Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Anomaly Warzone Earth title art
Developer(s) 11 bit studios
Composer(s) Piotr Musial
Platform(s) Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Xbox 360
Release date(s) Windows, Mac iOS
  • INT August 11, 2011
Xbox 360
  • INT Spring 2012
Genre(s) Real-time strategy, Tower defense

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a real time strategy video game by 11 bit studios.[2] The game was announced in late 2010 as a fast-paced strategy game,[3] and released on April 8, 2011.[4]

Contents

Plot

The game is set in the near future, where sections of an alien spacecraft have crash-landed in several major cities around the world, including Baghdad and Tokyo.

The player assumes the role of the commander of an armor battalion (referred to as "14th Platoon" in the story) sent to investigate anomalies that have occurred in the vicinity of the wreckage and gather information on what is happening in the affected areas, as the anomalies are interfering with radar and satellite imagery - and to neutralize any threats that may exist within the anomalies' field of influence.

Gameplay

Players control a convoy of vehicles investigating anomalies around sections of a downed alien spacecraft, which are protected by various types of defensive towers that have to be destroyed.[5] The style of the gameplay has been described as "reverse tower defense",[6] "tower attack",[7] and "tower offense".[8]

Release

Anomaly Warzone Earth was released on PC and Mac on April 8, 2011; and was released on iOS August 11, 2011 as separate apps for iPhone and iPad. The game will be released on Xbox Live Arcade in 2012.[9]

Critical reception

Anomaly Warzone Earth received universal acclaim from critics. As of November 14, 2011, the iOS version is one of the highest rated iOS games of all time on Metacritic[10] with a score of 95.[11]

References

  1. ^ McElroy, Justin (2011-03-18). "Anomaly Warzone Earth lands on April 8". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/18/anomaly-warzone-earth-lands-on-april-8/. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  2. ^ Buchanan, Levi (2011-01-18). "Anomaly: Warzone Earth Flips Tower Defense Script". IGN. http://pc.ign.com/articles/114/1144501p1.html. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  3. ^ Rossignol, Jim (2010-10-13). "11bit Announce Anomaly: Warzone Earth". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/10/13/11bit-announce-anomaly-warzone-earth/. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  4. ^ Mattas, Jeff (2011-04-08). "Shack Giveaway: Anomaly Warzone Earth". Shacknews. http://www.shacknews.com/article/68064/anomaly-warzone-earth-release-day. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  5. ^ Kuchera, Ben (2011-03-15). "Anomaly: Warzone Earth—tower defense, but you're the invading force". Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/03/anomaly-warzone-earth-tower-defense-but-youre-the-invading-force.ars. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  6. ^ Patterson, Blake (2011-03-22). "GDC 2011: Upcoming 'Anomaly Warzone Earth' – Tower Defense in Reverse". Touch Arcade. http://toucharcade.com/2011/03/22/gdc-2011-anomaly-warzone-earth-tower-defense-in-reverse/. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  7. ^ Cameron, Gordon (2010-12-14). "Plugged In - Tower defense gets turned on its head in Anomaly: Warzone Earth". Yahoo! Games. http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/260-tower-defense-gets-turned-on-its-head-in-anomaly-warzone-earth. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  8. ^ Biessener, Adam (2011-04-08). "Anomaly: Warzone Earth - Tower Offense Delivers Unusual Thrills". GameInformer. http://www.gameinformer.com/games/anomaly_warzone_earth/b/pc/archive/2011/04/08/tower-offense-delivers-unusual-thrills.aspx. Retrieved 2011-04-10. 
  9. ^ {{cite web |url=http://uk.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/121/1214922p1.html
  10. ^ "Highest and Lowest Scoring Games – iOS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/ios?view=condensed&sort=desc. Retrieved November 14, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Anomaly Warzone Earth for iPhone/iPad Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/anomaly-warzone-earth. Retrieved November 14, 2011. 

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