There are a few games that I break out semi-regularly. I don’t have a schedule or anything, it’s just that sometimes when I’m in a certain mood, or when the weather is behaving a certain way, or what have you, certain games will call to me. One example is Defense Grid: The Awakening. If you find me playing it, chances are I’m sick or depressed. These states happen pretty often with me so I play a lot of Defense Grid, and for years I've been meaning to come back and write something more about it, something more than what I wrote in the review linked above, because that review just isn't right. It isn't right at all.Over the years I've published a handful of reviews I later question. In most cases I regret going too easy on a game, but in a couple instances I was too harsh. It’s unsurprising; if you’re remotely interested in keeping your reviews timely, you have to blaze through the game, pound out your words, and file them without ever taking a week to reflect. Certain games need to marinate before your opinion reaches its optimum flavor, and that was certainly the case for me with Defense Grid.Some of what I said back in 2009 holds true. I said Defense Grid was an excellent example of the tower defense genre, and well worth anyone’s time. I said its production values were exceptional, demonstrating that...