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Game Information
- Platform: Windows Vista / XP
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: CD-ROM
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Product Features
- BATTLE 15 different increasingly powerful enemy types with a variety of abilities and strengths
- CONSTRUCT 10 types of towers, each with unique capabilities and multiple upgrades
- EXPLORE 20 detailed environments with endless strategic possibilities, and defend the cores against massive waves of enemies
- UNLOCK new challenge modes for each level and earn increasing rewards for improved Defense Grid efficiency
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Manufacturer's Description
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it’s up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base. Beautiful environments, spectacular effects, and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack bring the world to life. The controls are intuitive and the gameplay is deep – the special attacks and properties of each tower work together to provide many ways to succeed.
MAGAZINE REVIEWS:
9 out of 10, and Editor's Choice Award (PC GAMER)
4.5 out of 5.0 “a masterpiece for your PC” (GAMEPRO)
8 out of 10 “This is an utter time-suck of a game, drawing you in with its challenging gameplay and cleverly-designed levels.” (IGN)
“2008 Puzzle Game of the Year” (GAME INDUSTRY NEWS)
Product Description
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
Beautiful environments, spectacular effects, and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack bring the world to life. The controls are intuitive and the gameplay is deep - the special attacks and properties of each tower work together to provide many ways to succeed.
Features:
BATTLE 15 different increasingly powerful enemy types with a variety of abilities and strengths.
CONSTRUCT 10 types of towers, each with unique capabilities and multiple upgrades.
EXPLORE 20 detailed environments with endless strategic possibilities, and defend the cores against massive waves of enemies.
UNLOCK new challenge modes for each level and earn increasing rewards for improved Defense Grid efficiency.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
2009 was the year indie groups seemed to be the ones keeping PC gaming alive. After the brilliant World Of Goo, the innovative I-Fluid and the innocent CRAYON PHYSICS, DEFENSE GRID came along and reminded me how much fun an intelligent PC game can be!
The basic idea is simple enough: you have a power supply with a limited number of cores. Aliens will try to walk (and some fly) in and out with one or more of them. Your job is to place defensive towers to kill them off before they reach the exit. The more aliens you kill the more credits to spend on towers you get. Wave after wave even more aliens will come - so you better choose wisely where to place your towers. It seems simplistic but I assure you it is not.
Different aliens require different types of defenses. From projectile and field to short and long range (and numerous upgrades), there is no short supply of defense towers. And since their deployment and upgrades are not instantaneous, you need to plan ahead (there is a tactical screen on top that foretells what kind of aliens are incoming).
As the game progresses there is more freedom in where to place your towers and, subsequently, reroute the aliens' influx. That is really fun! Make them serpentine around your more powerful towers (and delay them with the Temporal Distortion ones) to wipe them out before they even reach your power cores.
The graphics are very well done, with full zooming capabilities. The camera gets a bit jumpy when fast zooming in, a feature I particularly liked because it reminded me of the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA external shots. The environments are beautifully designed with attention to detail and (contrary to full-priced releases such as SPACE SIEGE) never get boring.
I really liked this game. If you decide to bite the bullet too, be prepared to get really hooked. This is the most ADDICTIVE game ever since Civilization II!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
The basic idea is simple enough: you have a power supply with a limited number of cores. Aliens will try to walk (and some fly) in and out with one or more of them. Your job is to place defensive towers to kill them off before they reach the exit. The more aliens you kill the more credits to spend on towers you get. Wave after wave even more aliens will come - so you better choose wisely where to place your towers. It seems simplistic but I assure you it is not.
Different aliens require different types of defenses. From projectile and field to short and long range (and numerous upgrades), there is no short supply of defense towers. And since their deployment and upgrades are not instantaneous, you need to plan ahead (there is a tactical screen on top that foretells what kind of aliens are incoming).
As the game progresses there is more freedom in where to place your towers and, subsequently, reroute the aliens' influx. That is really fun! Make them serpentine around your more powerful towers (and delay them with the Temporal Distortion ones) to wipe them out before they even reach your power cores.
The graphics are very well done, with full zooming capabilities. The camera gets a bit jumpy when fast zooming in, a feature I particularly liked because it reminded me of the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA external shots. The environments are beautifully designed with attention to detail and (contrary to full-priced releases such as SPACE SIEGE) never get boring.
I really liked this game. If you decide to bite the bullet too, be prepared to get really hooked. This is the most ADDICTIVE game ever since Civilization II!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
i must give the producer to this title credit as it is a well thought out gaming idea. played this game through from start to finsh in less than two days. a friend of mine although finishing the game himself has gone back to doing the extra challenges that the game provides again and again. i wish more people like this can be invested in to create more innotive and entertaining original games like this one. overall rating was down to the fact i am spoilt by todays hyper-gaming graphics in comparsion to this game and the fact that i finished it so quickly.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
An antidote to over complicated games
More of a puzzle/strategy game than arcade. Addictive and repetitive in equal measure. Simple controls and gameplay. Good for a fiver
Published on 26 April 2010 by G. SMITH
Very addictive tower defence game.
This is a tower defence game so the basic premise is that the aliens march along a pre-set pathway, grab the cores that you are defending and then try to reach the exit. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2010 by Mr Shh.
Indie Nirvana
Long available only as a digital download, this is one of the most compelling strategy games I've played in years, and hopefully the boxed release will broaden its audience. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Christopher Burns
fantastic tower defense game!!!
A brilliant and very adicting game.... I spend a lot of hours playing defense grid and didn't get tired of it! A must for all tower-defense-fans!!!
Published on 21 Nov 2009 by Sinatra
Very interesting and lots of fun
I happened to have played a demo before buying the game. Its very exciting and lots of hours of fun. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2009 by Ghulam Mustafa
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