In My Defense

In My Defense is a challenging, old-school side-scrolling shooter. You defend your base from waves of alien attackers using your ship, weapons and other resources.

Defend your base

A radar shows threats across the playfield, while a picture-in-picture view lets you monitor your base. The game has 28 waves, randomized so no two are the same, as well as an Endless wave mode in which regular enemies keep coming in an increasingly difficult wave. You can summon AI-powered wingmen to help, though enemies can turn them against you. Rock launchers also help defend the base; you can use your ship to pick them up and reposition them.

You can escort evacuation ships to the opposite side of the playfield and earn resources if they escape. Supply landers can be brought to the base for more resources. Collect metal from destroyed enemy ships to buy ship upgrades and supplies in the upgrade store.

Weapons and enemies

You have multiple weapons, including lasers, bombs and the Sonic Bomb, which can kill many enemies at once. The game features multiple enemy types with distinct abilities, including one whose weapon you can steal, as well as boss battles. You can combine the 16 power-ups.

Levels and conditions

The game includes 10 bonus twin-stick shooter levels under the base, starring Hitch, the security robot. Many enemies there spawn from generators that you must destroy. Ensects attack power generators, damaging the base, while shooting gas outlets causes large explosions.

Levels take place in snow, thunderstorms and darkness. Dark environments must be lit with flares, and lightning flashes in thunderstorm levels can be turned off in the options.

Ship controls

Optional arcade-style controls make the gamepad joystick move your ship vertically, with horizontal movement handled by thrust and reverse buttons. Defensa, your ship's computer voice, reports power-up activations, warns you about threats and comments on events as they unfold.