Anomaly 2

Critic reviews

• PSPush Square

  Joey Thurmond · Oct 05, 2014

  8.0

  The charm of tower defence games can be limited.... The story and characters are nothing to write home about, but the innovative spin on the genre’s gameplay results in mentally engaging challenges that reward both quick thinking and deliberate planning, and the satisfactory visuals and sound effects don’t hurt in augmenting this amazing abnormality’s appeal either.

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• CCOGconnected

  Doug Mercer · Sep 25, 2014

  7.5

  Overall, Anomaly 2 takes the tower defense model, flips it, adds some bells and whistles and makes one hell of a fun time out of it. While not having the most extensive story and somewhat repetitive gameplay, Anomaly 2 makes up for it by throwing in enough in game variations to keep you interested as well as having quite challenging difficulty curves to keep you coming back.

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• ZZTGD

  Drew Leachman · Sep 25, 2014

  7.5

  It will take some patience to really succeed in Anomaly 2. That, on top of a good, planned out strategy. Players looking for a challenge will find it here, and the multiplayer, while still frantic, offers up a nice change of pace from the story mode. For $15, hardcore strategy fans should take a look at Anomaly 2, but be warned, it can get messy in there and when it does, you’re going to need a cool head if you want to survive.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Mark Labbe · Sep 22, 2014

  7.0

  This is to somewhat be expected, as the game has a fairly cheap price tag and it actually came out last year, with the PS4 version being more of a port. ...Overall, though, Anomaly 2 builds off the first Anomaly with some fresh, new ideas, and is an intelligent, strategic game with plenty of replayability value. It is not perfect by any means, but for the price ($14.99), it is a pretty fun game.

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• GRGame Revolution

  Anthony LaBella · Sep 22, 2014

  8.0

  Anomaly 2 largely overcomes its few missteps though. ...The simple reversal of roles really does make a difference, one that results in a more meaningful experience. It may not convert those who avoid the tower defense genre at all costs, but it does prove that a few small but important tweaks can change one's perception in a big way.

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• HDHardcore Droid

  Travis Fahs · Nov 25, 2013

  9.2

  Anomaly 2 delivers on all of the untapped potential on the first game with a greater emphasis placed on the unique abilities of different units in different scenarios.

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