When comparing Kingdom Rush vs Bloons TD 5, the Slant community recommends Kingdom Rush for most people. In the question“What are the best PC Tower Defense games?” Kingdom Rush is ranked 1st while Bloons TD 5 is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Kingdom Rush is:
New towers and abilities are unlocked at a rate that feels natural and not sluggish.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Well-ballanced and gradually increasing difficulty level
New towers and abilities are unlocked at a rate that feels natural and not sluggish.
Pro Lots of fun references hidden throughout the game
Though most of the little easter eggs don't do much past an achievement, they really give the game character and make the levels more memorable.
Pro Nice comic style graphic
A little casual-looking though
Pro Extra challenges for every map
Pro Several heroes with unique abilities
Pro Lots of enemies, all of them are described in the in-game encyclopedia
Pro Great sounds and voice acting
Pro Great depth and variety
There's a great variation in towers, their stats and upgrade trees, as well as enemy types (bloons) and levels you have your battles in.
Pro Clean graphics
The gameplay in previous games (TD4 and lower) was a bit laggy at times, luckily TD5 has cleaned up the graphics to make them a bit more simple while also allowing for new designs that differentiate things in the game in order to make it easier to tell what is going on. The cleaned up graphics also allow for smother gameplay due to them using less resources, meaning no more laggy gameplay.
Pro Co-op mode
Unlocked at rank 10, two players can work together to beat a game, with a set map and difficulty, of Bloons. In co-op mode players can transfer money between them opening up new possibilities of gameplay.
Cons
Con It is clear that the game was designed for a mobile device
A more convenient way to experience this game is on a tablet, but it is still a great game if played on PC.
Con In-app purchases
This app does contain in app purchases, and plenty of them. Though they're not necessary for normal play, they are still present, and needed to unlock special perks (double cash mode). Everything else can be purchased with coins and bucks, which can be earned (or bought) through normal game play. They range from $0.99 - $49.99 per item.
Con Old graphics
Bloons TD's 2D Graphics are old and they don't fit in nowadays standards.
Con Coop mode networking is spotty
Frequent disconnects which can ruin a long game, no LAN mode or direct connect (it uses facebook).