Portal Defenders
In a style reminiscent of Castle Crashers or classic games like Final Fight, Portal Defenders lets you take on the role of real-life Newgrounds head honchos Tom Fulp and Dan Paladin as they defend their Flash portal against hordes of cartoony parody villains. You might recognize some famous names from the Flash development world, like jmtb02 or Tyler Glaiel, right before you bash their heads in with your favorite kitchen utensil. There are enough in-jokes to keep any fan happy, and the production quality is top-notch. If you are not averse to ridiculous amounts of gratuitous violence, Portal Defenders is a blast!
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boy...this is one crazy game
I'm not sure I agree with the difficulty level... I played once and unlocked 8 awards - all the easy ones, Mindchamber and 2 secrets.
Having said, it's not really my type of game. That also means I reckon certain players will find this game easy to complete.
4 out of 5 though for it's graphics/feel.
Why can't I run this game? Firefox says its running a script that causes Flash to run slowly. It did slow to where the preload animation's frozen.
Maybe it's just because I played a lot of X-Men Arcade back in the day, but my experience was the same as Syntax's. Beat Mindchamber the first time through, nearly beat the game on my third try. Although now I seem to be getting worse again.
Strategy tip for these types of games: never attack a guy when some other guy is in a position to take a swipe at you.
And in this game, the enemies can hurt each other with their attacks. So Mindchamber's secret weakness is:
his own missiles.
This game just takes practice.
BTW, I totally beat this thang a couple days ago, so ask away.
Like all games of this type, it is easier to approach from the top or bottom. Also, you can move slightly while attacking, so when you're approaching them from those sides, it's best to be swinging wildly.
So, how high of a combo can you get? I got 68 hits.
There seems to be a lot of adult or adultish ads on the website lately. I'm beginning to feel uncomfortable visiting this site in public.
[Edit: On JIG?! There should be absolutely no adult ads on the site. Would you please send to me a screenshot to our contact address the next time you see one? That will help me track down the offending advertiser. I haven't seen any myself, but ads are served up based on your geographical location. -Jay]
[Update: Nevermind, I think I found it. Those ads should no longer be appearing (but it may take a couple of hours for the caching system to purge them). Thanks for bringing this to my attention! -Jay]
Yes, it's entirely possible that I just suck at the game, but I legitimately found it difficult. Good to know others are having good luck with it. :)
I'm not much for fighting games, but this is fun. I can't wait till tomorrow so I can play it using the x-arcade controller! (no time tonight) Thanks again Jay!
Man, I Hate Newgrounds.
I get the same "script running slowly message", and the game stops downloading. I don't think I've ever successfully played a game on newgrounds.
what's the treasure chest decoder code?!!?!
???
[Edit by Kayleigh]
I get the slow script warning here too. Oh well.
(XP, Firefox, Flash 10)
Really enjoyed this game, I haven't got all the achievements yet. It was just the right level of difficulty for me and good replay value thanks to the different characters.
I like the way each set of enemies require different tactics, and the mini-games are fun as well.
The review doesn't mention that you can boost your HP if you get the combination right for the treasure chest.
I think the correct combination always has one of each symbol
Script running slowly error is caused by a firefox add-on called AddBlockPlus. It comes pre-installed on newer versions of firefox. Disable it and the game will load normally.
I love this game! it took a few tries to beat it myself, but i did. here are a few tips.
~don't neglect bombs. they do alot of damage, regardless of the special stat, that just determines the amount of bombs you start with.
~ i had a lot of trouble beating mindchamber (the 3rd boss)untill i figured out that his missles hurt him (as well as all the other enemies) so when the missles start falling, try to get the crosshair to go over him. (this also works for bigfuzzykitten (the first boss) and his balls of yarn.)
~when fighting the last boss, throw a bomb at him before he fires his lazar, it will interupt his attack and save you some health
treasure chest combo:
i am not going to give it to you, but it really is easy as 1, 2, 3!
Ah, Marcus, fear not, you're not the only one who finds this game difficult! I'm with ya man.
Okay. INCREDIBLE GAME. Now, spoiler alert.
Key to bosses are, always beat the little guys first. Now, the kitty is pretty easy but defeat the other kitties first. The second boss, the fish dude, jump to avoid the saw thingies from the little people, and also jump to avoid the tuna person's grand slam.The mind person, again, kill the little guys first because the little people and the mind thingy person complete each other's combos. Use the mind person's missles against him. Killing the little people will aid you with that. You'll manage with the dynamic duo easily. Even easier than the cat boss. Just remember that only jump-attacks can hurt the dude in bubble mode. I've yet to beat the last boss, but tips for the mini games: You have to wash the WHOLE ground in the first mini game. And in the second, it's crown, poo, thumbs up. Use it wisely.
The minigames make this game a lot more about resource management, since you have a fixed cap of both life (varies) and bombs (9). This strategy helped me beat the game with both Tom and Dan:
1) Use all of the bombs you get until the last stage, then just make sure you have about 4 left when you beat JOHNNYUTAH & STAMPER. You can only carry 9 bombs total.
2) Don't eat ANY body parts until AFTER the chest. You're going to get 100% life from the chest anyway.
3) On WADOLF, after you knock him down, lure the zombies (who are slow and have a VERY short attack range) to one side of the map. If he follows, bomb him and them together. If not, run around the zombies and beat him up some more.
4) If WADOLF catches you in his laser beam, mash on the bomb button, you can get one out in between knockdowns, and it can interrupt it, or at the very least you trade damage with him.
5) I suck at aiming missiles at MINDCHAMBER. I just approach him from above or below and bash away. Always be off his horizontal axis when he gets up.
Here is the decoder chest code:
Crown, poop, thumbs-up (In that order)
I used to find this game pretty hard till I came up with a new strategy (not gonna tell you about it). But that's what this game is mostly about. Strategies. I managed to get through the 3 first bosses almost without losing health (got hit twice or so). Although the last boss is a complete new story, since I lost really bad against him. But anyway, a tip: Try attacking on vertical.
hey jay, this game is kinda difficult for me i mean im not great at these kind of games anyways but yea any advice would be awesome
thanks
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