Bloons Tower Defence 6
Gameplay
The core gameplay of Bloons TD 6 is similar to other games in the Bloons Tower Defense series.[3] As with other games of the series, Bloons TD 6 is a tower defense game. Bloons TD 6 utilizes 3D graphics in its gameplay, but it is played primarily in a 2D perspective.[4]
In Bloons TD 6, the player creates a defense consisting of towers (referred as "Monkeys" in-game) to prevent enemy balloons (referred as "Bloons" in-game) from reaching the exit.[5][3][6] Bloons spawn in different waves, separated by "rounds", and will travel along one or more indicated pathways towards their destined exit(s).[7][8] Every round normally consists of a pre-determined set of Bloons, later spawning Bloons with special properties and behaviors that certain defenses may have a weakness to.[7][8] Popping Bloons earns money, which can be used to buy additional towers or upgrade existing towers in order to strengthen the defense.[3][4][9] Every type of tower and its upgrades play distinct roles for the defense,[6][9][10] mostly with an offensive role. Most towers can affect Bloons by directly damaging them, slowing them down, or otherwise harm them, while some towers support other towers or produce income to boost the defense's capabilities.[6][9]
Maps are chosen by the discretion of the player, starting off with the less difficult maps.[5] Completing games on maps unlocks more difficult maps.[5][3] The game retains many gamemodes from previous entries in the series, along with adding several new ones, such as "C.H.I.M.P.S.", a mode where most unlockable features are restricted.[6][4]
Additional game mechanics are added in Bloons TD 6 that are absent in previous games. Special types of towers called "Heroes" automatically level up once placed, which makes them stronger as the game progresses, but the player may only place one chosen Hero per game.[4] Heroes gain a set amount of experience points every round, which eventually levels them up automatically, or they can be manually levelled up with in-game cash.[11] Towers of the same type can be merged into extremely expensive but extremely powerful versions of themselves called Paragons, combining the power of its constituent towers into a single strong tower.[12] Certain maps contain obstacles that can prevent many towers from seeing or attacking over them.[13][11]
Players can earn an in-game currency called "Monkey Money" that can be redeemed by completing games, allowing them to unlock additional features in the game.[4] Another currency called "Monkey Knowledge Points" can be redeemed in an unlockable upgrades tree called "Monkey Knowledge", which unlocks unique upgrades that can be freely used in most game modes.[6] Monkey Money can be used to unlock powers, new heroes, certain cosmetics, and unlock deeper Monkey Knowledge in conjunction with Monkey Knowledge Points.[6] "Trophies" are a rare type of currency that can be redeemed in the Trophy Store to unlock special cosmetics not unlockable by Monkey Money,[14] and are only obtainable by playing weekly events.[8] Weekly events include Race Events,[15] Odyssey Mode,[16] and Boss Bloons.[12] Back Buy Now