Battlezone (2008 video game)

Battlezone is an arcade game released by Stainless Games in 2008. It is an update of Battlezone, the arcade classic vector graphics tank shooter. The game features an update of the game with new gameplay features, as well as a port of the original.

Battlezone
Developer(s)Stainless Games
Publisher(s)Atari
Composer(s)Cris Velasco
Platform(s)Xbox 360 (XBLA)
ReleaseApril 16, 2008
Genre(s)Shooter
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

The game features two modes, Evolved and Classic, both feature two difficulty settings Normal and Throttle Monkey.

Evolved

Evolved gameplay is an update of the original game. It features the core mechanics of the classic mode while adding Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag multiplayer modes, 1080i graphics, Dolby 5.1 audio and support for Xbox Live Vision.

Classic

Classic gameplay is unchanged from the original, however, Achievements and Leaderboards are added.

Features

It features 1080i graphics, Dolby 5.1 audio and an online mode to play against 2 - 4 friends in Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes, and incorporates Xbox Live Vision support enabling players to see their friends during play.[1]

Reception

The game has received generally mixed reviews. While acclaimed for "the gameplay appeal to make it worth a look" and "the additions made by Atari and Stainless give that much more value"[2] but others have said "The simple appeal of 3D tank combat is one that certainly has a place on a service like XBLA, but this awkward update gets stuck between misplaced reverence for the original and distracting concessions to modern gaming conventions."[3]

See also

References
  1. "Xbox Battlezone Game Detail Page". Archived from the original on 2008-04-14.
  2. Andy Eddy (April 14, 2008). "Battlezone Review (Xbox 360)". Archived from the original on 2008-04-20.
  3. Dan Whitehead (April 16, 2008). "XBLA: Battlezone and Rocky & Bullwinkle". Eurogamer.
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