<s>
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hidden	O
Path	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2008	O
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
crowd-funded	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
tower	O
type	O
to	O
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
boost	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aliens	O
in	O
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
2	I-Application
come	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidden	O
Path	O
Entertainment	O
started	O
their	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
for	O
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
$	O
271,726	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
only	O
enough	O
to	O
fund	O
an	O
8-level	O
expansion	O
,	O
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
:	O
Containment	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
which	O
bridges	O
the	O
story	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
deal	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
enthusiast	O
,	O
DG2	O
Kickstarter	O
backer	O
,	O
and	O
angel	O
investor	O
Steven	O
Dengler	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defense	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
81/100	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
78/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
77/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
73/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emanuel	O
Maiberg	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
83/100	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
doing	O
anything	O
I	O
have	O
n't	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
it	O
all	O
so	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
