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Defense Grid: The Awakening

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Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Tactical Indie Science fiction

Defense Grid: The Awakening is a Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Simulator game released on December 8, 2008 for PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360 and 1 more. A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen. Tower construction is limited to specified platforms on where you can place 1 out of 10 diffrent upgradeable towers. Towers…

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User Score
42 ratings
86
Critic Score
2 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
4,528 reviews
December 8, 2008
Released 6490 days ago
PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Xbox 360 Xbox One

About

A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen. Tower construction is limited to specified platforms on where you can place 1 out of 10 diffrent upgradeable towers. Towers can not be destroyed by the enemies. Tower placement is key to progress in this game as they each have pros and cons. During the game you battle a variety of 15 diffrent "Insectoid" enemies with various abilitys to handle such as stealth, speed, armor and shields etc. The invaders can carry 1-3 powercores as they reach the powerstations and try to make their escape.

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Release Dates by Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Dec 8, 2008
Xbox 360 Worldwide
Sep 2, 2009
Mac Worldwide
Jun 8, 2010
Xbox One Worldwide
Nov 12, 2015

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Game Info

Developer
Hidden Path Entertainment
Publisher
Microsoft
Engine
Gamebryo
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fiction

Languages

Audio / Voice
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Text / Subtitles
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain)

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