While soldiers are little threat to most units, mortars can wreak havoc on your defenses. Units have a small amount of health and armor at level 1 and can easily be destroyed by your enemy. Many weapons, at their base level, cannot penetrate the ridiculous armor many of the bosses have – meaning without a few upgrades you will lose quickly. Upgrades unlock as you progress through the campaign, but are absolutely essential to winning during later levels.
Additionally, sniper towers and zeppelins are sometimes available with the former allowing you to snipe distant targets before they have a chance to attack and blimps provide powerful bombing attacks.Įach enemy kill grants you some money, which can then be used to lay down additional defenses or upgrade the ones you currently have. Mortars can be used against infantry and tanks and output high damage, but have an extremely limited range vehicles such as tanks and airplanes are available in short supply, with the tanks moving slow but being powerful, and the airplanes capable of dropping bombs and participating in dog fights. Anti-Infantry guns are probably your most vital weapon which – while ineffective against armor, at least before being upgraded – are extremely effective against foot troops and has a 360 degree range of fire. Anti-Aircraft guns are extremely effective against enemy air units, but provide little defense against other forms of attacks. The Howitzer has a long range and deals high damage, but is ineffective at close range. To defend your toy box you have a variety of assets at your disposal including airplanes, tanks, zeppelins, cavalry, soldiers, howitzers, anti-aircraft turrets, anti-infantry turrets, mortar launchers, chemical agents, and – to slow down those pesky foot troops – barbed wire.Įach weapon has its own strengths and weaknesses. From there you must set up your defenses, scout out and take down enemy weapons, and protect your toy box. A quick click of the right thumb-stick will allow you to view the field from overhead and quickly make out key combat areas. You begin with a small amount of cash and a few seconds to get a feel for your playing field before the battle commences. The game’s premise is simple: to win, you must survive increasingly difficult waves of enemies. There are a few cue cards in-between acts to introduce new weapons such as tanks and planes or to explain the battle, but that’s the extent of it. There is no real story to speak of, save from moving from battle to battle throughout World War I’s history. Set during World War I, Toy Soldiers HD opens with the June 28th, 1915 battle between Germany and France. Toy Soldiers HD basically allowed me to live out my childhood dreams by bringing toy battles previously only imagined to vivid life, all while providing a surprisingly deep gameplay experience. Like many others, I grew up playing with army toys and tanks, so despite my lack of knowledge about the series, I understand the game’s popularity as I also have an attachment to the toys it so fondly depicts. While I knew about their popularity, somehow they passed me by. I’ll admit it – I never played any of the original Toy Soldier games.