PixelJunk Monsters 2

games damn good. played the crap out of it on my Nintendo switch. and i always thought 3D TD games where too underrated and this was one of them. if you like tower defense games with style, chill, entertaining, and fun. i highly recommend this it plays great. and the Clay-mation like style always is nice to just look at when your towers are tarring shit up. its all around satisfying.
also i don't understand these negative reviews at all. def one of those games on steam that just is attracting a lot of negative people.

Edit: Multiplayer DOES work. It's the only way I play the game, and I play all the time
I never played the original, but this is a very fun game! Despite what many older reviews say, this game does NOT make you share resources with other players - at least not anymore! Great TD

Super fun take on the Tower Defence genre. You have active control and can level up your towers by dancing on them. Check out the first game as well for a equally great entry with a 2D art style instead.

If you've not played the original Monsters, play it first. If you have, continue.
I'm not sure why this game has so many negative reviews. After 2 hours I can say that if you liked Monsters 1 this is mostly more of the same. The game still has a ton of charm, and trying to get a perfect on every level is just as enjoyable as before. There are a few issues I'll cover below, but they are pretty minor.
The main thing people seem to complain about is the new perspective. I prefer the old one, but applaud them for trying something different. You can zoom out A LOT with the bumpers, and even get a full map view with left trigger, so it's not a big deal. Readability in general is the biggest issue. Given how similar this sequel is I think it's useful to focus on what's different. Here are the changes I encountered in the first 2 hours:
🚫 It's harder to see coins and gems on the ground now, but you can eventually get used to it.
🚫The tower radial also suffers from reduced readability, and is less responsive.
🚫 Towers no longer tell you what their next upgrade is. Instead you get a generic upgrade icon
🚫 The 3D terrain gets in your way. The new jump button helps with this, but 3D is still a net negative imo. A look at some YT videos suggests 3D might get more interesting in later levels, but I'm not sure.
🚫Tower ranges are poorly represented across elevation changes (they can be longer than it seems).
🚫 It's harder to tell at a glance what level towers are.
⭐ You don't visit the base anymore to unlock tower upgrades. Towers are unlocked during the campaign and then are available immediately via the radial. However, special towers require gems each time they are built.
⭐ New towers are available. I didn't use any of them yet, but that's still probably a good thing.
⭐ Cosmetics are available for your character. Unfortunately player 2 can't use them. Instead they get assigned a random appearance.
Overall, I doubt this will be as good as the original, but it deserves WAY MORE attention than it got. It's still a solid TD with a lot of charm There is a good chance my wife and I will 100% this like we did with the first Monsters. I might update the review once I've played more.

Fun, challenging and unique world to defend in this classic TD game... Love it!

co-op fun 4 players

fun