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Play Overview
Tricky Towers (2016) is a battle puzzle that uses shapes but instead of creating lines, you must balance them in towers that mustn’t fall over. Real-world physics applies, along with wind and attacks from other players to make your stack topple. Up to four players can race to build a tower of a certain height or the one that survives the longest without toppling over.
The simplicity of this challenge works for all ages. Older players may have nostalgic memories of playing Tetris in their youth, while others will connect with the Jenga-like stacking gameplay.
Tetris block-stacking is a premise the whole family can relate to. Family members often find themselves practising to improve in the next showdown. The more novel modes, like ‘Puzzle’, where you have to stack a set number of blocks as neatly as you can, or ‘Race’ – where you need to be the quickest to create the tallest tower, provide more variety once you’ve got used to the stacking challenge.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Tricky Towers 5 years ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 7 days ago.
The simplicity of this challenge works for all ages. Older players may have nostalgic memories of playing Tetris in their youth, while others will connect with the Jenga-like stacking gameplay.
Tetris block-stacking is a premise the whole family can relate to. Family members often find themselves practising to improve in the next showdown. The more novel modes, like ‘Puzzle’, where you have to stack a set number of blocks as neatly as you can, or ‘Race’ – where you need to be the quickest to create the tallest tower, provide more variety once you’ve got used to the stacking challenge.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Tricky Towers 5 years ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 7 days ago.
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Play Style
This is a Puzzle game with Action and Brain Game elements. You can play with 1 to 4 players in the same room or as a 4-player online game. You play a single battle round in a few minutes, but it’s a game that increases in fun as you repeat this in a selection of tournament modes that will take around 30 minutes, depending on the number of rounds you select.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Skill Level
8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it’s important for parents and guardians to ensure they understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. You need to be able to cope with losing and being targetted by other players. Some skill is required to understand how the physics of the blocks work and to plan ahead to fit the next piece in well.
Account Rating
- You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One.
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to Nintendo Online, but can then create accounts for children of any age to play online with Nintendo Switch.
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 4.
Costs
Tricky Towers usually costs £11.99 to £13.49.
In-game purchases are available to add characters and content. "Indie Friends", and "Spirit Animals" which add costumes for characters. "Gem Bricks", "Galaxy Bricks", "Holographic Bricks", and "Candy Bricks", which change how the bricks look.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Tricky Towers
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a Nintendo Online subscription to play online with Nintendo Switch.
- You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 4.
- You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One.
In-game purchases are available to add characters and content. "Indie Friends", and "Spirit Animals" which add costumes for characters. "Gem Bricks", "Galaxy Bricks", "Holographic Bricks", and "Candy Bricks", which change how the bricks look.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 05/07/2016, updated in 2018
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1-4 (4 online)
Genres: Puzzle (Action and Brain Game)
Accessibility: 18 features
Components: 2D Side-On
Developer: Weird Beard Games (@WeirdBeardGames)
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