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Defense Grid: The Awakening


9.4

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Defense Grid: The Awakening is a strategy game where players place defense fortifications (towers) to stop invading aliens from stealing power cores from their bases. It is up to the player to select the towers, placement, and timing to best protect the base. This mix of strategy and puzzle gameplay promises to be very fun and engaging. [Hidden Path Entertainment]

PUBLISHER:	Hidden Path Entertainment
DEVELOPER:	Hidden Path Entertainment
GENRE(S):	Strategy, Role-Playing Game
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
RELEASE DATE:	December 8, 2008

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

GamePro

It's amazing what a little touch up in graphics and sound can do for a tower defense gameplay-based title. And Hidden Path Entertainment's Defense Grid: The Awakening is a prime example of that sudden transformation of taking a unoriginal. well-known style of video game and turning it into a masterpiece for your PC.

GameFocus

I never would have expected such as basic game as “Tower Defense” to be given such a great make over with some gameplay tweaks and be such a worth while and addictive game. While you can play a very basic version of this type of game on thousands of websites, if you enjoy playing them this is the only commercial one that is worth your gaming dollar.

GameShark

In spite of the clunky control, it's still very easy to use, and the action is slow enough to allow you plenty of time to scheme.

Gamervision

The later of the 20 unique levels can grow frustratingly difficult, but the amount of replayability due to different challenges and scoreboards are more than enough to justify picking it up, or at least buying it when it eventually makes its way to Xbox Live.

IGN

It's always a good sign when a game leaves you wanting for more.

PC Format

Defense Grid is fun while it lasts, but won't last you very long. [Feb 2009, p.101]

Destructoid

If you like tower defense games and have $20 to spend, Defense Grid: The Awakening is absolutely worth checking out and will provide you with some solid entertainment - just don't expect to get 40 hours of playtime out of it.

The average user rating for this game is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 42 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Paul F gave it an8:
I played this for a couple of days before completing it. It was very addictive until I completed it. Once you figured out which towers to use, it was quite easy. Some of the towers are pretty useless and I am sure they are just there to add a bit of variety. The graphics are excellent and if you don't mind the price for a couple of days play then it is worth it.

Jonathan W gave it a9:
This is a new and innovative take on tower defense games. Yes, there are some nice visuals, but even deeper than that, as you progress you'll find this is no run of the mill Flash TD game. You're forced to come up with effective ways not only to kill the oncoming horde of creeps, but how to route them and stall them, and there's not just one simple solution to every map. Several different challenge levels for each map and an achievement system give this title plenty of replay value. This game would be upgraded to a 10 if a map editor were ever to be included.

Jonathan C gave it a7:
Defense Grid is a worthy retail version of classic Tower defense that belongs in anyone's Digital Locker. However, its only a tower defense game, and aside from visuals and 'power spheres' and a talking computer to keep your attention, it still fails to bring anything revolutionary to the genre. A map/game editing tool would have made the purchase seem a bit more worthwhile.

Scott W. gave it a4:
Very mediocre for a tower defense game. There are far better Flash games available in the genre for free, as well as custom games for Warcraft 3. The game just doesn't have the depth to make it very interesting. The visuals are nice, and if you like eye candy then this game might be what you're looking for. However, if you're looking for engaging TD gameplay, look elsewhere.

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