23rd August 2010, 4:24 PM
Yeah Tower Defense really took on a life of it's own. I mean I think it inspired all the games released after it got so popular like Plants vs Zombies or the Final Fantasy tower game. That said, technically Blizzard put it in there before the fans made their own maps for it. Remember the secret Blood Elf campaign level in Frozen Throne? That was tower defense.
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