Star Defender 4 [Download]

by Awem Studio

Product Features

• Tons Of Cruel Enemies And Spacecraft.
• 8 Gigantic Missions, Each With A Boss.
• More Than 100 Breathtaking Levels.
• Fantastic Bonus System.

Product Details

• Downloading: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.
• Note: Gifting is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001L5TIW4
• Release Date: September 7, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Love Star Defender 3? Want more missions with crueler enemies? Then here you go! It's Star Defender 4, with 8 gigantic new missions, better weapons, uglier aliens and more! Jump right in as the battle heats up with a new war raging in the Galaxy! Pilot your way through more than 100 breathtaking levels filled with black holes to explore, strange spacecraft to attack and annoying insects to destroy! If you're longing for real war, then Star Defender 4 is for you!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One serious problem prevents it from being fun, April 14, 2010

By 

Derek G (North of Cyrodiil) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Star Defender 4 [Download] (Software Download)

Star Defender is a Galaga-style space shooter with tons of different aliens to battle against. The left mouse button is your main gun and the right mouse sends out limited missiles, a flamethower, or other extra high-powered weapons with limited capacity. You remain at the bottom of the screen using mouse to move left and right as you fire away. The author was nice enough to allow repeated firing simply by holding down the mouse button so no carpal tunnel (yay!) That said, you do get bonus points for the accuracy of your shots so top scorers try to manage their weaponry effectively.

The premise is simple, destroy everything. You fire away at the aliens and as they are destroyed they drop powerups you can use to improve your weaponry and dish out more damage. There are no real explanations as to what each powerup does, so it can result in some confusion. For instance, one powerup turns me blue and I'm not sure if that acts as a shield, makes me invincible or what. You're too focused on staying away from the fifty different aliens coming after you to notice. Instead of killing you when the aliens hit you, they take away a powerup one by one and your strength is reduced. If your powerup level gets to zero, your ship explodes and you lose a life.

The only problem I have in this game is that it takes way too long to build up strength in later levels. It takes a ton of powerups before you're able to take on the later levels (at least 15-20 minimum) so the game becomes a matter of collecting all the powerups you can in the early levels then trying to stay alive as long as you can. If you die once, you're pretty much finished regardless of how many lives you may have left. It's unfortunate a new life doesn't start us off at a slightly reduced powerup level rather than starting from scratch, otherwise it'd be a really fun game.

2 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars B. Turner, November 7, 2009

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B. Turner - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Star Defender 4 [Download] (Software Download)

As my 2 year old nephew was say, "I yike it, I yike it alot". (Yike means like in two year old language).