Defense Grid: The Awakening
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About Defense Grid: The Awakening
Defense Grid: The Awakening is an indie and Real Time Strategy (RTS) game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and published by Microsoft, released on 8 December 2008.
Of the RAWG players who own Defense Grid: The Awakening, 3% have finished it and 4% dropped it.
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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What platforms is Defense Grid: The Awakening available on?
Defense Grid: The Awakening is available on PC, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox 360.
When was Defense Grid: The Awakening released?
Defense Grid: The Awakening was released on 8 December 2008, developed by Hidden Path Entertainment.
