Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a clever twist on tower defense that will rope back in gamers that think they’ve had enough of the well-worn formula. The balancing act between action and strategy is nicely tuned. Even when the firefights are ferocious, you’re still thinking about adjusting routes and how to smartly deploy precious power-ups so you don’t run dry later in the mission. And to top it all off, Anomaly’s good story and great locations give you constant reasons to fight. You always want to see what happens next. Thankfully, the gameplay itself is strong enough to bring you back even after the final act.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth on the iPad is a decent value at $3.99. It’s ideal for short play sessions. Its variety of modes will keep you coming back, and if you stick through the campaign even more modes open up. The gameplay can be challenging, and it may not look as pretty as its big brother on the PC, but don’t count it out. Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a perfect challenge for any strategist, and will have people looking over your shoulder to see what fate you’ve decided to bestow upon those evil aliens. If it can distract me from a drunk guy and an apple fanatic it will most likely have you just as engrossed.