forums.tigsource.com - 8/14/2009
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After almost two years of work, I am proud to say that Tower of Heaven is now officially released, complete with epic graphics, music, and a blisteringly difficult final level designed by yours truly. Thanks to Flashygoodness and Battlerager for their work on the phenomenal soundtrack (you have ...
gamesetwatch.com - 8/14/2009
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gamesetwatch.com —
In Tower Of Heaven , a PC platformer
with Game Boy-style graphics, players ascend a "mysterious monolith...
that promises glory to those who scale it and death to those who cannot." The primary gimmick of this game, other than its Game Boy ...
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Play By God's Rules: Tower of Heaven
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Play By God's Rules: Tower of Heaven
GameSetWatch —
... three developers (Aski, Godsavant, and Flashygoodness) are hosting a speedrun contest to celebrate the game's release, inviting players to record their playthrough time with the built-in Speedrun mode (unlocked after completing the normal game) to win custom art.
(Note: Video above is from an early demo, and the audio is slightly out-of-sync. Unfortunately, it was the only Tower of Heaven clip I could find without someone talking over it.)
[Via TIGF] ...
Go down, Moses: for the love of God, play Tower of Heaven
Destructoid —
... To celebrate the freeware release of Tower of Heaven, Askiisoft are hosting a speedrun contest over at the TIG Forums. You have until the end of the month to complete Tower of Heaven as fast as possible. The fastest player will receive a custom piece of art featuring Tower's Game Boy color palette while second and third place contestants will receive a custom sketch. ...
Tower of Heaven
TIGSource —
... To celebrate the release, a speedrun contest is being held on the forums. The current best time is 2:29. I took longer than that trying to beat the third screen. ...
Climb to the top of the Tower of Heaven
Big Download Blog —
... Tower of Heaven is completely peaceful in that there is no fighting of any kind. Just zen-like paltforming. However, it is incredibly hard and you will most certainly die a lot from a lot of seemingly unfair things. Keep faith, though, as the game is definitely finishable and quite excellent all the way through. There are minor issues with memory leaks and improper graphics rendering, so it would be wise to read the information in this forum thread. ...
Nothing is sacred: killing God atop the Tower of Heaven
Destructoid —
... 's indie sidescrolling platformer Tower of Heaven: it's a well-designed and tightly focused game with interesting mechanics, a charming Game Boy color palette, and an absolutely killer chiptunes soundtrack. If you haven't played it yet, download it here—depending on your skill level, it won't take more than a few hours to complete. ...
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