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Defense Grid: The Awakening
9.0 out of 10

Defense Grid: The Awakening

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Defense Grid: The Awakening Hands-on

IGN Entertainment
11 March 2010
  • Conclusion: Defense Grid: The Awakening has a few bells and whistles to enhance the overall gameplay. For one, you get an early warning radar that let’s you know what kind of...
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Army of Two Hands-On Preview

IGN Entertainment
24 October 2009
  • Conclusion: The real-world weapons come in three main categories: Primary, Secondary and Special; Primary are mostly rifles and shotguns, Secondary are submachine guns and pistols,
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Overall 9
8.5

Expert Review

Game Over Online
5 October 2009
  • Excerpt: The plot's appropriately paper-thin. A thousand years ago or so, an alien race invaded the planet and were driven off in a cataclysmic war.
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Overall 9
8.5

Defense Grid: The Awakening

Game Over Online
5 October 2009
  • Excerpt: Defense Grid: The Awakening review Game Over Online - http://www.game-over.com There's something uniquely addictive about tower defense games, which is the only real
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Overall 10
9.5

Expert Review

Game Vortex
30 September 2009
  • Excerpt: One of my earliest favorite games was nothing more than firing cannonballs at an enemy's tower, adjusting angle and gunpowder to achieve the proper impact.
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Overall 8
7.5
Gaming performance 8
7.5

Defense Grid: The Awakening

Gaming Age
16 September 2009
  • Summary: A nicely put together game in an increasingly crowded genre.
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Overall 9
8.5
Gameplay 9
8.8
Graphics 8
8.3
Sound 9
8.5
Control 8
8.1
Replay value 10
9.5

Defense Grid: The Awakening

Planet Xbox 360
14 September 2009
  • Excerpt: For all the variety on the XBLA, the tower defense genre is sadly under-represented. The lack of titles is a bit strange, given how prevalent the games have become on the...
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Defense Grid: The Awakening

Digital Chumps
8 September 2009
  • Conclusion: Full Disclosure: Reviewer completed just over half of the main campaign and attempted various other play modes included.
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Overall 9
8.8
Value for money 9
9.0
Gameplay 10
10
Graphics 8
8.0
Sound 8
8.0
Looks 9
9.0

Addiction

Mygamer
8 September 2009
  • Conclusion: And if you are a not a fan of the genre, Defense Grid just might have enough in its bag of tricks to convert you.
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Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

Gaming Evolution
2 September 2009
  • Conclusion: Defense Grid: The Awakening is a welcomed addition to the Xbox Live Arcade lineup. Being one of the only solid and enjoyable tower defense titles in the Marketplace,...
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