For the sake of full disclosure, I never played the original Sanctum. The 2011 title from Coffee Stain Studios was one of the first games to blend together the tower defense and first-person shooter genres. But you don't need to have a full knowledge of the series to appreciate what the Swedish indie developer has created. Sanctum 2 offers a superb shooting experience, though one that's meant more for friends than solo players.
Coffee Stain Studios has shown off the first gameplay footage for Sanctum 2, in the form of a lengthy trailer. It gives us a look at both the overhead maps with their various defensive structures, and the first-person shooting to take the fight down to the battlefield.
A sequel to Coffee Stain's spiffing FPS-tower defense Sanctum is in the works, publisher Reverb has coyly revealed. While the original was PC-exclusive, the cunningly-named Sanctum 2 will also be released for download on consoles, with Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network editions confirmed so far.
"I dunno about the console versions, but on the PC you don't need to hold down the button to ..."
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