Towerfall: Ascension is a wonderful little retro-styled title that hearkens back to the days of the Atari 2600. Players take control of an archer who must nimbly combat foes in order to clear an area and move on. Gameplay is of the 2D platforming variety and each stage consists of a single "board" (that's what we used to call "arenas", kids!) that can be negotiated in order to give you a tactical advantage. Enemies can be dispatched by shooting them with arrows or by hopping on their heads, and powerups like wings and explosive arrows keep things fresh and introduce additional layers of strategy. What can I say? I was rather charmed by this deceptively simple, yet challenging little game. The gameplay is taut and the difficulty feels just right. There is a multiplayer mode that allows you to take friends on battle royale-style, but most of my time has been spent in the single player "quest" mode. I imagine that the versus mode would be fun to play against random strangers online, but the game doesn't have any matchmaking capabilities. Bottom line, if you're doing multiplayer, you're doing local multiplayer.
This game was just a treat to play and it's an easy recommendation for fans of action platformers. Some may find the $15 price tag just a tad steep considering the limited amount of single player content, but it's definitely worth a look for its finely tuned gameplay and solid level of challenge.
Grade: B
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