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THE BEST GAME EVER!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER. This game is much better than battlezone 1 and more fun. If you want a VERY good game then get this game. This game is worth $35 not $10. This game is very fun on single player and multiplayer. Its alot more fun to play if you know the story (battlezone 1 is very important in the story). On single player you play on a side (ISDF) and later on in the missions you can choose to stay on the good guys side or to go to bad guys side. Multiplayer is REALLY fun. you can choose maps to play join games. Battlezone 2 on the internet is a chat room with ALOT of FUN. I play battlezone 2 any time I have the chance which is maybe 3 or 4 hours a day (because i go to school). NOTE: THIS IS THE BEST GAME IN THE UNIVERSE SO GET IT NOW!!! trust me.

A great sequence to the best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Battlezone was the best gamr I've ever played. The idea of combining first-view and strategy was great, the graphics were amazing the plot and of course, the hypnotic, rough voice of the story teller. The main thing that makes "Battlezone 2" better than the first in the series is the breathetaking graphics. And yet, the plot is not as good, not as half as good, as the plot of the first game. Even though, it is a fun game, with fun missions (It's not really hard at about the 1st 10, not as challenging as the 1st one) and would fit both the "Shoot to kill" lovers and both strategists. And of course, to anybody who likes a good science fiction story.

An amazing game held back

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: April 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

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.

BZN2- 5 stars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Battlezone 1 was astounding with a 3D card, and this is the icing on the cake. setting aside the new hardware restrictions, this game is a sure fire winner, ecspecially if you owned BZN1 and know the story. I think this game is for 10 and up.

Worth more than the dollar value

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have really enjoyed this game. I bought it because it was cheap, but I have gotten more than my money's worth out of it. A small complaint would be in regards to the system requirements. Either my computer is weak or the requirements were too generous. My AMD K6 333Mhz 128Mb RAM and 2Mb ATI RagePro video card couldn't handle the game's default graphics-detail level. I had to step all the settings down to their lowest level. BUT the game is still very impressive without all the graphic details. I have since upgraded my computer to a Pentium III, and I see a world of improvement. Summary: Great story line (if your interested in single person play). Great multi-player action. Awesome worlds and terrains.

A shadow of the original

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: February 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

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!

Timeless Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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

Just thought I'd try and tell the truth

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 13
Date: April 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

A lot of good reviews--two perfect 5 star reviews even. Amazon.com gets to choose which reviews are "featured", so that's not really much of a surprise.

You should definitely read more reviews. The graphics are okay, but the design of the graphics in this game are considered to be very cartoonish by many. Bright oranges, glowing blues, and odd color assortments await you in this game. Do yourself a favor and search for the original Battlezone. That was a game I played so many years ago I can't even remember when, but I remember clearly the missions and the specific gameplay elements because it was so good. The story made more sense, the missions didn't tell you exactly what to do (you had to figure it out, which was the fun part), and the overhead map was accessible from the push of a button rather than getting out of your vehicle all of the time. To summarize what these reviews (on the first page) are all leaving out:

- You'll have to get out of your vehicle constantly. Because the drivers of other vehicles just aren't smart enough to do the job themselves. You'll also have to do this to access the tactical map, the only way of ordering units around without actually driving there (by which time the units in question will have already been destroyed, too little, too late)
- Missions aren't involving, and the story doesn't continue from the original game. In short, there's really not much of a story, as you'll find yourself doing strange things that you've been ordered to do for no apparent reason
- Interface is cluttered, buttons rearrange themselves based on the order that you built things, and it's a nightmare finding the right keys to press during the heat of battle. In many games, the only deciding factor of whether you'll win or lose is if you find the right keys fast enough

Great Graphics!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: December 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

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.

Could Have Been Much Better..

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The first Battlezone is an amazingly fun game. That is high praise coming from me since I rarely play RTS type games. I love the resource management system and the user interface of the first game.

So what happened to Battlezone 2? Those elements are still in this version but alot of the fun is missing. This game had very few thrills in it. The ability to call in airstrikes was fun, squad-based tank combat is always a good time but the game did'nt meet my expectations. Also, the 3D accellerated graphics in the game are wasted; it makes alot of things look fake or just plain goofy looking, especially the enemy vehicles.

The developers were too quick to jump on the 3D bandwagon when they had no "new" game to sell. The first Battlezone is still better. My opinion: it is worth about 10 bucks, don't pay anymore and don't expect to be playing it for a long time.

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