I give this game a 2/5 because it is below average. The graphics, sounds etc- are nice. Game concept is nothing new, beating geeks even more so. But the biggest flaws are that of the gameplay. Basically this game is about precisely timing up to 7 (?) clicks in a split second and the rest is just a few minutes of watching. To really get somewhere you need berzerks, cannons etc., but given this split second timing it's impossible to see if there is one or not, making you waste power smash attempts regularly - even more luck.
I recommend not using magical counter against the epic tank because the tank itself only does physical damage, thus Natz only counters the towers which you want to leave alone anyway. ;) Better go for even more survival skills.
Sometimes? Every single game creates unsurvivable situations and that's what makes this game mediocre. At a certain level of skill it's just a matter of luck if you die at 10000, 5000 or even just 1000 meters.
I actually like this game. Also I found a very easy setup for the hard badge. Starting with explosive traps and upgrading to piranha ponds only after all are set. Only a few pirates get past the first U because they get irritated by the long path. ;)
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8819/piratedefensehardbadge.jpg
What I really don't like is that this game is all about hitting the 100% corretc pixel. I had to set down my mouse sensitivity by a lot to make some of the levels possible to ace.
Finally to the restaurant, thanks to the video mentioned before a few times:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j5E1QWWKA
One thing for those trying: If you can't get above the moon to start starsliding at the 1 minute mark, then just do more nice entries, even if it takes you 1:15 minutes. Never try this without a tailslide right off the first jump, because you will miss out on speed and on horizontal movement much later, making it so much harder to get all the way up.
Confuzzled: it seems there is no way to get past it without starslides and getting those depends somewhat on luck and somewhat on how far (not high) you jump
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