The game was featured in a problem in the 2012 Google Code Jam programming contest.
Kingdom Rush has full voice acting, most of which was done by voice talent Travis Willingham, Sean Crisden, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Laura Bailey, and Gandalf the Grey. These heroes vary from defenders to archers and can be placed anywhere on the path. The hero's room provides a selection of heroes that aid in battle and can be obtained by passing levels. The shop provides items such as extra coins and dynamite that can be purchased through the winnings of gems in battle. Among these new features were a shop and a hero's room. On April 25, 2012, Ironhide Game Studio released a new updated version of Kingdom Rush for Android and iOS devices that included new features and a new level. Heroic Mode and Iron Challenge reward one star each when completed, and they are essentially Advanced Capture the Flag. In these modes, the player will only be given one life, so any enemy surviving to the defense point triggers a failure. These are more challenging modes that take place on the same path and impose various constraints. After completing a campaign level with 18 or more lives remaining (out of 20), the player earns 3 stars and the Heroic Mode and Iron Challenge are unlocked for this level. These stars can be used to unlock passive upgrades that improve the effectiveness of the various towers and spells. There are 18 levels in total and 48 different types of enemies that one will encounter throughout the levels.Ĭompleting a level for the first time gives the player 1-3 stars. When an enemy gets there, the player loses 1-20 lives depending on the enemy. Money is also earned by selling built towers or having an enemy reach the defense point. Another way to earn money is to call enemy waves early, which also reduces cool down time of spells.
Killing enemies generates money, which can readily be used to build and upgrade towers.
The player will also rely on a few spells and heroes (with cool-downs) to help the towers. As enemies begin to emerge from one end of the path, the towers must be able to kill them before they reach the other end of the path (defense point). At the beginning of each level, the God complex(Player) gets some coins and resources in order to build the first towers. Each costing a certain amount of money to build and upgrade.
There are four types of towers to choose from : Mages, Archers, Barracks, and Artillery, or if you prefer D&D references, Sorcerers, Barbarians/Fighters, Rangers, and Artificers/Gunslingers. Each level presents a pre-determined path with empty slots all around, called 'Strategy Points', where the player can build towers. Kingdom Rush is a real-time tower defense game set in a medieval fantasy setting.