Pixel Junk Monsters

I got an e-mail last night that select games from the PlayStation Store are on sale for $4.99 including PAIN, PixelJunk Monsters, High Velocity Bowling, High Stakes, on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition and Rocketmen: Axis of Evil. I’ve heard good things about Pixel Junk Monsters so for $4.99 I figured it was worth the download. I was unsure if I’d like it because I’m not usually into strategy games but I couldn’t put this game down. I played it for two hours straight last night and 20 minutes this morning.

In Pixel Junk Monsters you control a character who builds weapons from trees to destroy enemies that try to attack your base. There are three weapons to choose from the beginning of each level but upgrades can be bought by destroying monsters and collecting gems and coins. If the monsters make it to your base, they will destroy one of the people guarding the base. When all the people guarding your base are gone you lose but if you make it through ten rounds of attacks, you unlock the next level. I believe there are 20 levels in the game.