Defense Grid: The Awakening

Microsoft’s tower defence

The game is one in the genre of tower defense, developed by Hidden Path Entertainment for PC and Xbox 360. Later it was ported to the Mac, and for other consoles in 2013. For Xbox owners, it was distributed free of charge to all holders of the Gold Xbox Live subscription. The game was actively promoted by Microsoft at Game Developers Conference 2008.

Key features

The player must defend his own military bases from alien attacks. The latter aimed at power cores, which are located on each map at power plants. To protect the cores player has at their disposal ten different types of towers. They have to be built on platforms specially allocated for this. Thus each level turns into a puzzle, created by the developers for the player to solve. Enemies can not attack the towers, and killing the foes is the only source of resources for the player. Each tower has its own strengths, and for the maximum efficiency, they must be correctly positioned on the map. The player has to defeat Fifteen types of enemies, each like towers, with its own strengths and weaknesses.

The Plot

There is a story in the game, despite the simplicity of the gameplay. It is based on the fact of an attack by some alien race on the planet, where for some unknown reason the defense grid is disabled. Completing the levels, the player turns on each node of the defense system and eventually one by one and reflects the enemy attack. The game is set in the distant future, and the scenery for the battles contains ancient ruins and military bases built amid the dying grandeur of civilization.

Defense Grid: The Awakening System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

• 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 System Requirements:

• 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

Defense Grid: The Awakening Screenshots:

Sources:

• Rawg.io