The Deadly Tower of Monsters is an imperfect love letter to B movies.

The Deadly Tower of Monsters has an inventive premise, but it feels like a pastiche of a much better game.

Developer ACE Team cooks up a charming title that parodies and mocks B movies and Hollywood. It lacks substance, however, employing mostly trite gameplay mechanics and poor level designs. It’s a 3D, top-down shooter with a fixed camera. The Deadly Tower of Monsters’ biggest strength lies in its presentation and clever ideas … and nothing else. You can play it now on PlayStation 4 and PC.