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Sanctum 2 is a mixed FPS/Tower Defense game. I have played Sanctum too, and it was OK, although I usually felt like I was just waiting for a level to finish. Sanctum 2 has a number of differences from the original game. Unfortunately, I seem to dislike most of them. The UI feels less readable and with less details, and the multiple characters and their guns feel quite off. Graphics are good, but don't seem like much of a particular advance. For several small reasons, the gameplay really doesn't work for me. Overall, I really don't like it. I'll update this if I play more.

Super Sanctum TD is a retro style Tower Defense game, based on Sanctum (which Sanctum 2 ad copy calls the first FPS Tower Defense hybrid, even when the first called itself one of the first...). Frankly, I wasn't planning on buying it, but it was free when you got Sanctum 2 on pre-order, and it was so cheap I couldn't resist. Basically, you get a 3D top/side view of the level. It probably would be easier to view on a real top-view, but then it'd look more like a 2D game. Graphics and sound are fairly OK for a retro game. For some reason 1024x768 seems to be the only resolution - this is tiny on a full HD monitor and quite annoying. Music is just repetitive and bound to irritate anyone after a few minutes. Gameplay is almost OK. You place towers and upgrades, as usual for TD. You also get some selectable powers that can be used directly, such as causing explosions (on a place or on the whole field) or teleporting enemies back to the start. There are a few nice str...

Sanctum Reviewed by: Luiz Marques Review Date: 2011-03-28 Latest Update:  2011-04-15 4 out of 5 stars When I heard that Sanctum was a FPS and a tower defense (TD) game, I just had to try it. But the overall effect is not exactly as good as I anticipated. Warning: this review is of the version available at the time (20/Mar/2011). I've added updates below of the changes in the beta and final release. While games with an FPS and TD component are not common, Sanctum is by no means the first. Iron Grip: Warlord is much older, and in many ways, better. As far as graphics goes, Sanctum is clearly the best looking TD game ever done. It uses the Unreal Development Kit and they really spent time and money making great looking graphics. The holograms and big screens in particular look amazing. The mechanics of how to build and upgrade the towers is clever - every single block shows a few holos of your options when you walk into it. The towers are about monster high,...