Defender
Released in conjunction with a 3D update of the classic arcade game on consoles, the Game Boy Advance version is also an update of the original, but retains its side-scrolling gameplay. The cartridge includes…
Defender is an arcade developed by Outlook Entertainment, released 3 November 2002 on Game Boy Advance.
What Defender is
Defender is an arcade game developed by Outlook Entertainment and released in 2002. It was published by Midway. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Story of Defender GBA is mainly focused on the arrival of the second Manti Swarm, as well as the inavsion of Earth. And the founding of Cydonia Base Mars. The player flies as an unidentified member of the GSA, attemting to help the GSA evacuate mankind from Earth and move them to other parts of them galaxy. The player's ultimate goal is to keep mankind safe as they prepare to attack the next swarm.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Defender launched on 3 November 2002, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Metroid Fusion.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion.
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