Defender
About Defender
From the archive
This is the original PS2Home fact sheet for Defender, preserved from the early-2000s archive. Details reflect the PAL release as catalogued at the time.
Official fact sheet
Defender gives the player complete control of their ship through a rich variety of worlds that await. Lurking behind every star in the solar system are aliens ready to wipe out the entire human population. The more humans the Defender pilot saves, the more opportunity there is to upgrade their ship with various power-ups including shields, advanced weapons and engine enhancements.
Players have the choice of taking on the aliens by themselves in the single-player campaign mode or recruiting a friend in the two-player, cooperative campaign mode. Additionally, the arcade classic Defender mode is included so that players can travel back to the 1980s by taking on the aliens in the original game.
- Fend off the aliens on the various planets of the solar system including Venus, Mars and Earth!
- Engage the alien invaders in Single Player or Two-Player Cooperative Campaign Mode
- Includes the original arcade version of Defender so you can enjoy a blast from the past
- Choose from six different types of ships from heavily armed bombers to quick and stealthy fighters
- Upgrade ships between missions and earn multiple power-ups including shields, advanced weapons, cloaking technology and more!
- Employ special tactical maneuvers such as barrel rolls and 360 degree loops and reversals
