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The first time I played one of the missions, I played through it normally and got an average score. I have played a lot of video games, and this is one of the best I have ever played. The next time I played that mission, I messed up at the beginning and lost all of my units except a rifle grunt, swam out to the island, ambushed the enemy, rescued the POWs, and beat the mission WITH A BETTER SCORE.All in all, this is one of the best games to get if you are looking for a game of any type. The gameplay is easy to learn, but slightly confusing if you are used to FPS games. It is the only game I have heard of that is a combination of Third Person Shooter and Real Time Strategy. One of the best things about Battalion Wars is the ability to freely switch between ALL of your units during the mission, instead of being constrained to a single unit.There are also many different ways to beat the missions. The only complaint I have is no multiplayer.
A positive example would be Pikmin.
I generally expect a very high quality from Nintendo games, so maybe this will be a bit unfair, but I had several complaints with this game.1.
BW allows you to either control one character at a time or all characters of a particular type, but nothing in between.3.
The controls are clunky.
You cannot control portions of your army to attack different things.
Often you end up pointing straight up to the sky or straight down to the ground during the heat of battle.2.
Instead of moving the character and using the targeting reticle secondarily, the character follows the targeting reticle at all times.
It's difficult to control your army.
Making war seem cute and kid friendly, plus pitting grossly stereotypical countries (US, Russia, East Asia, and Eastern Europe) in diametric opposition to each other seems less than educational for my children.
I really can't wait for the sequel to this game for wii Battalion Wars 2. Even though the graphics are cartoonish and it looks like a game for kids, it's really fun for everyone. This is one of my all time favorite games. The only thing that could have made this game better was a multiplayer mode. With news vehicles like ships and submarines and mutiplayer over the internet it is sure to be an amazing game.
This is one of the most enjoyable games that I have purchased for the Gamecube. If you are a fan of real time strategy games, I highly recommend Battalion Wars.
The closest thing to command & conquer available for the Gamecube.Command one unit, all units, or select units.TanksArtilleryRiflemenPoison gasGrenadiersHelicoptersJet FightersBazookamenScout vehiclesFlame-throwersMachinegunnersLow level bombersHi altitude bombersTank-killer vehiclesShoulder-fired anti-air missilemenThe only thing missing is ships.The first scenario is the turtorial.Controls are easy to learn, a little more difficult to master, but not overly-hard.One big selling point is that the scenarios are easy to access (no passwords or codewords or necessary).Definition of combat: lacking everything but enemy.And just like in real combat, your damned officer won't get the hell off your radio, and the troops won't stop asking stupid questions. Multiple characters.Multiple weapons.1 player.Real time shooter.Tactics.Auto targeting.The narrative is 3-stooges soap-opera but irrelavent so who cares.Strategy guide is most helpfull but not necessary.Better than "Conflict Desert Storm".If you like this game try Conflict Zone: Modern War Strategy PS2.If you like this game try "Command & Conquer" PS1.If you like this game try the movie Too Late the HeroStrategy guideOfficial Nintendo Battalion Wars Player's GuideSold-seperate companion:Gamecube Console Platinum
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