So addictive; so much carnage

I cannot even imagine tallying up the time I have spent standing in line, waiting on hold or sitting in the cold chairs of the DMV. (Which I believe is the dress rehearsal for purgatory) In all of these cases I have some white time, or time to fill. After I downloaded Robo-Defense from the android market, I have found a way to make that time pass. This  highly addictive game will entertain you for hours.

The object of the game is that you have to prevent the robots from getting from one side of the screen to the other. Sounds simple right? In fact it is… shoot them before they get to the other side. The higher the level the tougher the robots get. As you play you earn points to spend to upgrade your explosives, how fast your rockets reload and everything else you can think of that could be upgraded.

It is a seriously simple game, and it is simply addictive. The simplicity of the game is the key on this one. Every time you kill a robot you get money to spend on the next tower. When you get thru all of the enemies on that level you get your points to spend.  The more you complete the levels the more you want to upgrade to get to the next tier. Every time you complete an increment of 10 levels you have access to the next 10 levels. It is a personal challenge when you are at level 210 and the screen says

“The max level is 210. Win level 210 to increase the max to 220!”

The game drags you in this way. It taunts you with the next level. It almost dares you to try one of the other scenarios There are 5: basic, the Ruins, the Factory, the Courtyard and VR training; all with their own original challenges. You figure out the best configuration to setup your towers, but spend your money wisely on your next tower purchase. You never know if it is a tank, jeep, jet or helicopter that will be running across the screen next.

The bottom line on this one is that at least download the free trial. It will hook you and the 2.99 for the cost of this in the Android “market” is well spent to fill in that time that you would otherwise be daydreaming or counting the people in front of you for the 15^th time.