Software:The Deadly Tower of Monsters

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The Deadly Tower of Monsters
Deadly Tower of Monsters cover.jpg
Promotional poster featuring Scarlet Nova
Developer(s)ACE Team
Publisher(s)Atlus USA
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)
Release19 January 2016
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (PC)

The Deadly Tower of Monsters is an action-adventure game[1] developed by ACE Team and published by Atlus USA for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in January 2016. The game is a metafictional parody of science fiction midnight B movie from its golden age, with caricatural superheroes.

Gameplay

The Deadly Tower of Monsters mixes beat 'em up and twin-stick shooter elements, with a fixed camera system seen from a top-down perspective.[2][3] The main focus during player's gameplay is one long, continuous climb up the outside of the titular tower.[4] A jetpack can be used to reach high areas.[5][6]

There is also a 4-player cooperative and hard mode, released on 14 March 2016, and survival mode, released on 4 October the same year – both exclusively to Windows version.[7][8]

Plot

The Deadly Tower of Monsters follows three actors in the in-game space opera movie of the same name: Jonathan Digby who stars as Dick Starspeed – an astronaut hero who crash-lands his spaceship on the outlandish planet Gravoria, ruled by a tyrannical Emperor; Stacy Sharp as Scarlet Nova – daughter of the planet's evil Emperor; and The Robot as Robot – a co-pilot and Starspeed's trusty sidekick.[3][9]

The game's frame story is that of an early 1970s B movie The Deadly Tower of Monsters recently released on DVD, with the director's commentary of its in-universe director Dan Smith, serving as a combination of tutorial and meta-commentary on the game, providing an explanation as to why many default elements of shooters would be in what is ostensibly a film (the player being required to break boxes to obtain items, for example, is taken as the lead actor ad-libbing on Smith's advice to make sure every moment was somewhat exciting).

Development

The Deadly Tower of Monsters was announced on 12 June 2015.[10] According to Carlos Bordeu, one of the ACE Team founders, it was initially planned as a dungeon crawler set in a vertical labyrinth, with the "more generic fantasy".[3] Game's concept was changed because the team "wanted to do something that was completely different", as he stated.[3] The inspiration came from the 1950s and 1960s science fiction films, including the Godzilla franchise, Forbidden Planet, and Plan 9 from Outer Space; as well as TV series Flash Gordon and Lost in Space from the same era.[3][4][11] Scarlet Nova character was modeled after Jane Fonda's heroine Barbarella, from the 1968 film of the same name.[3] Dan Smith's exaggerated personality, on the other hand, was partly based on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 – a science fiction comedy series created by Joel Hodgson, which ACE Team loved; and Ed Wood, an American cult filmmaker.[3][4] Some enemies were animated by using the stop motion and rotoscoping technique.[12]

The Deadly Tower of Monsters trailer was published on 2 December 2015, followed by the game's release on 19 January 2016.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS4
4Players74%[15]73%[15]
Destructoid8/10[6]N/A
GameSpotN/A6/10[5]
Hardcore Gamer4/5[4]N/A
PC Games71%[16]N/A
VentureBeatN/A63/100[2]
MetroN/A5/10[17]
Aggregate score
Metacritic73/100[13]72/100[14]

The Deadly Tower of Monsters received above-average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[13][14] Destructoid said, "The Deadly Tower of Monsters is a fleeting experience, but one that no B-movie fan should go without."[6] PlayStation LifeStyle said, "Just like the movies it tries to emulate, the game is so bad with its special effects, dialogue, and set-pieces that it's rather good."[9] Hardcore Gamer said, "Minor issues aside, The Deadly Tower of Monsters is a pleasant surprise indeed and a particularly impressive budget action game showcasing a lot of creativity."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Savage, Phil (12 June 2015). "The Deadly Tower of Monsters is a B-movie action game". PC Gamer (Future). https://www.pcgamer.com/the-deadly-tower-of-monsters-is-a-b-movie-action-game/. Retrieved 7 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gilyadov, Aleksander (January 19, 2016). "The Deadly Tower of Monsters is an imperfect love letter to B movies. (PS4)". https://venturebeat.com/games/the-deadly-tower-of-monsters-is-an-imperfect-love-letter-to-b-movies/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Lemke, Parker (21 March 2016). "The Deadly Tower of Monsters Is A Love Letter To Classic Sci-Fi Schlock". Paste (Atlanta: Paste Media Group). https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/sci-fi/the-deadly-tower-of-monsters-is-a-love-letter-to-c. Retrieved 26 June 2022. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 LeClair, Kyle (23 January 2016). "Review: The Deadly Tower of Monsters". https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-the-deadly-tower-of-monsters/188756/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Saas, Don (1 February 2016). "The Deadly Tower of Monsters Review". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-deadly-tower-of-monsters-review/1900-6416348/. Retrieved 4 June 2022. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Carter, Chris (19 January 2016). "Review: The Deadly Tower of Monsters". Gamurs. https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-the-deadly-tower-of-monsters/. Retrieved 2 June 2016. 
  7. ↑ "Deadly Tower of Monsters Now with 4-Player Co-op and Hard Mode!". Valve. 14 March 2016. https://steamcommunity.com/games/353700/announcements/detail/870690772769089564. 
  8. ↑ "Deadly Tower 1.05 update - New Survival Mode!". Valve. 4 October 2016. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/353700/view/5279863940463812161. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Honea, Keri (19 January 2016). "The Deadly Tower of Monsters Review – So Bad It's Good (PS4)". Evolve Media. https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/review/460679-the-deadly-tower-of-monsters-review-so-bad-its-good/. 
  10. ↑ O'Connor, Alice (12 June 2015). "ACE Team's The Deadly Tower Of Monsters Announced". Rock Paper Shotgun (Brighton: Gamer Network). https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/deadly-tower-of-monsters-zeno-clash-devs. Retrieved 23 February 2023. 
  11. ↑ Priestman, Chris (3 December 2015). "Atlus Launches 1970s Sci-Fi Game The Deadly Tower Of Monsters On January 19th". Gamurs. https://www.siliconera.com/atlus-launches-1970s-sci-fi-game-the-deadly-tower-of-monsters-on-january-19th/. 
  12. ↑ "The Deadly Tower of Monsters". CD Projekt. https://www.gog.com/game/the_deadly_tower_of_monsters. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "The Deadly Tower of Monsters for PC Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-deadly-tower-of-monsters/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "The Deadly Tower of Monsters for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-deadly-tower-of-monsters/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Wöbbeking, Jan (21 January 2016). "Test: The Deadly Tower of Monsters" (in de). 4Players GmbH. https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/Allgemein/Test/36772/81633/0/The_Deadly_Tower_of_Monsters.html. 
  16. ↑ Falkenstern, Max (25 January 2016). "The Deadly Tower of Monsters im Test: Spielbarer Trash-Film voller ulkiger Ideen" (in de). PC Games (Computec). https://www.pcgames.de/The-Deadly-Tower-of-Monsters-Spiel-55659/Tests/The-Deadly-Tower-of-Monsters-im-Test-Spielbarer-Trash-Film-voller-ulkiger-Ideen-1183897/. Retrieved 23 February 2023. 
  17. ↑ GameCentral (20 January 2016). "The Deadly Tower Of Monsters review – so bad it's okay (PS4)". Metro (DMG Media). https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/20/the-deadly-tower-of-monsters-review-so-bad-its-okay-5634430/. 

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