Fortress

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Product Features

• Game Boy Advance

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005BJ9E
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 10, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,799 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

A cross between the definitive puzzle game Tetris and the niche arcade classic Rampart, Fortress has plenty of substance, but doesn't take advantage of the Game Boy Advance's visual and aural capabilities. The game challenges players to construct towers from Tetris-like pieces, while simultaneously trying to destroy their opponent's structure and defending their own.

Players use a variety of weapons and units to achieve their aims. Twerps are the grunts of the game and come in two varieties: offensive and defensive. Offensive twerps attack your opponent, while defensive twerps help repair your structure. Wizards will summon monsters that can inflict massive damage to your enemy. Weaponry is dependent on which level you are playing--prehistoric, medieval, pirate, or space. Prehistoric weapons are primitive (rocks and slingshots), while space weapons are futuristic (plasma cannons).

There are three gameplay modes: battle, blitz, and tournament. Unfortunately, the modes are very similar and don't greatly affect the way you play the game. Single-player games are great for quick doses of addictive action, but two-player games through a link cable can be outstanding. The caveat is that the game's nuances might be difficult for some users to pick up. The manual does a fine job of defining everything that's in the game, but a poor job explaining how to tie it all together. An in-game tutorial would have helped immensely. While the graphics and sound won't dazzle anyone, this game is both addictive and deep--a winning combination for a puzzle game. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

• Epic two-player battles, if both players understand the game
• Single-player sessions are short and sweet
• Deep strategy

Cons:

• Proper strategy isn't covered in the manual
• Bland graphics
• Annoying sounds

Product Description

A cross between the definitive puzzle game Tetris and the niche arcade classic Rampart, Fortress has plenty of substance, but doesn't take advantage of the Game Boy Advance's visual and aural capabilities. The game challenges players to construct towers from Tetris-like pieces, while simultaneously trying to destroy their opponent's structure and defending their own.

Players use a variety of weapons and units to achieve their aims. Twerps are the grunts of the game and come in two varieties: offensive and defensive. Offensive twerps attack your opponent, while defensive twerps help repair your structure. Wizards will summon monsters that can inflict massive damage to your enemy. Weaponry is dependent on which level you are playing--prehistoric, medieval, pirate, or space. Prehistoric weapons are primitive (rocks and slingshots), while space weapons are futuristic (plasma cannons).

There are three gameplay modes: battle, blitz, and tournament. Unfortunately, the modes are very similar and don't greatly affect the way you play the game. Single-player games are great for quick doses of addictive action, but two-player games through a link cable can be outstanding. The caveat is that the game's nuances might be difficult for some users to pick up. The manual does a fine job of defining everything that's in the game, but a poor job explaining how to tie it all together. An in-game tutorial would have helped immensely. While the graphics and sound won't dazzle anyone, this game is both addictive and deep--a winning combination for a puzzle game. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

• Epic two-player battles, if both players understand the game
• Single-player sessions are short and sweet
• Deep strategy

Cons:

• Proper strategy isn't covered in the manual
• Bland graphics
• Annoying sounds

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Glorified Version of Tetris, December 22, 2002

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Meryl K. Evans "Content Maven behind meryl.net" (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fortress (Video Game)

Construct a fortress from Tetris puzzle pieces to protect it from the opponent's firing weapons. Select from four eras: Prehistoric, medieval, pirate and space. The weapons provided are dependent on the era choice. Your weapons will defend your fortress while you build it with falling puzzle pieces. As the fortress gets bigger and more solid, it becomes more difficult for the opposing weapons to destroy.

Occasionally, you receive twerps, cavemen, knights, or pirates. Defensive twerps rebuild the damaged areas of the fortress while offensive twerps attack the enemy. Three game modes keep it interesting: battle, blitz, and tournament. Battle is the original mode, blitz has more weapons, and tournament is four games using all four eras.

Though it has a cute cartoon look, it's not the most graphically rich Game Boy Advance game. Once a battle is over, that's it. There's no new level or battle. The only option is to start a new game and play a more advanced level. It's not much game for the price.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars does not compare to rampart, December 6, 2001

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C. Paschall (RVA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fortress (Video Game)

This game gets lost in what it wants to be. Strategy or Puzzler? Sadly, it does not do either well. Fortress becomes dull very quick. The different "stages" are cosmetic and provide no real game play value. It is over way to fast. Rent it first but I do not see this game high on many people's lists. My standards for a pocket game are pretty low. All I expect is something to kill time on a trip or just sitting around. Fortress feels like forced labor in which you never get anything done.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tetris gone wild!!!!, October 21, 2001

By 

Bob Proctor - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fortress (Video Game)

Well this game is ok. I'm glad I rented it first,I do like puzzle and stradegy games alot... but this isn't the greatest. Their are three modes of play, and four stlyes of fort sites to build your fort on,Pre-historic,Medevil,pirate, and space. It does remind you of tetris, you build your fort up with different shaped blocks and get weapons like cannons or lasers to destroy each others fort. Sometimes creatures walk by and smack your fort for no reason. You can't control what your weapons or twerps attack or repair(except bombs).Even if you like stradegy and puzzle games I would think about it before buying it.

Here is a tip: build a tower of blocks 3 squares wide and 8 squares high and you'll get a " " tower(" " it depends on what kind of battle site your building on).A monster comes and will destroy some of your oppents fort.

Even though I got bored of it I still keep picking it up and playing it,(It's Addictive!).