| Defender | |
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| Developer(s) | 7 Studios (PS2)
Inevitable Entertainment (GCN, XBOX) Outlook Entertainment (GBA |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Midway Games |
| Release Date(s) | Xbox, PS2
NA: October 22, 2002 EU: March 14, 2003 GameCube, GBA NA: November 3, 2002 EU: March 14, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Shoot Em' Up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player and multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | Rated T and RP |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, PS2, The Game Boy Advance, GameCube |
Defender (named For All Mankind outside of North America) is a shoot/beat em' up game developed by both 7 studios and Inevitable Entertainment for the PS2 and Xbox (as well as the GameCube. The game was developed in October 2002 with the GameCube version releasing after a month of the PS2 and Xbox ones. The Game Boy Advanced version was a completely different game though.
Plot
The player picks up humans who are in danger from the Aliens who then must be dropped off at the drop zone for extraction. The enemy " landers " are attacking the humans and will constantly try to pick them up for themselves to take for unknown purposes. If a human is stolen he player has a short amount of time to blast the lander out of the sky and catch the slowly falling human to save it from being absorbed. If the player fails save that human they get absorbed into the lander and the lander then gets transformed into a very difficult enemy Of course if a human hits the ground from falling they die from fall damage. The enemies come in a variety of ships including a few ground units that can turn those humans into zombies.
Reception
IGN said that the game was "pretty short, but it's also a fast, mostly mindless shooter". GameSpot stated that "if you like mission-based space combat simulations such as Wing Commander, and you don't mind the game's defensive focus, Defender does a mostly good job of walking the line between having modern gameplay depth and remaining somewhat faithful to the source material"
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JS1p6YabIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h7XmAjmeZw
Gallery
