Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers

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  • Summary: As a team, defend a post-apocalyptic wild west from an invasion of transforming rock monsters alongside your Mii character, Dillon the armadillo, and his squirrel engineer, Russ. Recruit hired gunners to back you up in battle, and then roll into fights and high-speed chases and take downAs a team, defend a post-apocalyptic wild west from an invasion of transforming rock monsters alongside your Mii character, Dillon the armadillo, and his squirrel engineer, Russ. Recruit hired gunners to back you up in battle, and then roll into fights and high-speed chases and take down waves of enemies as Dillon—the "Red Flash" himself. Eighty years ago, a cataclysmic event devastated the world. Holed up in "The City" and outlying frontier towns, no survivor is safe now that a mysterious ship has unleashed an army of supercharged monsters. So, prepare for battle: gather resources by helping local businesses and winning races. Then stock up, man the towers, and strengthen barricades to protect each village's livestock! Discover new strategies to take out over 30 different types of enemies: some swim, some dig, some are electrified, poisonous, armored—even flying. Monsters transform into wheeled forms, racing into action-packed, high-speed chases. [Nintendo]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. ZTGD
    Jun 27, 2018
    85
    Dillon’s Dead Heat Breakers is a great title unfortunately released during a mass exodus from the 3DS to the Switch. It’s a shame because Dillon and his pal Russ are a great set of characters and the world they live in definitely could be explored even further but likely won’t, as this series never really took off the way I think Nintendo hoped it would.
  2. Cubed3
    May 25, 2018
    80
    Dillon and his adorable little hamster friend Russ roll back into the Tower Defence scene with fresh and futuristic tale of Western adventure. Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers builds on the previous games, heightening the action with intense races and expands the universe with an intriguing cast of characters/recruits. There is a steep learning curve and a lot of investment needed into the main tower defence gameplay, but it is worth rolling into in order to save those adorable Scrog critters.
  3. DarkStation
    Jun 22, 2018
    80
    Despite its issues, Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers is a solid recommendation for 3DS owners looking for something new. Its bold and unorthodox setting makes for an experience unlike any Nintendo game before it, while its odd mashup of different genres makes it especially rewarding for open-minded gamers. It might lack the depth of other single-genre titles, but Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers makes up for it with uniqueness and furry-filled charm.
  4. Meristation
    May 30, 2018
    75
    Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers is by far the best entry in the Dillon's franchise, with many new features that try to justify the full retail price. Sadly, despite the various new mechanics introduced, the main issue with the previous entries hasn't been fixed: the gameplay can be too repetitive.
  5. Nintendo Insider
    May 24, 2018
    70
    Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers is a welcome return for the Red Flash, but sees the muted armadillo roll back into our lives with an inconsistent gameplay experience that has many flashes of thrilling brilliance that are let down by an otherwise heavily repetitive setup.
  6. Jeuxvideo.com
    May 30, 2018
    65
    Building on the two previous games, Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers has some new stuff to offer, and the characters and world it depicts are compelling. But still, it’s a messy and repetitive game.
  7. We Got This Covered
    Jul 27, 2018
    30
    This third entry in the series, Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers, is at best woefully insubstantial and at worst torturously protracted.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. mixedupman2000
    May 25, 2018
    10
    This is everything a Dillon Fan has been waiting for ! Similar game
    Play as The last 2 games (with out the forced touch screen) and so much    This is everything a Dillon Fan has been waiting for ! Similar game
    Play as The last 2 games (with out the forced touch screen) and so much more content!
    Vanpool really Out did themselves on this one. loads of content and so much fun!    … Expand
  2. UmAlguem
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fuleco for smash Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco Fuleco… Expand
  4. jkidd
    Feb 4, 2023
    10
    A great game it's so great I cant even say how great it's is a great game to waste time on
  5. Chomper4
    Jun 5, 2018
    9
    It's a very great improvement from the previous two games. Can't wait for a Switch game from Dillon.
  6. oldgamer81
    Jan 22, 2022
    9
    Definitly an unterrated Gem! Good mix of driving and action in an tower defense setting, embedded in a story with a couple of fun minigamesDefinitly an unterrated Gem! Good mix of driving and action in an tower defense setting, embedded in a story with a couple of fun minigames (racing, tron-style shooting, sorting rubbish, running a shop). The money you earn in the mini games is spend on riflemen for the tower defense, right before defending you gather materials to strengthen the towers. A lot of game mechanics intersected into each other, what makes the fun run for hours. I play it at least 60min once I start it and play it for 16 hours now and don't think that I made it to the half. The 3D is well integrated. It's a strong challenge, but managable. One of my favourites on the 3DS.… Expand
  7. zifiiiiwhataguy
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    Good pass-time I would say... the good of previous dillon games is still here.
  8. Steyraus
    Sep 15, 2020
    4
    The games starts with awesome action racing combat , with you tearing down the road, using some sort of boost for momentum and attack. ThenThe games starts with awesome action racing combat , with you tearing down the road, using some sort of boost for momentum and attack. Then you reach the city and it ALL goes down hill. READ READ READ slowly walk Read. It goes from insane fun for a few minutes to a test in how much boredom you can endure through all of the game I played. The annoying squeak of the characters mixed with fetch quests at a snails pace, when there actual fun in the game somewhere just ruined this for me.… Expand

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#8 Best 3DS Game of 2018
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#9 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2018
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#5 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2018