Antbuster Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

Antbuster

Play Online: Antbuster
Developer: Rstein
Genre: Strategy, Defense

Game Review
Antbuster is one of those addicting flash games you can't miss! To be honest, I still can't think of a way that this game could be improved. It has not failed to bring nostalgic memories during my secondary school life. I used to play on this game about once every week or so for the past couple of years back then and challenged my friends on the highest points.

Well, the scenario was your picnic is under attack! You chose a good place to make your lunch, but you don’t see an anthill nearby... Spread the cannons in the field to stop the ants that are trying to steal your cake. Upgrade your cannons with over 50 different types and try the combinations to make the best Antbuster system which honestly you can't. Impossible to win. >:)

I really like this flash game, because it shows how much you can accomplish when you are always pushing yourself to new limits, trying thousands of different combinations. One of the reasons is because they rely on their artificial intelligence; It is nicely designed except it keeps diverting the ants to my weakest area. When I reinforce, then the ants simply march right through so fast that I can't kill them quick enough. In addition, the ants are growing exponentially tougher and faster every level. Eventually, your cannons will not have enough firepower to destroy those little creatures. You will get frustrated when you start to lose 3 or more pieces.

Its objective is to see how many waves can you last until you 'cake over'. I must admit it is very difficult once you get past wave 65. There's no perfect antbuster strategy in this flash game but, I can suggest the best one in walkthrough guide below. One last thing. The game is full of bugs but it is not stopping me from playing it again! Just couldn't help it. :)

Antbuster Guide

Antbuster Screenshot


Weapon Tree in Antbuster
Cannon - $* Freq - 3, Speed - 4, Range - 100, Damage - 1, Tier 0

Heavy I - $60 Freq - 3, Speed - 4, Range - 100, Damage - 2, Tier 1
Heavy II - $60 Freq - 3, Speed- 4, Range - 100, Damage - 4, Tier 2
Heavy III - $228 Freq - 2.4, Speed - 5, Range - 120, Damage - 8, Tier 3
Heavy IV - $1293 Freq - 2.4, Speed - 6, Range - 120, Damage - 16, Tier 4
Missle I - $772 Freq - 0.5, Speed - 2(Homing), Range - 160, Damage - 16, Tier 3 (Also has splash Damage)
Missle II - $1334 Freq - 0.5, Speed - 2(Homing), Range - 180, Damage - 36, Tier 4 (Also has splash Damage)
Impact I - $48 Freq - 2.4, Speed - 6, Range - 100, Damage - 3, Tier 2
Impact II - $230 (33 Freq - 2.4, Speed - 6, Range - 110, Damage - 7+1*, Tier 3
Impact III - $1671 Freq - 2.4, Speed - 6, Range - 110, Damage - 15+3*, Tier 4
Ice I - $400 Freq - 4, Speed - 4, Range - 80, Damage - 1, Tier 3 (Slows ants)
Ice II - $1304 Freq - 4, Speed - 4, Range - 100, Damage - 3, Tier 4 (Slows ants faster)
Double Heavy I - $60 Freq - 2, Speed - 4, Range - 100, Damage - 3, Tier 2
Double Heavy II - $324 Freq - 1.6, Speed - 5, Range - 120, Damage - 8, Tier 3
Double Heavy III - $1084 Freq - 1.3, Speed - 5, Range - 120, Damage - 16+0.5*, Tier 4
Sonic Pulse I - $588 Freq - 4, Speed - 4, Range - 90, Damage - 1, Tier 3 (Goes through ants and can hit multiple ants)
Sonic Pulse II - $1662 Freq - 4, Speed - 5, Range - 120amage - 5+1, Tier 4 (Goes through ants and can hit multiple ants)

Quick I - $40 Freq - 4, Speed - 4, Range - 100, Damage - 1, Tier 1
Quick II - $80 Freq - 4, Speed - 6, Range - 100, Damage - 2, Tier 2
Quick III - $352 Freq - 6, Speed - 6+1*, Range - 120, Damage - 4, Tier 3
Quick IV - $1123 Freq - 6, Speed - 7+1*, Range - 120, Damage - 9+1*, Tier 4
Flamethrower I - $640 Freq - 12, Speed - 3+0.5*, Range - 50+5*, Damage - 1, Tier 3 (Speeds up ants)
Flamethrower II - $1385 Freq - 12, Speed - 5+0.5*, Range - 75+5*, Damage - 2+0.5*, Tier 4 (Speeds up ants)
Sniper I - $80 Freq - 4, Speed - 12, Range - 100, Damage - 1, Tier 2
Sniper II - $352 Freq - 3, Speed - 12, Range - 120, Damage - 4, Tier 3
Sniper III - $1100 Freq - 4.8, Speed - 16, Range - 150+5*, Damage - 12, Tier 4
Laser I - $460 Freq - 1, Speed - 1, Range - 150, Damage - 12, Tier 3 (Never misses, no blocking by other ants)
Laser II - $1297 Freq - 1.2, Speed - 1, Range - 160, Damage - 30, Tier 4 (Never misses, no blocking by other ants)
Long Range I - $65 Freq - 3, Speed - 5, Range - 140, Damage - 2, Tier 2
Long Range II - $502 Freq - 3, Speed - 7, Range - 180, Damage - 6, Tier 3
Long Range III - $1199 Freq - 3, Speed - 10+1*, Range - 180+10*, Damage - 12, Tier 4
Electric I - $745 Freq - 3, Speed - 1, Range - 120, Damage - 5+1*, Tier 3 (Can hit multiple ants)
Electric II - $1631 Freq - 3, Speed - 1, Range - 120, Damage - 12+2*, Tier 4 (Can hit multiple ants)

Double I - $40 Freq - 2, Speed - 4, Range - 100, Damage - 1, Tier 1
Double II - $60 Freq - 2, Speed - 5, Range - 100, Damage - 2, Tier 2
Double III - $420 Freq - 2, Speed - 8, Range - 100, Damage - 6, Tier 3
Double IV - $1164 Freq - 2, Speed - 8, Range - 150, Damage - 11, Tier 4
Boomerang I - $603 Freq - 1, Speed - 4, Range - 130, Damage - 3, Tier 3 (Can hit multiple ants)
Boomerang II - $1269 Freq - 1, Speed - 4, Range - 130, Damage - 12, Tier 4 (Can hit multiple ants)
Barrier Down - $1092 Freq - 2.4, Speed - 1, Range - 80, Damage - 40, Tier 3
Turn 90 Degrees - $150
Double Quick I - $80 Freq - 2.6, Speed - 6, Range - 75, Damage - 2, Tier 2
Double Quick II - $360 Freq - 2, Speed - 10, Range - 110, Damage - 4, Tier 3
Double Quick III - $1092 Freq - 2, Speed - 10, Range - 110+5*, Damage - 11, Tier 4
Machine Gun I - $568 Freq - 12, Speed - 6, Range - 120, Damage - 3, Tier 3 (Horrible Accuracy)
Machine Gun II - $1420 Freq - 12, Speed - 6+1, Range - 120, Damage - 8, Tier 4 (Horrible Accuracy)
Triple I - $92 Freq - 2, Speed - 4, Range - 110, Damage - 2, Tier 2
Triple II - $502 Freq - 2, Speed - 6, Range - 110, Damage - 6, Tier 3
Triple III - $1280 Freq - 2, Speed - 9, Range - 120, Damage - 11+1*, Tier 4
Poison Spray I - $538 Freq - 2, peed - 3, Range - 120, Damage - 1, Tier 3 (Goes through ants and can hit multiple ants)
Poison Spray II - $2000 Freq - 2, Speed - 3, Range - 120amage - 2, Tier 4 (Goes through ants and can hit multiple ants)

Prices for Basic Towers in AntBuster
Increments each time you purchase a tower.
30
45
67
100
150
225
337
505
757
1135
1702
2553
3829
5743
8614
12921
19381
29071
43606
65409
98113
147619
220753
331129
496693
745039
1117558

Recommended Build for Antbuster
As far as the best goes, snipers seem to be the winners even though other cannons do more damage. I cleared the game at level 89 before 'cake over'. Snipers have plenty of range and can do enough damage over a long period of time when targeted. This is why the most successful tactics use snipers. The only down side to it is that other ants often wander around blocking shots from the snipers so the ant you want to hit is shielded.

Ice cannons are mandatory. Well not for the damage however for the incredible slow. You must have 2 upgraded Ice cannons to be competitive. You won't be a drastic difference from Ice I to Ice II but after a few games of ice II, the Ice II's simply hit more often and freeze faster.

Poison cannons can do nice damage to ants with alot of it being dmaage over time. Multiple poison cannons only will re poison the ants, so it's good to only use 1 poison cannon at the hole, and another poison cannon near the cake. This setup for poison is optional.