The Deadly Tower of Monsters

The Deadly Tower of Monsters is structured as a fictional 1970s sci-fi B-movie newly released on DVD. Space explorer Dick Starspeed crash-lands on the planet Gravoria, meets Scarlet Nova (heir to the tyrannical Emperor), reunites with his trusty Robot companion, and the trio sets out to ascend the Deadly Tower and topple her father's regime.

The framing is part of the gameplay. Director Dan Smith's commentary tracks through the entire game with side-splitting anecdotes about the low-budget production, sometimes filming without a script. The vertical tower lets you dive off ledges and glide across chasms in the spirit of impressive aerial stunts, hunting hidden secrets and intergalactic glory.

50+ imaginative monsters span squid people, nukular ants, dinosaurs-gone-wild, giant blobs, robo-monkeys, and more, brought to life through stop-motion, rotoscope, image compositing, and elaborate fur costumes. Ray guns, crystal swords, laser whips, scrap-metal weapon upgrades, time-slowing vortexes, speed boots, and land mines fill out the heroes' arsenal. Developed by ACE Team and published by ATLUS.