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Quick Review: Fieldrunners for BlackBerry

by Adam Zeis on 25 May 2010 04:25 PM
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Fieldrunners is one of my favorite tower defense games - it is super easy to pick up and play, and highly addictive. That being said - the BlackBerry version doesn't really hold its own against other platform versions. I was excited to try it out when I heard it was available, but after a few hours of play, I found some drawbacks that just make it a no-go in my book. A few gameplay "quirks" and the random lag make other tower defense games much more appealing. Fieldrunners also rings in at a whopping 5mb - purely insane for a BlackBerry game. If you're a glutton for punishment and want to try this out for yourself, you can grab it from from BlackBerry App World for $6.99. Check out the video above for my review.

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11 Comments

Posted by r0cketman22 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

Awwwww man. I was hoping it would be good. Fieldrunners is awesome for the iPhone.

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Posted by borderpatrol1987 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

I didn't like the fact I didnt get all the maps

 
 
Posted by nimocone Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

Appreciate the honest review. Way too big unless they make it so it can be stored on the card. Little pricey as well for a game with the mentioned flaws.

 
 
Posted by Kevin Michaluk Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

your strategy is a little weak. i think my tower defense skills trump yours. good review anyways. :-/ lol

 
 
Posted by Adam Zeis Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

Like I'd show off my REAL strategy for the public. Its on now .. Adam and Kevin Fieldrunners high score challenge :)

 
 
Posted by borderpatrol1987 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

im at work so I cant see the video, but im at 260960, Round 100

 
 
Posted by Kevin Michaluk Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

ARGGGGG. Just purchased and installed and played it for a bit. I don't mind the controls - quick enough to get used to. The hourglassing is NOT cool though. Brand new white BlackBerry Bold 9700, not yet a week old, not that many apps installed on it yet at all, and it's hourglassing like crazy on this game. Makes me sad. Also, didn't see an option to Fast Forward the gameplay like the iPad version has.. and I love fast forward mode.

 
 
Posted by callmeforge Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

Completely agree with the awesomeness of fast forward on iPad. It's really disappointing that this game isn't anywhere near the iPad version considering its the same price. They need to drastically reduce it to make people buy.

 
 
Posted by Irving94 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

I have a question. I know the developers can optimize a game to make it hourglass less (and this game can definitely use it) but isn't there a certain point where no more optimizations can be done? Isn't it the simultaneously running apps + faulty OS of the Blackberry that contributes to the lagging?

 
 
Posted by borderpatrol1987 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

You get fast forward at level 75

 
 
Posted by borderpatrol1987 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 730 days ago

I personaly only got hourglassed at the last bit of the level when I had a ton of towers on the field