Heroes Battle Awakening Review: A Charming Monster Tower Defense on PS5

Heroes Battle Awakening, developed by Josep Monzonis Hernandez and published by Eastasiasoft, delivers a straightforward tower defense experience on PS5 where players awaken monstrous legions to clash against invading hordes in a fantasy realm under siege. The game centers on commanding an army of fantastical creatures like cyclops knights, minotaurs, and eerie skull-adorned towers in order to repel waves of skeletons, orcs, flying casters, and colossal bosses threatening your domain.

Key features include a icon-accessible unit selection system for deploying knights, spellcasters, support farmers that generate income, and other mythological beasties. In-game there are several chapters further divided into singular challenges each making for a 40-level campaign spread across four themed battlefields.

The tower defense revolves around a classic five-lane grid layout, where enemies march from the right toward your blockades on the left of the screen. You strategically position melee bruisers up front to block and brawl, ranged attackers behind for sustained fire, and coin-droppers to fuel your economy, all while mixing spells for buffs or area denial to adapt to escalating threats like aerial foes or armored heavies. Troops carry varying costs in collected coins. The cheaper basics like basic guards or coin farmers come quick for early spam, while pricier elites such as hulking minotaurs or precision archers demand smarter resource timing, forcing constant juggling of economy versus immediate firepower.

The Gameplay ...

Gameplay unfolds in real-time top-down battles. As foes advance, you harvest battlefield coins that appear randomly on the playing field with a glove cursor that has speed adjustment options available in the main menu settings in order to afford and drop units via their associated icons onto specific lanes' squares, watching your monsters auto-engage in clashes while you set your formations on the fly. Success means surviving all waves without leaks reaching your end. Objectives ramp up per level. The early ones test basic holds, later demanding boss clears amid mini-boss swarms and environmental twists across chapters, culminating in kingdom-saving triumphs.

The Presentation ...

Presentation shines with a vibrant, cartoonish graphic design bursting in primary hues.  Cute yet fierce monster models pop against themed backdrops from grassy fields to rocky roads. The soundtrack pulses with upbeat orchestral chiptunes during hordes, paired with satisfying clash special effects sounds for every troop summon and enemy crumble.

The Verdict ...

Ultimately, the game offers accessible challenge that starts gentle for newcomers but spikes fairly early on, blending quickly transitioned retries with limited replay value. This budget indie suits strategy fans craving quick, addictive sessions akin to lane-defense classics, and is perfect for mobile-to-console players or trophy collectors seeking low-stakes fun under $10.