Software:Siege of Centauri

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Short description: 2019 video game
Siege of Centauri
Siege of Centauri cover art.jpg
Developer(s)Stardock Entertainment
Publisher(s)Stardock Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseSeptember 12, 2019
Genre(s)Tower defense
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Siege of Centauri is a tower defense video game by Stardock for Microsoft Windows. It takes place in the same universe as Ashes of the Singularity, a game developed by Oxide Games and published by Stardock. The game was released on September 12, 2019, earning mixed reviews as a standard implementation of the tower defense genre.

Gameplay

Siege of Centauri is a tower defense video game where players must defend colonies from endless hordes of killer machines.[1] The game takes place in the same universe as Ashes of the Singularity, a game developed by Oxide Games and published by Stardock.[2][3] Different from most other tower defense games where players position their defenses on designated pedestals, players can drop turrets anywhere within a preset area.[1] Different weapons have different advantages against different enemies,[1] and defeating each level rewards the player with access to new weapons.[2]

Development

The was in Steam Early Access.[4][5]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic68/100

Upon its release on September 12, 2019, Siege of Centauri received an average score of 68 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[6] Kyle Hilliard of PC Gamer described the game as "a basic tower defense game with many concepts I have used before and it did little to get me excited about what was coming next."[2] Ollie Toms of Rock Paper Shotgun found the game enjoyable, while calling it “one of the most uninspired games I’ve ever played”.[7] While Jordan Boyrd of Screen Rant said that it "isn't a groundbreaking game," they also said it "does its job in doing justice to that niche despite a lackluster story and some technical issues".[8] Tony Bae from COG Connected said that the game "felt dull after only a few hours of play", that they "didn’t feel a hint of passion in Siege of Centauri", and "[i]f there ever was a game that felt phoned-in, this is it."[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wong, Steven (2019-04-16). "Siege Of Centauri Preview – That Escalated Fast" (in en-US). https://www.pcinvasion.com/siege-of-centauri-early-access-preview/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hilliard, Kyle (2019-10-02). "Siege of Centauri's novel setting isn't enough to save it from tower defense tedium" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/siege-of-centauris-novel-setting-isnt-enough-to-save-it-from-tower-defense-tedium/. 
  3. Chalk, Andy (2019-03-11). "Battle 'tens of thousands' of enemies in Stardock's new tower defense game" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/battle-tens-of-thousands-of-enemies-in-stardocks-new-tower-defense-game/. 
  4. Wolfe, Hunter. "Stardock Announces New Tower Defense Game Siege Of Centauri" (in en). https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/03/07/stardock-announces-new-tower-defense-game-siege-of-centauri. 
  5. Vincent, Brittany (2019-03-08). "Stardock Announces Siege of Centauri tower defense game" (in en). https://www.shacknews.com/article/110401/stardock-announces-siege-of-centauri-tower-defense-game. 
  6. "Siege of Centauri" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/siege-of-centauri/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  7. Toms, Ollie (2019-11-18). "Siege of Centauri is one of the least original but most enjoyable Tower Defence games I've played" (in en). Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/siege-of-centauri-is-one-of-the-least-original-but-most-enjoyable-tower-defence-games-ive-played. 
  8. Boyd, Jordan (2019-10-07). "Siege of Centauri Review" (in en-US). https://screenrant.com/siege-of-centauri-review/. 
  9. Bae, Tony (September 23, 2019). "Siege of Centauri Review - Drowning in a Saturated Market" (in en-US). https://cogconnected.com/review/siege-centauri-review/. 

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