Some missions require the player to reach a certain area in time, while others have the player escorting a special unit or carefully avoiding sentries in order to not sound an alarm. By using these power-ups smartly and strategically, players can navigate the ever increasingly difficult paths with ease.Īlthough most missions boil down to the simple objective of reaching the end of the stage, there is some variety to the mission structure. Players can heal squad units by placing a beacon on the floor, use smoke screens to disorient enemies, deploy a decoy vehicle to draw attention away from the main squad, and finally be able to call air strikes on designated areas. In addition to the fierce military power the squad possesses, the commander will also has access to a variety of abilities as the player progresses through the campaign. A glimpse of the Tactical View, where commanders direct their units down selected paths. There’s the Tank and APC that has high defense and low offense, though the Tank is the stronger of the two the Dragon, a Japanese unit that spews fire in two directions the Crawler, which shoots devastating missiles but has low defense a Shield Generator that protect vehicles near it, and a Supply Truck that resupplies abilities. By carefully selecting their paths, players can avoid deadly confrontations and take the path of least resistance in order to reach the goal, or take on as much enemies as possible to earn credits.īy earning credits and collecting Carusaurum caches on the map, players can purchase a variety of vehicle types to add much needed firepower to your squad. Featuring a top-down perspective, players can carefully select their paths through the war-torn city landscapes using the Tactical View, which shows enemy positions, the current path selected, and more. In the game players control the unnamed commander as he guides his team of armed vehicles to the end of each stage. It’s quite an exhilarating experience, as players need to make decisions on the fly in order to arrive at the finish line intact. Instead of defending a main base with traps and weapons as creatures march forward and attempt to take over it with brute force, players of Anomaly do the exact opposite as they control a squad of vehicles that attack enemy towers as they make their way to a destination. Although the game does not feature a terribly deep tale, it’s an interesting plot that manages to get the game moving along at a quick pace, serving as a brief introduction and conclusion to each of the story missions.Īnomaly: Warzone Earth is unique in that it is a reverse tower defense game. The sci-fi story and setting of the game is a nice change to the tower defense genre. Enemies are outlined in red, while the convoy and the commander are outlined in blue. Now it’s up to the commander and his convoy of armed vehicles to stop them and get to the bottom of the mess. An unnamed commander of the 14 th Platoon is sent in to Baghdad to investigate the rubble, but it turns out that the debris wasn’t harmless, as invaders stage a surprise attack and wreck havoc upon unsuspecting civilians. Alien debris has entered Earth’s atmosphere, landing in many locations around the globe including Baghdad and Tokyo. Although already out in Windows, iOS and Linux, Anomaly is finally making its way to the Xbox 360, and with a couple of exclusive stages to boot.Īnomaly: Warzone Earth takes place in the year 2018. 11 Bit Studios’ Anomaly: Warzone Earth is one such game, but it manages to stand out from the pack with its deep and robust reverse tower defense gameplay, intriguing setting and nice graphics. And that’s why there are so many of these games, spanning across different consoles and sporting different gameplay mechanics and settings. Tower defense games are tried and true many gamers, from casual to hardcore, have played them and love the arcade simplicity offered by the genre.
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