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Due for release in late November, Defense Grid: The Awakening’s unique spin on tower
defense gameplay will appeal to gamers of all skill levels. Players must stop hordes of
enemies by strategically building defense towers to defeat the aliens invading their base.
The controls are simple and intuitive, but the gameplay is intense. Defense Grid: The
Awakening will be available for $19.99.
“Steam is a great place to debut Defense Grid: The Awakening to millions of avid gamers,”
said Jeff Pobst, CEO and co-founder of Hidden Path Entertainment. “Steam users – everyone
from core gamers to novice players – will love the scalable strategy and gameplay variables
that make Defense Grid: The Awakening a game that can be played repeatedly with new
outcomes.”
Defense Grid: The Awakening is built on Emergent’s Gamebryo engine (Oblivion,
Warhammer Online, Civilization IV) and features beautiful environments, spectacular effects,
and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack. The controls are intuitive and the gameplay is deep -
the special attacks and properties of each tower work together to provide many ways to
succeed. The game has 20 unique environments, each of these levels with a different
placement of roads, tower build locations, and open areas to plan a strategy around. Each
map, whether open plan or fixed route, encourages a different strategy, such as trying to find
an optimal path to redirect enemies, making the best use of limited space, and breaking up
individual enemy waves to avoid being overwhelmed, all while planning ahead for future
waves.
There are 10 different tower types that can each be upgraded twice. These towers all have
unique tradeoffs that affect ideal placement, such as line-of-sight attack or ballistic trajectory
fire; a large area of effect or damage over time; and minimum and maximum ranges. Over
the course of the game, players battle 15 different types of enemies, each with unique
capabilities and strategies.
For more information, go to www.steampowered.com or to www.hiddenpath.com.
defense gameplay will appeal to gamers of all skill levels. Players must stop hordes of
enemies by strategically building defense towers to defeat the aliens invading their base.
The controls are simple and intuitive, but the gameplay is intense. Defense Grid: The
Awakening will be available for $19.99.
“Steam is a great place to debut Defense Grid: The Awakening to millions of avid gamers,”
said Jeff Pobst, CEO and co-founder of Hidden Path Entertainment. “Steam users – everyone
from core gamers to novice players – will love the scalable strategy and gameplay variables
that make Defense Grid: The Awakening a game that can be played repeatedly with new
outcomes.”
Defense Grid: The Awakening is built on Emergent’s Gamebryo engine (Oblivion,
Warhammer Online, Civilization IV) and features beautiful environments, spectacular effects,
and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack. The controls are intuitive and the gameplay is deep -
the special attacks and properties of each tower work together to provide many ways to
succeed. The game has 20 unique environments, each of these levels with a different
placement of roads, tower build locations, and open areas to plan a strategy around. Each
map, whether open plan or fixed route, encourages a different strategy, such as trying to find
an optimal path to redirect enemies, making the best use of limited space, and breaking up
individual enemy waves to avoid being overwhelmed, all while planning ahead for future
waves.
There are 10 different tower types that can each be upgraded twice. These towers all have
unique tradeoffs that affect ideal placement, such as line-of-sight attack or ballistic trajectory
fire; a large area of effect or damage over time; and minimum and maximum ranges. Over
the course of the game, players battle 15 different types of enemies, each with unique
capabilities and strategies.
For more information, go to www.steampowered.com or to www.hiddenpath.com.
Bellevue, WA - Hidden Path Entertainment, an
independent developer based in Bellevue
WA, has just finalized an agreement with
Valve to bring their upcoming PC game
Defense Grid: The Awakening onto Steam, a
leading platform for the delivery and
management of PC games and digital
content with over 15 million accounts
worldwide.
independent developer based in Bellevue
WA, has just finalized an agreement with
Valve to bring their upcoming PC game
Defense Grid: The Awakening onto Steam, a
leading platform for the delivery and
management of PC games and digital
content with over 15 million accounts
worldwide.
| The Busy Gamer Crew got some good hands on action with Defense Grid at PAX 2008! |
Defense Grid: The Awakening
found on Steam in November 2008
found on Steam in November 2008
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