It was a long time coming, but a demo is finally available for Defense Grid: The Awakening. I played through it last night and loved it. It gives you 4 levels from the full game. In case you didn’t know, this is Tower Defense, but done in the most professional way to date.

I can’t say I’d pay $20 for this game, because I won’t, but they’d have me at $10. $15 might be doable, but only if they release a level editor. Of course, the value of a game is totally subjective, and if you think that it’s worth $20 then go for it.

I guess I don’t need to worry about playing Duke Nukem Forever any time soon… and that’s hoping that some publisher buys the unfinished work and finishes it. (I’m talking about 3D Realms shutting down, in case you didn’t know.)

In other news, don’t play the Plants VS. Zombies demo unless you want to spend $10. I think I played for 5 hours yesterday. Also, Defense Grid is on sale for $5 until May 13. If only they had put it on sale prior to me purchasing Plants VS. Zombies.