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Summary: How do you play it?
Review: Ok, by reading the reviews of the people here, I can see someone has figured this game out. I bought it not realizing it had missions where you had to do certian thing at certain times. I thought this was going to more of a graphics rich version of Dune 2000 or Tiberian Sun...was I dissapointed.It takes forever just to get to play a mission. The mission starts loading up and someone starts talking, I guess giving a little story to the mission you are about to play. But, I can see that it's all loaded up within a few seconds, but the person just keeps talking. I can't get it to skip past that so I can go ahead a play. This is very frustrating. In a nutshell, I stopped trying to figure it out and went on to buy another game to play. Get something else, this sucks.
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Summary: How do you play it?
Review: Ok, by reading the reviews of the people here, I can see someone has figured this game out. I bought it not realizing it had missions where you had to do certian thing at certain times. I thought this was going to more of a graphics rich version of Dune 2000 or Tiberian Sun...was I dissapointed. It takes forever just to get to play a mission. The mission starts loading up and someone starts talking, I guess giving a little story to the mission you are about to play. But, I can see that it's all loaded up within a few seconds, but the person just keeps talking. I can't get it to skip past that so I can go ahead a play. This is very frustrating. In a nutshell, I stopped trying to figure it out and went on to buy another game to play. Get something else, this sucks.
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Summary: Boring, zzzzzzzz
Review: 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.
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Summary: An amazing game held back
Review: This game has/had the potential to be something amazing, but it falls short because of "issues". For anyone who has ever played a multiplayer Strategy game of this successfully will be instantly hooked because it is so unique and entertaining. Activision(the publisher) forced this game out the door and Pandemic(the developer) didn't have the chance to finish and polish the game like it so badly needed. It is a diamond in the rough right now, hopefully Pandemic can patch it up so the game can be like it was originally intended.
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Summary: Great Graphics!
Review: This game is one of the best out there as far as graphics are concerned. With real voices and great graphics, gameplay is one of the best of its kind. I would suggest this to anyone who has a 3D Graphics card, it will definitely make the experience a lot better.
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Summary: Great Graphics!
Review: This game is one of the best out there as far as graphics are concerned. With real voices and great graphics, gameplay is one of the best of its kind. I would suggest this to anyone who has a 3D Graphics card, it will definitely make the experience a lot better.
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Summary: Battlezone 2
Review: This is great game for action gamers and the visuals are amazing. The first few missions really help you get used to the controls and interface. I like it better than the first and its considered a classic. I would recomend it to anyone who like action, it would be a stretch to call it a sim or stategy game.
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Summary: BZ 2 is the best of the best
Review: This is one of the best games I have ever played! The graphics and gameplay are stunning, it makes you really feel like you are out there. The only bad thing about this game is that it has high system requrements. Other than that, it really tests your strategy skills and your accuracy. It would be a mistake not to get this game, just make sure your system can handle it.
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Summary: Refund, please!
Review: To be honest, when I first looked at Battlezone 2, I thought it would be pretty darn cool, I mean, with graphics like those, what can beat it? Everything. The first problem I encountered was the excruciatingly long installing period, which takes about as long as a brick moving 10 yards on it's own. When I finally woke up and saw the installing program had finished, I booted up what would be one of the worst gaming expiriences of my life. After the dull entrance cinematic, I was again forced to wait another half an hour to get past the frickin' main "menu" which takes you practically straight to the 1- player mode, then gives you 3 seconds to take a quick glance at the crucial controls. The boring cinematic will have you alreading pulling your hair with it's poor effort put into it's sound which will make you struggle to hear what the "commanders" are whispering to you. When you actually start playing, you'll first encounter a rushed, buggy feeling with your ship and poor brake engine(hope this thing has airbags). The mapping is pretty sorry itself. A huge map isn't all bad, but if the timed mission is held in only one hard-to-find location, you could get a little ticked off. The computer "animal enemy" AI misses every shot of the occaisonal fire from them, and they have a life meter so long you'll be wondering why you just didn't bring a can of radiation with you. Whether it's the lame storyline or the lousy controlls, Battlezone 2 is a real miss.
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Summary: A shadow of the original
Review: To sum it up, this game was a major dissapointment. The interface was dumbed down to the point of being retarded compared to the original. The unit AI was a joke, unit would go through lava at times and destroy themselves to get to you. And as for originality, well why did they borrow units from Dark Reign? The assault tanks, the missile tank? Come on guys! The original game is in my opinion, the best game ever made (and never played to boot, sadly) but it was and is great even now. This games good points ie strafing AI, cool backgrounds and more involved unit design are not enough to make up for the bad points, ie high system requirements, poor, short storyline, dumb AI, etc. But what I consider the worst crime is that they took a very useful interface and ruined it. In the original you had to assign units to the F keys but now it is done for you, you can't take them off and you can't mix units on a key, you also can't build if they are all used up either. And you can no longer run your base from other ares like in the original. There is no defend command when you are away. I could go on but enough already. If you want to play the real BZ2 then get the Red odyssey expansion pack, it is well done. I played the original for 6 months straight, but this coaster was not even on my hard drive a week before it was gone. Good Hunting!
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