Battlezone 2

List Price: $29.99 Discount Price: $17.99

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Customer Reviews:

Boring, zzzzzzzz [Posted on 2002-10-20]
The first time I played this game, it seemed pretty cool, but the longer I played the more I realized that the interface was no good, there is no way to control all of your guys at once, you have to go to their positions to give orders, basically if they are under attack, they're dead by the time you get there.
Another thing is that the skirmish mode stinks, there are only 5 maps and you can't choose what race you want to be for each map. Plus, on some maps, the AI is completely stupid, and on some it is just the opposite. This game is just plain boring, it gets on your nerves a lot. If you like strategy, stay away from this game, get Red Alert 2 instead.

The Greatest game ever made [Posted on 2005-02-03]
Ok so the title of greatest game ever may sound like an exaggeration , but for me it's not at all , I've been playing this game now for 5 years or so and I'm still not bored of it .

I can understand some of the reviews here that state the game runs badly , it did to a certain extent when it was first released , unfortunately Activision were somewhat impatient in releasing this game and shoved it out of the door before it was really ready for release . Luckily for those of us that are still loyal to this game (and there are still quite a lot of us especially given the age of the game) it is continuing to be supported in an unofficial capacity by a couple of the game's original devlopement team by the way of new patches , etc .

Technically speaking this game is a vast improvement over it's predecessor , the game is far more moddable which has without doubt added to it's longevity , multiplayer is a lot more stable and it's no longer possible to cheat in the way that totally destroyed Battlezone 1 as a multiplayer experience . Graphically this game is still superb , even now , giving some of the more recent titles a good run for their money . Only when compared with the latest crop of titles such as HL2 does this game start to show it's age a little ( and even then it's only a little).

As a gaming experience nothing still compares to this , infact nothing else even comes close to this ( except maybe the first Battlezone Game) . Battlezone 2 is a seamless blend of first person action and realtime strategy , allowing you to control your forces and build a base, etc. from right there on the battlefield in glorious first person perspective whilst simultaneously blowing the hell out of hoardes of alien attackers with the combat unit of your choice . You have a vast array of different vehicles at your disposal including fast and manoueverable hover tanks , to slow powerful tracked vehicles , flying bombers and APC's , resource collection vehicles and construction rigs . Add to this 2 very distinctive races with their own technologies and weapons and vastly different strategies , and you have something really special that will take many a month to fully explore . The depth of this game is simply breathtaking whilst at the same time being easy to get into , a true marvel of innovative game design .

Probably the weakest element of this game is the single player campaign , the storyline veers away from the original game slightly making continuity a bit dubious . The singleplayer campaign itself I found a bit easy to beat , but it still offers a lot of variety with a wide range of mission styles .

The multiplayer is what seems to keep a lot of players coming back to this game time and time again , the team strategy is fast,furious and intensely addictive , there really is nothing quite like this out there anywhere at all .

Since the game was first released there have been several significant updates which help to improve the overall quality of the Battlezone 2 experience . The first of these was the 1.1 patch which contained many critical fixes and support for win2k . After this came the unofficial 1.2 patch which included support for a multiplayer Co-op mode known as MPI , a range of balance tweaks and fixes for many errors . Finally we have the unofficial 1.3 patch which is still in production ( there is a public beta available ) which fixes many exploits and bugs found over the years and adds a whole raft of new options and even greater mod support .

On top of all of this you also have community authored mods and expansions such as Forgotten Enemies which adds a whole new singleplayer campaign featuring over 20 new missions , 2 new races : The Hadean Crown ( also available to use in multiplayer)and the AI only Cerberi , Forgotten Enemies also offers new multiplayer and instant action modes . Also worthy of mention is the superb G66 mod , the definitive multiplayer Co-op addon that includes rock hard AI opponents and intense action all the way . It doesn't end there either , exciting new mods and expansions are still in production even now .

When you add all this together you have a game that despite all the odds and initial bad press has survived for over 5 years and still shows no sign of diminishing support , the number of online games has remained almost constant (albeit somewhat low) ever since the game was first released . It is a game that is unique , highly demanding , extreme fun and graphically beautiful , a true classic in every sense of the word . Whilst the other games I bought around that time and many I have bought since all now gather dust Battlezone 2 still gets played on a daily basis .

..... so the greatest game of all time ?

you betcha !! I have no doubts about this whatsoever and I anticipate it remaining so for a long,long time to come .

BZ2 awesome, console gamers are nublets who cant play :P [Posted on 2005-02-03]
~ Firstoff, BZ2, if you take the time to play it you'll be emersed in alot of great stuff! It took me bloody 2 years to get it to work and I finally got an ATI 7000 so it would. Thats how hard I wanted to play it!

~ The BZ genre is based on mythology, and greek mythology, cant go wrong there :)

~ This Game is one of the hardest to find sometimes and I suggest getting it, its a good socializing place as well and the people in this community are very nice.

~ Uh if anyone did see my giving away for free post, it was a joke, nothing serious heh...

Timeless Fun [Posted on 2005-02-03]
I have had this game since it was first released and still love it. It is the only game that I keep going back to. The gameplay is even more enhanced due to the community input with many maps and mods. For a budget game it's a bargain. best regards Condor

Battlezone II - FPS and RTS [Posted on 2007-07-16]
Battlezone II may be an older game, but it's still one of the better games that I've played. A mixture of FPS (first person shooter, not frames per second) and RTS (real time strategy), this game can be addicting in both ways.
The story of the single player mode is very good, and the game allows you to make decisions that add re playability to the game.
While the multi player mode only supports up to four players, it's still highly enjoyable. The tactical options are endless, and the thrill of seeing and defeating your human opponent's personally crafted defenses is highly rewarding.
The game is slightly older, so the graphics aren't pushing the current technology, but the game is so good that it more than makes up for anything that technology couldn't do at the time it came out.

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