Before you question why I gave this game a 9.2 amid a flurry of bad reviews, hear me out. When was the last time you played a strategy game? Nothing new, I means games such as Starcraft or Total Annihilation (personal favorite). Battlezone and Battlezone II introduced a wonderful concept that has yet to be fully implemented since; to be a strategy game and an 'in-control' action game at the same time. Don't get me wrong, the game is not near perfect. But, I feel the 9.2 is deserving considering how it could have potentially revolutionized strategy gaming. Unfortunately, no one seemed to care. For me, strategy gaming isn't about scripted missions and given order. I want to build a base, implement defenses, and launch an almighty offensive. That sounds fun right? So I'm going to throw the single player right out the window. Good, we're done with that now. With patches, you can play as one of the two sides versus the computer. One player acts as commander and can pilot the same as any other player. The commander however is the only player that can order units and build structures. Now hold up... "but being a pilot sounds so boring"... yea, we've all heard that before. The commander can assign orders to the pilots and also assign units to follow their orders. As such, if someone is awesome with tanks, give him a tank and a good amount of extra ones as backup. ... holy crap, this is getting long. Forget it, just go out and buy the game and try it. I think it probably retails around $5-$15 these days. And guess what? It actually runs decent! Try running it on a 450mhz like when the game actually came out... good luck. Anyway, try it, review it, and if you don't like it you can grab your cajones' and cry.
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