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Defenders of Ardania

Defenders of Ardania (DoA) is a next-generation tower defense game set in the rich fantasy world of Majesty, but with a twist. Besides the addictive core mechanics of placing towers to stop advancing enemy…

56 25 November 2011

Defenders of Ardania is an arcade developed by Most Wanted Entertainment, released 25 November 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Defenders of Ardania is

Defenders of Ardania is an arcade game developed by Most Wanted Entertainment and released in 2011. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Defenders of Ardania (DoA) is a next-generation tower defense game set in the rich fantasy world of Majesty, but with a twist. Besides the addictive core mechanics of placing towers to stop advancing enemy units, DoA also allows players to take on the role of the attackers seeking to conquer the enemy base. DoA’s innovative new game concepts include light RTS elements, taking the popular genre to the next level. Players must oversee unit production and upgrades while assembling the most effective army from one of three playable races, each with unique locations, towers, and units. However, without magic, a fantasy game is little more than a toothless lion (or dragon, rather), so a wide…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Defenders of Ardania holds a critic score of 56 out of 100. That places it above 14% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Defenders of Ardania launched on 25 November 2011, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Minecraft: Java Edition, Assassin's Creed Revelations and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Minecraft: Java Edition, Assassin's Creed Revelations, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

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When did Defenders of Ardania come out?
Defenders of Ardania was released on 25 November 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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