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Defender | 
| From: Midway Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
Buy Used: $2.90
You Save: $12.09 (81%)
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 6283
Platform: Gamecube
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Gamecube
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: 100730
UPC: 031719198726
EAN: 0031719198726
ASIN: B00006ZCCL
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Movie disc only! We liquidate dvds from a large national rentailer. Movie disc works fine and we'll ship it in a protective sleeve for you. There is a 15% chance that it may contain a rental sticker on the disc that we were unable to remove. In stock and ships today.
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| Features:
| • | For Play on Your Gamecube | | • | Published by Midway | | • | Game Genre: Action/Adventure |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
Prepare for an out-of-this-world, 3-D flying experience with the remake of the arcade classic Defender. Players must defend and protect the human race from an alien invasion as they assume the controls of next-generation combat-ready Defender ships. Battling an onslaught of vicious aliens, players strategically pilot their ships through more than 14 treacherous missions spanning the solar system, executing dynamic tactical maneuvers such as barrel rolls, 360-degree loops, and spinning reversals in order to evade the enemy.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pilot Your Own Star Fighter March 31, 2006
daner (Florida)
There is more to Defender than shooting the Manti invaders. It is a strategy game that tests your abilities to fly a range of fighters and shooting Manti while strategically saving colonists and using tanks and missle crawlers to win battles. The games starts you out in a training school and then you advance to mission status. Each mission is on a new planet with great environments. Some of the later missions are extremely hard and can be a little frustrating, but usually that is because you need to tweek your strategy. The mulitplayer format makes this game a ton of fun to play with someone else and my son and I have really enjoyed it.
 Defender Next Generation September 11, 2005
K. JENNINGS (Davie, FL United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I remember the original game in the arcade (at which I was never very good) and the Atari 800 version (at which I was pretty good.) Overall this is a good game. Decent graphics. I like that it incorporates much of the original game's sound effects. A better point of view during game play would be appreciated.
You Should Really Buy This Game! June 27, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is the best! You are one of two ships at the start of the game and get more as the game goes on. Eventually you get a fleet of six hyper-powerful ships ready to take on the head of the Manti invation force, The Manti Queen. (To tell parents, It Shoudn't be rated T. The worst part is when little green bugs pick up people in spacesuits.)If you like games like Starfox 64, Rouge Squadron (Star Wars), or F-Zero AX, this is the game for you.
Fun and challenging. June 21, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This game is really well thought out. Take the old Defender, put it in 3D and here it is. It is at times difficult but in an "I'll get it next time" sort of way. I love the differences between the available ships. Different ships require different playing styles. Some will want to stick to just one while some like me will have fun playing them all. Not to mention that the ships are all upgradable which is a plus in any game. It is even possible to go back and play old missions once you fully finish the game so you can have fun going back and taking on the old missions with your fully upgraded ships. The strategic aspects with the colonist and ground unit placement is a wonderful transistion from the old game to the new. This is NOT a game for someone who doesn't like to think about stuff before they do it. The last level can get pretty hectic and you will probably fail a few times before successfully completing it. The multiplayer mode is a nice addition as well. My only dissapointment is that it was all over a little too soon. I say rent it first, either you will love it or you will hate it. It all depends on you.
Why this is only good for rental August 17, 2003
Craig (Dixon, CA, USA)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
You know all those old sci-fi movies you watched? This game takes every bad part of them and uses that as the story. The voice-acting is passable, at times, but the writing is horrific. Not even the graphics are that good. The cut scenes bear next to no relation to the game-play. If you only care about gameplay, You should know that, although fairly original, its not very good. Whether or not you get hit is mostly random, and collison with the ground and wall doesn't seem to relate much with the graphics. You also can't go back to previous stages you MIGHT have liked, and are often blocked by stages with the dumbest allies in the world. The multi-player mode is a touch better, but there is no balance between the aircraft. Co-op mode ain't too much better than that, either. This game might be fun for like, a 3 day rental. With this and Gauntlet : Dark Legacy, Midway doesn't seem to be making very good GCN games.
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