Bois D'Arc
Genre: Shooter, Defense
Game Review
FireBeastStudio, the maker of of Evilgeddon Spooky Max is back with a new shooter and defense flash game called Bois D'Arc! Bois D'Arc, unfamiliar word to me, has a meaning behind it. It's actually a French term for "wood of the arc" or "bow wood" where it is mainly used to make bows. I bet you already figured out what is kinda going on... Yup, you are defending your castle against all kinds of evil monsters using just your bow!
Here's the story, so there was a magical tree of life that grants balance to the land of Sedonia. It's known as Bois D'Arc. However, the power of evil spirit emerged mysteriously and caused terror to everyone. The King decided to borrow Bois D'arc power by making a weapon from its wood. A mystical bow that holds supreme power as the dweller holds it. The future lies in your hand... Beforehand, you've to pick your ranger, which comes in different set of skills and stats. Ranging from either low to high damage and speed. They'll be placed on top of your castle ready to defend. The core mechanic of Bois D'Arc is to hold, aim then shoot. Clearing a stage will earn you stars which can be spent on upgrading your character.
After playing, I admit this flash game is pretty challenging, thanks to a few factors. First of all the aiming, the gimmick of the game but learning how to hit is sometimes frustrating. The trickiest part is of course getting the angle of the shot right with the correct amount of power. Next is some stages are somewhat poorly balanced. Because stars are hard to get, and once you start having difficulties beating some levels those difficulties add up. Over time, players may find it grind intensive and rage quit as a result! Lastly, the developer could resize the power gauge larger and place above the character/or cursor. This is just my personal preferences. ^^
To conclude, I wasn't really disappointed with FireBeastStudio's Bois D'Arc; It was a decent and graphically well-designed flash game but can be better! There is potential in it.
Bois D'Arc Guide
List of Characters in Bois D'Arc
Wilfred Hazardeus
A remarkable marksman who speacialize multi shooting with deadly poisonous essence in every shot.
Damage: Normal, Speed: Normal
Upgrades
Butterfly Elixir - Increase shooting charge speed.
Charge Speed: 1.3 / 1.1 / 0.9 / 0.7 / 0.5 sec
Silex Arrowsmith - Craft the best arrowhead for your bow.
Damage: 40 - 60 / 60 - 90 / 90 - 130 / 130 - 180 / 180 - 240
Fort Zero - Reconstruct your base tower with the best material from meteorite.
Tower: 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000
Shadow Arrow - Create arrow illusions that deals half damage of the real one.
Arrow: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Damage 100 / 50 / 50 / 50 % base damage
Venomous Arrowhead - Extract the poisonous venom on the edge of your arrow.
Damage: 0 - 0 / 10 - 20 / 30 - 40 / 40 - 70
Duration: 0 / 3 / 3 / 4 sec
Build for Wilfred Hazardeus
1. Shadow Arrow
2. Venomous Arrowhead
3. Butterfly Elixir
4. Silex Arrowsmith
5. Fort Zero
6. Shadow Arrow
7. Butterfly Elixir
8. Shadow Arrow
9. Butterfly Elixir
10. Butterfly Elixir
11. Silex Arrowsmith
12. Silex Arrowsmith
13. Venomous Arrowhead
14. Venomous Arrowhead
15. Silex Arrowsmith
16. Fort Zero
17. Fort Zero
18. Fort Zero
Leonard Wildburn
A true genius fire champion who exceeds the previous generations by turning flames to explosion.
Damage: High, Speed: Low
Upgrades
Butterfly Elixir - Increase shooting charge speed.
Charge Speed: 1.5 / 1.3 / 1.1 / 0.9 / 0.7 sec
Silex Arrowsmith - Craft the best arrowhead for your bow.
Damage: 50 - 80 / 80 - 120 / 120 - 170 / 170 - 230 / 230 - 300
Fort Zero - Reconstruct your base tower with the best material from meteorite.
Tower: 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000
Eye of Bardulus - Enhance your vision of targetting and shoots arrow thorugh enemies!
Pierce: 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 enemies
Damage: 0 / 50 / 70 / 85 base damage
Gunpowder of Virtous - Add the essence of explosive materials to the edge of your arrow, any chance of friction will cause explosive.
Damage: 0 - 0 / 50 - 75 / 75 - 125 / 125 -200
Radius: 0 / 50 / 70 / 100
Build for Leonard Wildburn
1. Gunpowder of Virtous
2. Butterfly Elixir
3. Silex Arrowsmith
4. Fort Zero
5. Gunpowder of Virtous
6. Butterfly Elixir
7. Silex Arrowsmith
8. Gunpowder of Virtous
9. Eye of Bardulus
10. Silex Arrowsmith
11. Butterfly Elixir
12. Eye of Bardulus
13. Silex Arrowsmith
14. Butterfly Elixir
15. Eye of Bardulus
16. Fort Zero
17. Fort Zero
18. Fort Zero
Tobias Arclightning
An excellent archer who combines archery and his magical thunder skill like no other.
Damage: Low, Speed: High
Upgrades
Butterfly Elixir - Increase shooting charge speed.
Charge Speed: 1.1 / 0.9 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.3 sec
Silex Arrowsmith - Craft the best arrowhead for your bow.
Damage: 20 - 40 / 40 - 60 / 60 - 90 / 90 - 130 / 130 - 180
Fort Zero - Reconstruct your base tower with the best material from meteorite.
Tower: 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000
Vital Point - Learn the secrets of enemies by their vital point and deal godlike damage.
Damage: 0 / 150 / 200 / 250 %
Chance: 0 / 15 / 15 / 15 %
Thundergod Spirit - A blessing from the mighty thundergod that gives your arrow a chance to blast thunder zap among the enemies nearby.
Damage: 0 - 0 / 40 - 70 / 70 - 100 / 100 - 130
Enemy: 0 / 2 / 3 / 5
Build for Tobias Arclightning
1. Thundergod Spirit
2. Butterfly Elixir
3. Silex Arrowsmith
4. Fort Zero
5. Thundergod Spirit
6. Butterfly Elixir
7. Thundergod Spirit
8. Butterfly Elixir
9. Butterfly Elixir
10. Vital Point
11. Silex Arrowsmith
12. Vital Point
13. Silex Arrowsmith
14. Vital Point
15. Silex Arrowsmith
16. Fort Zero
17. Fort Zero
18. Fort Zero
Bois D'Arc Walkthrough
Here is my analysis between each ranger. The green one by far the best pick for me. He does insane damage over time due to his Venomous Arrowhead. Stronger at shooting air units and weakening groups, but harder to handle the huge mobs of small weaker enemies. Blue felt strong at hitting single target and dealing with groups of medium enemy. He cleans flying units, spiders and everything else in a sweep. Red felt like he was the best at crowd control especially against the spiders, but I always had trouble dealing with air enemies that wiggle around too much. + 1 for green ranger for me! To earn free 4 stars, click under the "support us" tab.
Pro-Tip: In the game, the arrows always fly in a curve manner. To improve on your accuracy, aim well above the enemy! This will ensure a better chance of hitting a target. :)
