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Tower of Heaven is a platform action game developed and published by Askiisoft for Windows in 2009. The game was initially designed in GameMaker and then ported to Flash in 2010. The flash version adds a couple new features.
I was made aware of the game after buying a Humble Bundle which included the game's soundtrack. I really liked the music, so I looked for the game and found the online Flash version. I became too frustrated constantly dying in my first attempt and gave up on the 6th level (the "thou shalt not walk left" level). A few months later, I showed the game to a friend, and he persisted past level 6, but gave up shortly after. This gave me the desire to try again, and, in my next attempt, I beat the game.
Contents
Status
The game is free, and I have beat it multiple times. I had to consult spoilers to find some of the secrets, but I was able to reach them all.
Review
- Overall: 5/10
- Best Version: Flash
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- The premise is quite nice. I like the idea of climbing the tower to reach a god who smites you for not following his ridiculous rules. Seems like most forms of religion.
- I like the art style and dithering, and the fours shades of green-gray is pleasantly reminiscent of the Game Boy.
- The 8-bit music composed by Flashygoodness is phenomenal, the best part of the game, in my opinion.
- The controls are quite responsive.
- I like the character design. The death animations are over-the-top funny and the foot-twiddling jumps are cute.
- I like the empty intermission rooms. They add some ambiance and a good respite.
- The secrets are a nice addition, I just wish they were more interesting.
- The god at the end is an interesting twist.
Bad
- The game is too short. More could have been done with it before boredom or frustration would have set in.
- I would have liked to have seen even more obnoxious rules.
- There are a few tricky parts where you die so many times it become annoying.
Ugly
- Nothing
Media
Screenshots
- Tower of Heaven - W32 - Menu.png
Title and menu.
- Tower of Heaven - W32 - Rule 1.png
The first rule of many.
- Tower of Heaven - W32 - Intermission.png
Intermission between levels.
Maps
Fan Art
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=nlGhUMv7f5U - Longplay, all secrets.
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
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English | Tower of Heaven | ||
Japanese | 天国の塔 | Tengoku no To | Tower of Heaven |