Krinkle Krusher Explained

Krinkle Krusher is a tower defense video game developed by Brazilian^[1] game studio Ilusis Interactive Graphics. The game was released on April 7, 2015, for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 platforms.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} In the game players must defend their kingdom from the twisted and hungry creatures called krinkles. The player takes the role of a magic glove capable of casting elemental spells on the field by using gestures (in PSVita) or different buttons combinations (PS3 and PS4). The wicked krinkles comes at various types, some capable of absorbing spells or move in some unpredictable ways that require specific strategies and spells combinations. Each new spell, item and environment adds new gameplay elements and players have to think quickly about how to deal with the krinkle squads that march relentlessly into the defenses. During the journey players learn how to upgrade magic rings and make spells even more devastating.^{[6] [7]}

The gameplay is more action oriented as the player must continuously cast the spells as traps to contain the hordes of krinkles, instead of creating towers.There are still strategic elements by the elemental spell types and combinations. The enemies react differently to each element and the type of ground where it is cast may change the spell effects.

According to the studio the game was inspired by elements from the games Plants vs. Zombies, Orcs Must Die! and Fat Wizard.^[8]

The game is one of the few Brazilian made games for console to be released in 2015,^{[9] [10]} and should be the first Brazilian game to be released on PS4 system.^[11]

Reception

The game had received generally favorably reviews by praising the strategic decisions and action driven take on the Castle Defense genre.^[12] Most of reviews make note of the high difficult level game in contrast with the cartoon visuals.^[13] Past the some difficult levels the game is regarded as addicting and the stars and spells upgrade systems adds to the replay value.^{[14] [15]} It has a score of 50% on Metacritic.^[16]

In Brazil the game had some particularly good reception by critic praising for it for being a good first entry of the Brazilian games at the PS4 platforms.^{[17] [18] [19]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Krinkle Krusher from Ilusis Interactive Graphics Coming to Playstation 4.
2. News: Arantes. Leonardo. Krinkle Krusher Coming to PS4, PS3 and Vita in February. 12 December 2014. Playstation Blog. 12 December 2014.
3. News: Williams. Katie. Krinkle Krusher Announced for Playstation Consoles. 15 December 2014. IGN Africa. 15 December 2014.
4. News: Game brasileiro 'Krinkle Krusher' sai em fevereiro para PS4, PS Vita e PS3. 12 December 2014. G1 - Tecnologia e Games. 12 December 2014.
5. News: Suddi. Aran. Krinkle Krusher Bringing Magical Tower Defence To PS4, PS3, & Vita. 12 December 2014. The Sixth Axis. 12 December 2014.
6. News: Krinkle Krusher. 5 December 2014. Mundo Messier. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528121320/http://www.mundomessier.com.br/2014/12/05/krinkle-krusher/. 28 May 2015. dead.
7. News: Schidmt. Emanuel. Conheça os jogo brasileiros que serão lançados para consoles PlayStation. 13 October 2014. Techtudo. 13 October 2014.
8. News: Izidro. Bruno. Estúdio brasileiro apresenta um tower defense para PSVita na BGS 2014. 1 October 2014. Kotaku Brasil. 1 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141004054337/http://www.kotaku.com.br/estudio-brasileiro-apresenta-um-tower-defense-para-psvita-na-bgs-2014/. 4 October 2014. dead.
9. News: Oliveira. Marcus. 5 Games Indie Brasileiros para ficar de olho em 2015. 10 March 2015. IGN Brasil. 15 March 2015.
10. News: Izidro. Bruno. Krinkle Krusher é mais um jogo brasileiro que chega ao PS4 em 2015. 12 December 2014. Kotaku Brasil. 12 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402221303/http://www.kotaku.com.br/krinkle-krusher-e-mais-um-jogo-brasileiro-que-chega-ao-ps4-em-2015/. 2015-04-02. dead.
11. News: Emmerich. Eduardo. Krinkle Krusher se prepara para sua grande estreia. 5 March 2015. Redbull Games. 5 March 2015.
12. News: Berlinger. Trent. Krinkle Krusher Review 8/10 . 9 April 2015. Vita Reviews. 9 April 2015.
13. News: Suddi. Aran. Krinkle Krusher Review 7/10 . 9 April 2015. The Sixth Axis. 9 April 2015.
14. News: Corson. Tracey. Krinkle Krusher Review 7.5/10 . 10 April 2015. PS3 Blog. 10 April 2015.
15. News: Feeback. Dennis. Krinkle Krusher PS4 PS3 PS Vita Review. 16 April 2015. PS3 Blog. 16 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418005330/http://vigilantgamers.com/2015/04/16/krinkle-krusher-ps4-ps3-ps-vita-review/. 18 April 2015. dead.
16. Web site: Krinkle Krusher. .
17. News: Capelas. Bruno. Krinkle Krusher Review - A gente não quer só komida - 7.5/10 . 14 April 2015. IGN Brasil. 14 April 2015.
18. News: Schulze. Thomas. Review Krinkle Krusher - Game dá uma "mãozinha" ao mercado nacional - 7/10. 8 April 2015. Pop Games Brasil. 8 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418001029/http://popgames.pop.com.br/review-krinkle-krusher/. 18 April 2015. dead.
19. News: Izidro. Bruno. Como Krinkle Krusher se tornou o primeiro jogo brasileiro a ser lançado no PS4. 7 April 2015. Gizmodo Brasil. 7 April 2015.