- PC

Release

Monday, December 8, 2008

Critic score

86/100

Platform families

3

Editorial overview

Inside Defense Grid: The Awakening

What it is

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.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

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Defense Grid: The Awakening

Hidden Path Entertainment · Microsoft

86Critics3.6/5Monday, December 8, 200817.7 years ago

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6

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Themes

Science fiction

Languages

5 supported

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7 assets

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Defense Grid: The Awakening Trailer

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6 DLC

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6 releases

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Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Xbox 360
Gen 7
Xbox One
Gen 8

Release history

Dec 08, 2008PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 02, 2009Xbox 360
Jun 08, 2010Mac
Nov 12, 2015Xbox One

Themes & modes

Science fictionSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista • Processor: 1.8GHz CPU or higher • Memory: 512 MB RAM • Hard disk space: 1GB available space • DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later • Video: Video: DirectX 9 video card with shader 2 support such as the following: ATI Radeon 9600 or newer (9600-9800, X300-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or newer (6100-6800, 7100-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280)

Recommended

Recommended: • Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista • Processor: dual core 2.0GHz CPU or higher • Memory: 1GB RAM XP, 1.5GB RAM Vista • Hard disk space: 1GB available space • DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later • Video: DirectX 9 video card with shader 3 support and 256MB VRAM such as the following: ATI Radeon X700 or newer (X700-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or newer (7600-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280) • Controller: Optionally supports Microsoft Game Controller for Windows