About Flash Empires 3
The Flash Empires 3 game is one of the follow-ups to Flash Empires 1, a defence game that marries tower defence and troop defence to create a uniquely entertaining castle flash game to play for free. This instalment features new towers, more troops, and more advanced upgrades. The game offers three levels of difficulty like its predecessor, and these are, Easy, Medium and Hard.
The Castle that needs to be defended is located at the bottom of the screen, situated behind a tall wall. The enemies enter the screen in waves that initiate from the top of the screen. As the enemy makes its way to the castle, towers, troops or both must shoot, stab, or freeze the opponent in hopes of salvaging the castle. The game begins with one tower placed within the castle walls. Players place extra towers and troops on the field by dragging and dropping them into desired positions. On the right-hand side of the screen is a side bar, which features tabs titled "Build," "Recruit," "Upgrade," and "Awards."
In the "Build" tab, there are four towers from which to choose. These towers range vastly in price and effectiveness. They are as follows;
- Red Tower (Cost 50) - Shoots arrows and is the least effective.
- Ice Tower (Cost 100) - Shoots frozen arrows, which slow down the attackers.
- Cannon Tower (Cost 150) - More damage than Ice and Red Towers, however, cost is high.
- Uber Tower (Cost 500) - Fast and exceptionally strong, but expensive per individual unit.
The "Recruit" tab offers troops to buy. There are six troops from which to choose:
- Archer (Cost 60) - This unit is a long-range bow and arrow.
- Knight (Cost 90) - Well armed knight, does decent damage for a reasonable price.
- Cannoneer (Cost 90) - Good range with excellent attacking powers.
- Spear Knight (Cost 130) - A Knight with more attacking power due to its long spear.
- Heavy Calvary (Cost 140) - Stronger than a knight and much faster.
- Uber Man (Cost 350) - Familiar 2D character who packs a mean appetite when it comes to destroying enemies.
Under "Upgrades," players purchase various upgrades for their towers or game play. These upgrades vary in purpose and cost, starting at a mere 80 coins, but they can climb to astronomical heights for the desirable upgrades. In addition, there are three "Specials," which can be purchased through the "Upgrade" Menu. These "Specials" are be used to wipe out many enemies at once. These are available after a certain number of kills and can be seen at the lower portion of the side bar, once purchased.
Under the "Awards" tab, there are six awards that will earn you extra cash for spending on upgrades, purchases, and the like. The six awards are:
- Split Shot - An award of 25 for purchasing the Split Shot upgrade.
- 4 Archers - Award of 50 for hiring 4 archers.
- Day 15 - Award of 100 for making it to day 15 of the game.
- 3 Specials - Award of 125 for unlocking and purchasing all three specials.
- Full Armour - 150 award for upgrading all troop's armour to the highest available.
- 400 Kills - Award of 150 for killing all 400 of the enemies.
The Flash Empires 3 game takes players through an action-packed defence game where they call the shots as to whether they would like to play a tower defence, a troop defence, or a combination of the both, making this game a welcome vacation from the usual defence games available for flash.