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Defense Grid: Awakening Cheat Codes
Cheat Codes
Click and hold the right analog stick and press the following directions on the D-pad. A confirmation message will appear in the bottom-right of the screen. Warning: Entering any of these cheats will disable the ability to earn medals.Cheat Effect Up, Down, Left, Right Unlock all tower types Up, Left, Down, Right Cores cannot be taken Up, Down, Down, Up Kill all aliens carrying cores Left, Right, Left, Right Kill all aliens Down, Up, Down, Up Toggle target reticle Up, Up, Up, Up Instant victory Down, Down, Down, Down Self-destruct (instant defeat) Right, Right, Right, Right 100,000 resources Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right Level select Down, Up, Down, Down Free camera mode
Defense Grid: Awakening Unlockables
Achievements
Complete each achievement to receive the allotted gamerscore.How to Unlock Unlockable Destroy at least one boss alien. Salvage Rights (5) Earn at least one silver medal in any mission after The Awakening. Field Promotion (10) Fire the orbital laser. Death From Above (10) Build at least one of every tower type and available upgrade. Tower Expert (10) Earn at least one gold medal in any mission after The Awakening. Flawless Victory (15) Win a mission with the last remaining core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Nail Biter (15) Complete the Story mode in The Awakening campaign. Base Defender (20) Earn at least a silver medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign. Planet Defender (20) Destroy 1000 aliens. Exterminator (20) Earn at least a gold medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign. Alien Tears (20) Survive all 99 waves on any Grinder challenge mode. Siege Breaker (25) Earn a gold medal on at least 40 Story or Challenge mode missions in any campaign. Master Strategist (30) Defense Grid Gamer Picture
Downloaded Defense Grid: The Awakening and went to the main menu and unlocked Defense Grid Gamer Picture.How to Unlock Unlockable Go to the main menu. Defense Grid Gamer Picture
Defense Grid: Awakening Achievements
Map Pack 1 DLC Achievement
Description Name Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion. Combat Turmoil Map Pack 2 DLC Achievement
Description Name Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout. Circular Hazard Map Pack 3 DLC Achievement
Description Name Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion. Civil Divergence Map Pack 4 DLC Achievements
Description Name Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow. Regional Deluge Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow. Overflowing
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
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| FAQ | FAQ by Brixx79 | 42K |
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Defense Grid: Awakening Cheat Codes
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Enter on the main menu and you should hear a beep when it is fully entered.Cheat Effect =enzyme Unlock all levels Cheat Codes of Various Effect
(This text was lifted from the developer's website) All cheat codes start with '=' or '4' (if = doesn't work, try 4), and can be typed in anywhere. (Type them slowly if you are having trouble getting them to show up) Many of the cheat codes mark you as having cheated. Your save games will be marked as 'cheated' and you will be will be unable to post to leaderboards or get achievements. If you restart the game and don't load any cheated save games, you will be able to post to leaderboards and get achievements again. There's a hidden cheat code in the last level - watch the waves of flyers, they'll spell out something special..Cheat Effect =dnamuse Gives 100k resources =chezanator Kills all aliens on the map =kristalithan Kills all aliens with cores =jeanmarie Turns on/off the ability for aliens to pick up cores =indesilvermoon The tides are turned on aliens who try to pick up cores
Defense Grid: Awakening Achievements
Steam Achievements
Complete each condition to get the allotted achievements.Description Name Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout. Circular Hazard Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion. Civil Divergence Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion. Combat Turmoil Volunteered to take part and completed the mission! You may now recruit another group. Few and Proud Earn at least one silver medal. Field Promotion Beat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers. Out of Bullets Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow. Overflowing Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow. Regional Deluge Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Tony's Training and C.H.A.S. Top of the Class Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode. Alien Tears Kill 10,000 aliens. Annihilator Build 20 towers in one mission. Arsenal Complete the Story mode. Base Defender Finish the first 3 missions. Boot Camp Build 5 Inferno towers. Burn Baby Burn Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Close Call Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission. Confident Fire the orbital laser. Death From Above Build all tower types in one mission. Diversity Kill 100 aliens. Eradicator Destroy 1000 aliens. Exterminator Earn at least one silver medal. Field Promotion Win with 10,000 resources remaining. Filthy Rich Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers. Firebug Kill 1 alien. First Blood Earn at least one gold medal. Flawless Victory Build 50 towers in one mission. Full Defense Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission. Full House Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling. Full Potential Build 5 Meteor towers. Great Ball of Fire Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers. Gun Crazy Recover a loose core. Happy Returns Build 5 Concussion towers. Head Trauma Kill an alien carrying a power core. Hey! That's mine! Build 5 Tesla towers. High Voltage Activate reconnaissance system. I Spy Sell 10 towers in a single mission. Indecisive Build 5 Cannon towers. Kaboom! Build 5 Gun towers. Leadhead Sell 5 towers. Liquidator Earn a gold medal on all Challenge modes. Master Strategist Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers. Minimalist Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Nail Biter No towers sold in a single mission. No Sale Build 5 Temporal towers. Not So Fast Build 5 Command towers. Overseer Win with 5,000 resources remaining. Penny Pincher Build 5 Laser towers. Pew Pew Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode. Planet Defender Build 6 towers within 10 seconds. Power Builder Shoot down flying alien carrying a core. Pyrrhic Victory Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds. Relay Race Reload an earlier save checkpoint. Retry Destroy at least one boss alien. Salvage Rights Shoot down a flying alien. Sharpshooter Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers. Shell-shocked Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode. Siege Breaker Win with 1,000 resources remaining. Surplus Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes. The Long Road Build 5 Missile towers. The Not-So-Friendly Skies Build every tower and upgrade. Tower Expert Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured. Untouchable Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission. Well Invested Inspect 10 aliens. What IS that? Kill 50,000 aliens. Xenocide Upgrade a tower. Yellow Beats Green Earn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode. Flurry Earn a gold medal on any 150 missions in The Awakening campaign. Supreme Strategist
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
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| FAQ | FAQ by Brixx79 | 42K |
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Game Info
- Release Date: Sep 2, 2009 (US)
- ESRB: E10+Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) have content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older.
- Release Date: Dec 8, 2008 (US)
- ESRB: E10+Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) have content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older.
- Release Date: Jun 18, 2010 (US)
- ESRB: E10+Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) have content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older.
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