Missile Cards

If you've ever played an old game called Missile Command, you know the basic premise of this game. That said, Missile Cards takes Missile Command's formula and changes it from a "real-time arcade action game" into a "turn-based strategy game using cards." PROS: + Very low system requirements. + Charming pixel-based graphics. + Easy-to-learn (but tough-to-master) turn-based strategy gameplay. + Inexpensive at $4.99 USD. CONS: - Gameplay can get repetitive after a while. - The menu feels a little awkward. - The "luck factor" can sometimes be annoying. - The descriptions for some cards and upgrades could be more detailed. - No Steam Cloud* * If this changes, I'll amend my review. VERDICT: If you enjoy card-based or turn-based games, aren't easily bored by somewhat repetitive gameplay, and don't mind (or even prefer) the pixel graphics, this is a great purchase. Add in the low price point and it'll be difficult to go wrong.

I think this is a great game. I am a fan of Nathan Meunier's previous game, This Book is A Dungeon, so I was immediately intrigued. It's a turn based game where cards govern everything. Each card gets put onto a conveyor belt and you have so many turns to use cards, such as missiles, before they get dropped off and reshuffled back into the pack. Of course, this is also where the hazards come into play. Once you see a comet card heading towards the end of the conveyor it will drop into the left side of the screen, hurtling towards your base one step at a time. It's quite surprisingly robust, with hidden depth and strategy needed in order to progress through the five missions. But don't be put off the mission count since each mission has three challenges to complete before unlocking the next mission. There's also upgrades and new cards to buy with gathered debris from missions. There's a great amount of content for such a small asking price! I also really like the pixel artwork and 8-B...

An elegant highscore chasing game of solitaire that, sadly, actually seems extra topical with recent events.

[h1]A fairly unique spin on the genre and a fine, if brief, slice of card-driven entertainment.[/h1] It will be tricky to find another digital card game on the market today that gets its point across faster than Missile Cards does. Decked out in the sort of 8-bit retro aesthetic that we've come to love and loathe in equal measure, this wonderfully simple game tasks players with fending off the many nukes, comets, and other hazards that threaten to destroy their planet-side base of operations. A set deck of player cards is assigned for your chosen level with each one featuring the planetary missiles and laser beams that you'll need to fend off threats of differing intensity. The gameplay is as simple as loading your chosen card into your console and waiting for it to charge before deploying it in a satisfying explosion of pixelated debris. If you've got a tractor beam handy then you'll also be able to hoover up that valuable detritus whereupon it will be converted into space cash tha...

This game has some decent graphics, music, and most of all, unique and engaging gameplay.

Interesting take on Missile Command style gameplay. Each hazard (comets, nukes, etc) moves towards your bases one space a turn, as you play defensive weapons that need to charge up before firing to destroy the hazards. Protect your bases or die trying. As you progress through the stages, you'll unlock more defensive weapons and passive abilities for your bases. Good Solitaire feel and pace, with enough replayablity to keep you restarting or moving on to "just one more stage".

At the very start it's pure luck if you win. Strategy is plain simple, therefore the gameplay is tedious and just luckbased-ly unfair. New cards appear in a very slow animation while my strategy was already clear and I hate to wait in a game. It's very grindy. You need to play through these luck games many times to get debris to buy one new card of so many available cards to unlock. And you have to play even longer to get XP to get a base point which will unlock stuff for your base. Do I want to grind a tedious unchallenging task to get further into this undemanding gameplay? No. And I can't reccomend this for players of my kind. If you search for a time killer, though, go ahead, this will serve. Also, the music has annoying sounds and is very repetitive.

Played this back in it's early demo and it was tough and maybe slightly unfair. Since then it's been tweaked a load to maintain that toughness but also be a lot more fair. There's a cool core concept with it's mashing of Missile Command's premise with a turn based strategic card game as the base of its gameplay. Really cool dirty sounding chiptunes too. Quite recommended.

This game is dope. It's like Missile Command but you have to THINK AHEAD which is something I'm not really that good at. Don't be discouraged by the slightly complicated rules if you go through the tutorial -- it all makes sense once you start zappin' some comets. I wish I hadn't discovered this game on my "paperwork day" because not a whole lot of paperwork is getting done right now. Bottom line: I paid more for a beer last night and only got to enjoy it for about 5 minutes. This game pays for itself after 1 round. Try it!

Impulse-bought this one on release for heaven knows what reason (I think I saw it on Twitter? Maybe I was just feeling generous) and was... surprisingly enamoured? Most card games bore me, but this one's intuitive to pick up and remarkably nail-biting at times. Lots of risk-taking and balancing of various needs you can take beyond the bare minimum survival necessities. The strategic element is all very moment-to-moment, but it should give your brain a nice massage during your next lunch break.