Protection Grid: The Awakening
Protection Grid: The Awakening is likely to be one of many older entries on this record, but it surely’s nonetheless one of many stronger video games to come back out of the tower protection style within the final 20 years. There is a primary storyline you’ll be able to play by means of that can final you as much as eight hours, however as with most video games within the style, there’s rather more replayability past that.
Once you begin Protection Grid: The Awakening, you may start on some pretty simple ranges that problem your fundamental potential to set defenses. As you progress, you may unlock new tower upgrades and kinds, with every tower having three distinct functionality ranges. The completely different towers all have strengths and weaknesses and a few is likely to be robust on one map whereas weak on one other. Talking of maps, there are 20 distinctive ones in Protection Grid: The Awakening, with extra out there by means of a paid map pack. The maps can spawn a complete of 15 completely different enemies that turn into stronger the extra you play.
The enemy variation and the quantity of them that come into play usually make each spherical really feel prefer it’s coming down proper to the wire. Whereas your towers won’t get overwhelmed at first of a spherical, stronger enemies in bigger numbers present up because the spherical goes on and may overthrow your complete technique.
Whereas Protection Grid: The Awakening is an older recreation, it nonetheless captures the magic of what a tower protection recreation is meant to be. Pair that with graphics that look straight out of Halo and you’ve got a recreation properly value trying out.