphics, challenging levels and by providing a vast and aesthically brilliant set of upgradeable artillery.

Fieldrunners certainly lives up to its heightened claims of being able to provide "Hours of entertainment and replayable challenges!" as completing a single level can take a substantial amount of time. It takes me about 90 minutes to complete a level, but, some levels can take closer to two hours to fully complete. (This may not be the case for everyone, as I have a tendancy to play strategic games, like Fieldrunners, in a very slow and analytical manner.) Don't be scared off by the long period of gameplay that is required, Subatomic Studios have combated this by making the game easily pausable and resumable. This helps break-up the time that is spent immersed in this immensely detailed and incredibly entertaining world.

Fieldrunners' premise is a simple one, but the increasingly challenging levels continue to keep you on your toes throughout the entire game. With replayable levels and even an endless game mode Fieldrunners is sure to keep you busy and more importantly entertained for hours on end.

(Now on to the important part.) Fieldrunners is the cream of an already competitive gaming market's crop and, therefore, it deserves the highest rating possible. Now, to answer the question that burns deep inside every app enthusiasts soul: Yes, this application is really going to be worth the mere $3.99 it costs to purchase.

MyAppSource Rating: Five Stars!