Bloons Tower Defense 4 1.28k

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Tower Defense games have generally fallen out of favor in the mainline gaming industry in the 21st century. There are very few tower defense games in the AAA market, and even if they're there, it's usually as part of a gimmick or a minigame. Thus, Flash games have had time to refine and innovate on the formula by themselves. The Bloons Tower Defense series is probably the best example of this innovation. Let's look at Bloons Tower Defense 4.

To play Bloons Tower Defense 4, just run it with whatever SWF player you have.

This is the biggest expansion of the series to date. Every single tower is back, whether it's as an upgrade to another tower or as a standalone. For example, the dart monkey now upgrades into spike-o-pult. There are also new types of towers with a global range, meaning you can put them far outside track and they'll still be useful. For example, there are the mortars that target an area, dartling gunners that aim at where your mouse is, spike factories that create upgraded spike traps that will provide a safety net for you.

There is also now a progression system. You get XP as you pop bloons, and all tower's final upgrades are locked behind a level wall. This ends up being more annoying than anything, as having your options locked off just makes it annoying for you to plan your strategy out. Getting to max level is more of a sense of "finally" than a sense of accomplishment.

All in all, though, Bloons Tower Defense 4 offers a ton of upgrades on the series formula that will be brought forward into the future.