Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a real time strategy video game by 11 bit studios. The game was initially announced in late 2010, and released on April 8, 2011 for Windows and Mac OS X.
==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==
The style of the gameplay has been described as "reverse tower defense", "tower attack", and "tower offense". 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. Players do not directly control the vehicles in the convoy, rather they set paths for the convoy to follow along city streets, while also dropping power-ups such as decoys or smoke-screens to aid the survival of the convoy. In addition, players can purchase and equip a number of different units with varying offensive and defensive attributes to make up the convoy.
In the Windows, Mac and XBLA versions, players directly control a soldier on foot (dubbed the Commander) whom they use to pick-up and drop the power-ups for the convoy. The iOS and Android versions omit the Commander in lieu of the player directly placing power using the touch-based interface. In addition, the iOS and Android versions do not feature the levels set in Tokyo.
==Release==
Anomaly: Warzone Earth was released on PC and Mac on April 8, 2011; and was released on iOS on August 11, 2011 as separate apps for iPhone and iPad. An Android version followed, initially as an exclusive release on the Amazon Appstore in December 2011, then as a general Android Market release on January 26, 2012. The game was released on Xbox Live Arcade in April 2012.
==Reception==
Anomaly: Warzone Earth received universal acclaim from critics. GamesBeat gave the game a score of 80/100, saying, "While it’s hard to control, Anomaly is still playable and enjoyable as long as you take the time to really master the interface first." As of November 14, 2011, the iOS version is one of the highest rated iOS games of all time on Metacritic with a score of 95.
==Links==
*"Anomaly: Warzone Earth successfully reverses tower defense (review)".
*"Highest and Lowest Scoring Games – iOS". Metacritic.
*"Anomaly Warzone Earth for iPhone/iPad Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More".
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