Defender
•Initial Release: Feb 1, 1981
•ESRB: Everyone •Xbox 360 Wireless Macintosh PC +11
IGN Rating
7.3
15 Ratings
HowLongToBeat
5 hrs
Main Story
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Story + Sides
13 hrs
Everything
6 hrs
All Styles
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Defender Review
mediocre
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Erik Brudvig
Official IGN Review
Summary
With Defender, Williams Electronics created a genre-defining side-scrolling shooter that has players protect and rescue astronauts while shooting down waves of alien attackers.
Content Rating
ESRB: Everyone Animated Violence
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Initial Release
Feb 1, 1981
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