Siege of Centauri
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Comment: Most sources used are considered unreliable besides PC Gamer. Perhaps incorporating the info into Ashes of the Singularity would be more apt. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 19:51, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
| Siege of Centauri | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Stardock Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Stardock Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | September 12, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Tower defense |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Siege of Centauri is a tower defense video game developed 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]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 68/100 |
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.[4] 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”.[5] According to Cody Medillin of Worth Playing, Siege of Centauri is a game that a player "wouldn't mind playing but won't rush out to buy immediately, making this difficult to recommend unless you devour every game in the tower defense genre".[6] 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".[7] 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."[8] Still, Sean Anthony of Gaming Trend suggested that while the game "doesn’t do anything groundbreaking, it doesn’t necessarily do anything wrong for the genre."[9]
References
- ^ a b c Wong, Steven (2019-04-16). "Siege Of Centauri Preview – That Escalated Fast". PC Invasion. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ a b c Hilliard, Kyle (2019-10-02). "Siege of Centauri's novel setting isn't enough to save it from tower defense tedium". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (2019-03-11). "Battle 'tens of thousands' of enemies in Stardock's new tower defense game". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Siege of Centauri". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Toms, Ollie (2019-11-18). "Siege of Centauri is one of the least original but most enjoyable Tower Defence games I've played". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Medellin, Cody (October 15, 2019). "PC Review - 'Siege of Centauri'". WorthPlaying. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Boyd, Jordan (2019-10-07). "Siege of Centauri Review". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Bae, Tony (September 23, 2019). "Siege of Centauri Review - Drowning in a Saturated Market". COGconnected. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Anthony, Sean (2019-09-13). "A fortified tower defense title that stands on its own - Siege of Centauri review". Gaming Trend. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
Category:2019 video games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Tower defense video games Category:Singularitarianism Category:Stardock games Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games