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Defender

Xbox 360 · Released November 15, 2006 · Developed by Williams Electronics · Published by Midway

Total 60Single player
ShooterArcadeActionScience fiction

Summary

Defender put players in charge of a ship sent to protect mankind from wave after wave of attacking alien forces. Armed with smart bombs and the ability to use hyperspace to move quickly around the planet, the player ship must fight against Bombers, Pods, Swarmers, Baiters, and Landers - that can capture the humanoids and transform them into deadly and relentless Mutants. Fail to save the humanoids from freefall or Mutant transformation, and the planet is destroyed. Defender is a port with modern enhancements of the original 1981 arcade title released on Xbox Live Arcade on November 15th, 2006. On February 17th, 2010 Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb announced on Twitter that nine Midway Games had been removed from Xbox Live “due to publisher evolving rights and permissions”.

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Total Rating
60.00 / 100
1 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
Williams Electronics

Release history (4 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Nov 15, 2006PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 15, 2006Xbox 360
Feb 17, 2010Xbox 360
PC (Microsoft Windows)

Storyline

In the future an alien race known as the "Manti" attacks Earth with their relatives the Irata. Manti have been seen kidnapping humans for unknown reasons but, it is known that after a Manti grabs a human that they become more powerful. If the Manti successfully create the ultimate Mutant Army, then Earth won't stand a chance. Star-Fighters have been dispatched to Defend mankind from the enemy.

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