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Defiance

Defiance is the first multi-platform massive online shooter video game that is also a ground-breaking entertainment experience, interconnecting with a global television program on Syfy. The game combines the…

71 2 April 2013

Defiance is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Trion Worlds, released 2 April 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Defiance is

Defiance is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Trion Worlds and released in 2013. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Gamebryo.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Defiance is the first multi-platform massive online shooter video game that is also a ground-breaking entertainment experience, interconnecting with a global television program on Syfy. The game combines the intense action of a third-person shooter, with the persistence and scale of a massive online game, while its TV counterpart exudes the scope, story, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.

How it was received

Defiance holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 39% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz CPU or better, 2 GB System RAM and 512MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600, ATI Radeon HD 2900, or Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics or better). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 15GB.

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What it launched against

Defiance launched on 2 April 2013, within three weeks of BioShock Infinite, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and Age of Empires II HD. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: BioShock Infinite, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Age of Empires II HD.

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Quick answers

Defiance — frequently asked questions

When did Defiance come out?
Defiance was released on 2 April 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Defiance?
At minimum, Defiance needs Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz CPU or better, 2 GB System RAM, 512MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600, ATI Radeon HD 2900, or Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics or better) graphics, 15 GB free hard drive space of storage.
How many GB is Defiance?
The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB free hard drive space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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