Defense Grid: The Awakening

Overview

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.

Developed by

Hidden Path Entertainment

Published by

Microsoft

Facts

Game modes

Single player

Player perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Science fiction

Series

Defense Grid

Game engine

Gamebryo

Release dates

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