Defender
Defender is an updated version of the classic arcade game of the same name. The Manti bugs have invaded earth and the remaining human survivors now live in colonies throughout the solar system. As more swarms…
Defender is an arcade developed by 7 Studios, released 21 October 2002 on Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What Defender is
Defender is an arcade game developed by 7 Studios and released in 2002. It was published by Midway. It is available on Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Swarm Wars have been raging for a while now. Earth has been invaded but, mankind has carved existence into the other colonies looking to help out with the conflict rookie Defender pilot Kyoto joins the Galactic Stargate Authority to protect mankind. But shortly after Kyoto finishes training, the Cydonia Base is attacked by the next swarm of Manti which has had the chance to fortify since the last event. The Manti push the GSA back to the far end of the Solar System, and begin to wipe the humans away forever. Kyoto will have to be dispatched on vital missions by the Battleship Memory, receive criticism from Colonel Adams, and learn more about the Manti from Dr. Mudo, to defeat the second…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Defender launched on 21 October 2002, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, TimeSplitters 2, Age of Mythology and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, TimeSplitters 2, Age of Mythology, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
Official trailer
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