shooter

The Defender game for Atari was such a great ground breaking game, this version of defender is a disappointment. The only thing that would have saved this games was to of had the original Defender unlockable, like the Frogger, Spy Hunter and Pac Man XBOX games.

I give it 3 stars mainly because the game navigation is horrible, there is absolutely no replay value and the multiplayer is completely worthless, unless you enjoy getting sick from flying around in circles. The multiple ship and buying of weapons is also pretty useless. I pretty much stuck to one ship. I found it much easier to complete missions when I stuck to only 2-3 weapons, its a pain scrolling through multiple weapons while in combat. IDifferent buttons would have been a better idea. I just kept buying more ship lives with my money.

Pros are that the graphics are pretty good, some of the missions are fun and challenging, and the "flight simulation" is pretty good too.

This game is one of those that you should rent and beat within five days. Luckily I bought it used for $15.00 on Amazon. I will probably not resell it as I never sell anything.

Defender is a fun game. I like the multiple ships and the fact that you can upgrade the weapons on each one. Once you beat the game though it offers little replay value, but its a fun ride.

I needed a break from Hitman 2 and Splinter Cell (already played Halo), so I picked up Defender for some mindless shooting. It is actually not so mindless, and is kind of addictive. I almost forgot how much fun it is to fly, and in Defender you have some good choices and you can upgrade your weapons depending on how well you complete each mission.

I am about 1/3 of the way through the missions, they get progressively tougher. When you fail a mission you can start it over. Some of objectives in the missions seem impossible at first, but when you have the right ship, the right weapons and the right strategy "its like butter, baby"!