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Since 2004, the AbleGamers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, has served more than 56 million members of the disabled community by advocating greater access in video games. Today, AbleGamers is a leader in the development of equipment, programs and services to those living with disabilities, hardships, and quality-of-life issues that are a result of chronic illness or trauma. It is our goal to ensure that all people, regardless of their disability, can use gaming as a tool to have enriched social experiences with friends, family, and the world at large.

Ioo's Web Game of the Week: Defend Your Honor

Written by Steve Spohn

Published on 10 January 2010

defend_your_honor {sidebar id=1}In this week's Ioo Web game of the week, we have a tale of forbidden love, werewolves, vampires, and… wait, no, that's Twilight. Our game is about a tower defense + a small RPG, in this week's game called Defend your honor.

You play the role of a human trying to defend your honor, as the title says, by completing this awful dungeon. You must get four animal shaped keys to be able to go into the main hall and win the game.

There are two battles inside each room and one final battle inside of each room. Once you choose a room, the game becomes a typical tower defense. You have the choice of five different units.

Dwarven brawler - can only attack ground units
Elven mage - uses magical attacks that can hit the ground and air
Human bard – slows down creeps
Troll rogue - attacks very quickly
Undead cleric - adds power to the other towers but doesn't attack

There are a total of 15 battles on 15 different maps. You are only given access to additional towers as the game progresses. In addition, you must purchase the towers from the shop. However, once you purchase a tower, you can use it for the duration of the game repeatedly.

The accessibility in simple, everything is in text and uses a variety of colors. Deaf gamers and colorblind gamers should be just fine. The entire game is controlled by the mouse, as long as you can use a mouse, you will be just fine. In addition, cognitively impaired users will be delighted because the game can be paused at any point to give orders.

Overall, a very accessible game with an hour or so of fun. But don't take our word for it. Go out and defend your honor today.