Sanctum 2

Good game, trying to beat it without towers is a fun challenge
8/10

One of the most creative and best FPS tower defence games ever created. It is a small niche mind you as there are only 3-4 worthy contenders and IMO it is the finest of the lot! So I have half the DLC and looking to get the other half BECAUSE IT IS THAT GUD :)
Yeah surely recommended on sale, or if you can afford full price! Yet with all the LEGIT stores these days
that you can get keys from you should be able to get this great game for a kiss basically.

9/10

TLDR; Bad movement, terrible reworked tower system, unsatisfying weapons, mediocre maps. Avoid.

Many years ago, long before I had my PC and my laptop was out of commission, I played this game's demo on my Xbox 360 all the time. I played the introduction level and the official first level over and over again. I never played the first game and never looked into it so Sanctum 2 was my introduction to everything.

I just finished Sanctum 1 and both of it's map packs (Haven't done the Christmas one nor the Yogscave DLCs yet) and hopped onto Sanctum 2. The difference is insane and I haven't been so frustrated at a game before. So many systems were changed, reworked, or entirely removed and replaced (or not at all) with something I find to be inferior.

Starting with the overall performance of the game, this game's wack. This game auto-smooths the frames since it's Unreal Engine 3. The problem with this auto-smoothing is that every menu in this game is locked at 30fps and the actual game itself is capped at 60fps. I think the game tries to combat this by smoothing the frames like a transition between the 30fps and 60fps but it just hurts my eyes.

The movement is super floaty- I genuinely despise whatever was done with this. I feel like a waterlogged balloon. The way my character wobbles around the map and just awkwardly responds to my controls is absolutely frustrating and is super disorienting.

I don't like the new tower system either. Playing through a few missions, there's a cap on the towers which is 15- WHAT?? Why is there a cap on towers?? Why is the maximum on towers 3 instead of 6?? I saw somebody say this was due to Unreal Engine 3's limitations- but then why does the sandbox mode allow you to place as many as you want? Sandbox mode doesn't raise your rank either so you don't actually progress in the game and unlock new weapons, towers, and perks.

Speaking of the weapons, I was profoundly disappointed when playing as the sniper robot guy. Being a sniper is my favorite class in most games. Something about the sniper in this game compared to Sanctum 1, even all the other games I've used sniper rifles, something is terribly wrong with the gun in this game. The removal of the weapon upgrade system, mostly replaced with the perks system, was greatly disappointing. I liked the feeling of my tesla and sniper in Sanctum 1 get stronger and stronger.

The maps are mediocre. Many years ago my brother warned me about buying this game and I listened, he told me that after the demo- the maps fall off a cliff and they just aren't that good. When I bought this game I reassured myself that it wasn't true, but now I see he was absolutely right. These maps just aren't fun.

A minor thing that annoyed me was that the game automatically had me set so other people can join me- and because of that "always online" thing, I can't pause the game even if I set it to a singleplayer thing manually through the network settings.

This game is brilliant and looks great for a 360/PS3 game. This was an upgrade over Sanctum 1 in most ways. Gunplay is better, there are more maps, more towers, a perk system, a character select where different characters have different play styles and more. There is generally more to do as you can unlock more perks, guns and towers as you level up whereas in Sanctum 1 you have everything unlocked immediately. The only downside is the tower limit and timer on certain waves before the game starts automatically. This isnt really that big an issue when you can overcharge towers past level 3 and the campaign levels are too short to reach the tower limit anyways unless your playing coop then MAYBE you might reach it.

The story is one of the key parts of this game. It isnt mind blowing but its enjoyable. It gave Skye Autumn, the Sanctum 1 protag more of a personality and character. The comic book style is great but I wish there were more ingame cutscenes besides beating The End and the Last Stand. The DLC's are great and I highly recommend you get them if you enjoy Sanctum 2 as they add so much more content like more towers, levels, perks, guns and a new character in TSYGAN (even tho she sucks, I dont recommend playing her).

My only criticisms with the game are that including the DLC's, you only have 32 levels, your only reason to replay them are to unlock more levels, to play Five Feats of Strength, play the survival mode, or help with friends on their campaigns. The tower limit and time limit on some waves are unnecessary, especially for survival. The survival, while better than Sanctum 1's survival, is severely unforgiving if you do not have a good build and tower setup. Playing the campaign solo is also a pain if you are playing any character that isnt Sweet Autumn or maybe Haigen Hawkins if you have a solid build with him. Skye, SiMo and especially TSYGAN do not have good crowd control and with how much this game centers around the player doing damage much more than Sanctum 1 did, solo play severely limits you UNLESS you bring some of the best towers like the Focus and make up a good strategy with them. The story of the base game also leaves you on a cliffhanger UNLESS you play through all the DLC's to finish the story.

Overall this game is brilliant and if you enjoy TD games or FPS games, I highly suggest you check this one out, preferably with friends as it improves the experience but solo play isnt boring. Now we just need a Sanctum 3 to continue where this one left off.

I remember a long time ago someone asked me to transfer valuables to him and I didnt know what tf I was doing and got scammed

fuck you faggot

NOTE: I have around 200 hours on my old account on this game.

Awesome game, unfortunately, it's dead (multiplayer is really hard to find).

Sanctum 3 would be very much appreciated.

Pretty old game but it's still good! Action packed, wide array of buildings to build. Recommend it especially cause I got it at such a low price. Two thumbs up!

5/10 Too old, didn't age well I would say.

Phenomenal FPS TD Game. This plus orcs must die are the best of this style of TD of controlling your own character in the mess while making your tower defense. Rip Deathtrap never actually making it to the finish line. Maybe one day that Sanctum 3 will come.

ChatGPT please write a positive review for me

FPS tower defence, LOVE IT !

Its got some clunky physics sometimes, but the overall premise is quite fun for me. This is the first and only tower defense game i've played but i like it a lot. Playing with friends is also recommended. Some of the enemies and waves seem extremely unbalanced, but with some help (which seems to be the point) its not as bad.

Finally got around to playing this game after not having realised that I bought this MANY years ago XD.

It's a bit of a let down tbh, the optimisation is truly horrible for some reason, I can't really seem to hold more than 60fps and it dips quite a bit. Graphical changes make 0 different to he performance.

Aside from that the gameplay this game offers would've been quite decent back in the day but as of today's date 2024, it does not. It's just not exciting and it's quite easy unless you make stupid mistakes.

After viewing a lot of the negative comments about lack of time, weak towers, tower range, multiple attack points and or story I've come to the conclusion that A) they are kids complaining and not understanding mechanics or B) they are naturally horrible at tower defences...
As for the comic book side of things... Go read a book.

Very entertaining FPS Tower Defense! Different weapons and defense towers to choose from and manually pathing the enemies with walls is a lot of fun.

Sanctum 2 at is base is a pretty cool game but it severely lacks depth. Each level is preceded by a mere single page comic book to add a semblance of story that is frankly non-existent. Each level has NPCs but there's no dialogue interaction, nor any examining of objects for you to digest lore. Levels are only a few waves long, meaning you spend the entire time setting up your blockade and towers, with hardly any time to upgrade. There's little satisfaction to be had once you have strategically laid out your towers.

solo play is hard

Decent game, I recommend it for some nice tower defense genre fun! The DLCs are a nice add-on!

<3<3<3^~^This classic FPS-TD is still an incredibly fun option, even now that it's so many years later!^_^<3<3<3

honestly, it just depressin'.

Old but very cool game + trading cards & achievements. Almost every level is a well-thought-out puzzle, which is very interesting to pass both in single-player and in multiplayer mode.

Tower defence mixed with FPS? count me in.
This game takes both elements and combine them in a very good way.
Even today this game aged well, peraphs the graphics are lacking but the gameplay makes up for it.
Got the game for 3 $ with a friend, totally worth it.

Good hybrid of tower defense and FPS. It also features mazing, which is a key element of tower defense games, that I was scared was going to be removed in this game to keep things simple.

Being a tower defense, it innately has decent replay-ability. It is fun to try all available characters too. Your character feels strong, but you definitely need the towers too.

I bought this game 10 years ago and its one of my favourite games, i cant even pinpoint why exactly.
Very good art style and direction, the scenery in every level is beautiful. The character design too. Very interesting gameplay mix of TD and shooting, with various perks that can tip the scale to either side.

While very visibly unreal engine 3, i think its one of the prettiest games made with that engine. You can tell that much of the game is made with love as theres easter eggs and little other details everywhere.

Great Tower defense / First Person Shooter Combined game. Very Challenging, super cool. Cannot recommend enough! Also Sanctum 1 was fantastic as well.

3

Elegant Ethereal Blissnisss of a game!!!!

closed the game to go to sleep and proceeded to build a maze with my desktop icons.
10/10 would not sleep again

it's a decent game but it has the issue lots of unreal 3 games had back then where you can really feel how outdated it is
weapons feel weak, enemies just drop dead and disappear. levels have all this detail but it just doesn't look very good

i'd only get it if you really like FPS TD games