I bet you didn’t see this feature coming. Anomaly 2’s multiplayer feature takes a different approach to the tower defense genre. Instead of having gamers play cooperatively, the game has them working independently of each other. One player is responsible for controlling the ‘enemy’ units, while the other player must defend his base from advancing attacks from his adversary.
This feature is groundbreaking as far as tower base games are concerned. It is fun to watch your opponent frantically run across the map as you lay down different weapon turrets in real-time. You are only allowed a certain amount of active towers at any given time, so you have to be strategic about where you place them.
gamrReview's Brent Galietti: "Strategy and Simulation games suck us into their worlds by putting our minds to work. We predict all the possible moves we can make and how the enemy can respond. Or we try to make our dreams come true in a virtual world that is tailor made to reward us for expressing our freedom. Whichever way they do it, these games keep our brains in the game, and that's true of this year's nominees."
Game review of the tower offence game Anomaly 2. It's an interesting take on strategic defence, but does it hold up in comparison with its predecessor and competitors?
From the review: "It's all about the multiplayer this time around in the Anomaly franchise. Anomaly 2's singleplayer portion is basically identical to the first game, so if that was your jam, then by all means, go weapons free. If it wasn't your jam, then maybe the multiplayer will keep you interested. Either way, there are fun and interesting gameplay ideas hidden away in Anomaly 2 that can keep you busy over a boring weekend."
