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Time of Defiance

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Time of Defiance
73
5.0 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 17 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Strategy First Inc.

Developer: Nicely Crafted

Genre(s): Real-Time Strategy, Massively-Multiplayer Online

Players: Thousands

ESRB Rating: RP (Rating Pending)

Release Date: September 28, 2004

Summary

Time of Defiance is an online-only massively multiplayer strategy game in real-time set across the huge landscape of a shattered world. Fight for conquest of the islands and mine their mineral wealth to expand your empire. Every other empire you encounter is another human and will remember the deals you didn't deliver on and the promises you broke. Treachery, propaganda and trade are just as important as your fighting strategy. Have you got what it takes to unite the Cog tribes under one ruler? [Nicely Crafted]

What The Critics Said

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90

Gamers Europe

An addictive game, with superb gameplay, technically solid, and extremely accomplished. The icing on the cake is that every month, Nicely Crafted (the developers) release a new client. This adds new features - new ships, new play mechanics.

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88

Loaded Inc

We all have our devious cunning side which can really blossom in this game. If you love strategy games that offer a real challenge then this is for you.

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85

PC Gameworld

If you love deep thinking, strategy and logistics, you may just love this game. If you want a zergling rush, steer clear.

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84

Gamer's Pulse

Most MMOGs take over a person's life, but with Time of Defiance, you can only play for an hour a day and still have as much fun as someone playing for 8+ hours.

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84

Gamer's Hell

The fascinating thing about the game is the unlimited number of possibilities as every single action a player does may influence the whole game.

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83

IGN

It's certainly a very different MMO than what we've come to expect. It's also very stable, very balanced, very fast, and very addictive after the first 15 to 20 hours.

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81

GameZone

I spent hours tinkering with the game just to find all the options and explore them. It has a good design and good graphics.

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80

Yahoo! Games

Time of Defiance hardly gets the adrenalin pumping, but there's more to life than quick thrills...Many will find it just as addictive and timeless as Civilization, but with the added frisson of real politics and even deeper strategy.

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80

Adrenaline Vault

Easy to pick up and really, really hard to put down. It starts slow, and initially, building your empire will have you playing in short bursts rather than in blocks. As your realm gets larger, though, you'll find yourself spending more time tweaking and massaging, exploring and conquering.

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70

GameSpot

Time of Defiance isn't all there right now, but it'll be interesting to see what Nicely Crafted Entertainment does with this promising game design in the coming months.

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65

Worth Playing

If I had to summarize this game (and I do), I’d say it’s like playing chess by mail. It’s slow and you have time to think your moves through, but it can also be a bit dull.

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62

PC Gamer

If you're the slightest bit impatient, you'll be bored within five minutes. [Feb 2005, p.59]

60

Computer Gaming World

If you're looking for RTS writ large (and slow), TOD is worth checking out. [Apr 2005, p.89]

60

Game Chronicles

Games literally take weeks to complete, and chances are you won’t see how it begins or ends; you will merely be just passing through.

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60

Computer Games Magazine

It's crazy, but there's something that keeps you coming back even when you think you'll be bored watching ships being built or exploring for mineral deposits. [Mar 2004, p.82]

60

GamerFeed

The hook is that the game runs in real-time. It might take your fleet several actual hours to reach the base they will be attacking, or for you to finish construction on all the ships in your queue.

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40

G4 TV

There’s something oddly compelling about the game. When you’re not online, you’re constantly worried about what’s going on. Once you meet up with other players, that worry becomes dread.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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