TowerFall Ascension 2013

Is it still worth playing?

Up to four archers kill each other with arrows and head stomps until only one is left, in this arena platform fighter by Maddy Thorson. Ascension is the version for the PlayStation 4 and later systems, with an expanded single player mode, new levels, weapons and variants. Each player starts with three arrows, which can be picked up again from walls and floors, and a dodge can intercept arrows but can be thwarted by a player landing on top. Power ups include bomb and laser arrows, wings and shields. The main mode is local Versus, and there is no online play. Trials has you destroy straw dolls as fast as you can against par times, and Quest mode has waves of monsters and archers that you can face alone or cooperatively. An arena fight that fits on one couch still asks for friends beside you.