Iron Brigade
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Iron Brigade

A Game by Microsoft Studios

RELEASED: 2010-08-062.8 / 5.0METASCORE: 75
Captions availableCo-opComedycooperativeFull controller supportFunnyMechsMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSingleplayerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsThird-Person ShooterTower Defense
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Supported Platforms

PCXbox 360

Description

Iron Brigade (formerly Trenched) is a third-person tower defense in the setting of the World War I.

###Gameplay The main "hero" of the action is Trench — thus the former name — which is a warrior-robotic creature defending the player's base from the upcoming waves of enemies with escalating difficulty. In contrary to the typical games of the genre, there is only one unit modifying itself according to the mission's needs. The trench is highly moveable — the placement can be changed to bent a course of the battle towards the victory. The broken machines can be repaired, and the goal of almost every level is to defend U.S.S. McKinley base. The game does not feature any difficulty settings and playable in cooperative mode. After the primary campaign, there are survival missions available.

###Plot The game swiftly changes its settings from the absurd, dieselpunk variation of the World War I to the anti-Russian campaign set somewhere on Mars with no storyline tying these events whatsoever. The mission giveaway is monotonous, and the whole story centers around the scheme including fighting with the mobs, fighting with the boss of the location, walking down to the headquarters and acquiring new quest with the seemingly little bonds to the previous one — the scheme repeats itself until the end of the story.

System Requirements

For PC

Minimum Requirements
OS:Windows XP, Vista, or 7
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo at 2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2 GHz 
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:256 MB NVidia 8800+, ATI 3850+
DirectX®:9.0c
Hard Drive:1800 MB HD space
Sound:DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection.
Recommended Requirements
OS:Windows 7
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2GHz
Memory:2 GB RAM
Graphics:1 GB NVIDIA 200+, ATI 4500+
DirectX®:9.0c
Hard Drive:1800 MB HD space
Sound:DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection.
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