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Three versions of the first side-scrolling shooter give Defender for the GBA old-school flair. [Feb 2003, p.160]
55
There are too many "button" needs to limit yourself to such a tiny panel of controls. You really need to stand back and SEE what's going on. You must have very quick fingers to survive for long.
55
A distinct lack of pace (something that made the original so absorbing) also makes the action far less exciting than it should be.
1
Boring, stiff, ugly, and it controls like garbage. How do you mess up a game as simple as Defender?
Defender (Game Boy Advance)
Game Boy Advance
Released On:
Nov 3, 2002
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Generally Unfavorable
37
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60
Three versions of the first side-scrolling shooter give Defender for the GBA old-school flair. [Feb 2003, p.160]
55
There are too many "button" needs to limit yourself to such a tiny panel of controls. You really need to stand back and SEE what's going on. You must have very quick fingers to survive for long.
49
The updates really don’t do anything to improve the gameplay and in some cases actually detract from it.
40
Don't confuse this game with the console games however. Console games good; GBA game bad.
40
Defender proves that more is not necessarily better, especially when it comes to modes of play. Rather than take a rock solid format and enhance it through multiple variants of the same basic theme, the developers have created a mess and tried to cover it up with different versions that all have weaknesses.
20
The arcade died years ago, but this is surely an uncalled-for goober spit on its grave. [Feb 2003, p110]
0
Terrible gameplay, terrible animation, terrible AI, the addition of new modes that actually detract from the original, revamped controls that manage to both suck and blow at the same time – if given a choice between playing the GBA version again or eating the cartridge, plastic and all, I’d be firing up my microwave and looking for a plate.
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SummaryOnly Defender gives you the power to save the human race from the onslaught of an alien invasion. Now the timeless action videogame returns, all-new with non-stop space combat, strategic gameplay, special weapons, and a ship destined to be an alien's worst nightmare. You are the last line of defense. You are the Defender. *Experience ... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
Platforms:
- Game Boy Advance
Initial Release Date:Nov 3, 2002
Developer:
- OutLook Entertainment
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