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Loads of FUN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game based on some of the user reviews I read in various places that stated how much fun it was. They were right. This game is a blast. It is certainly not a perfect game, but if you are looking for a fast, furious, fun game to play you should add this one to your collection. It is perfect for mindlessly blowing a couple of hours on a rainy Saturday. My 6yr old son LOVES this game. It is the only game we own that he likes as much as the various Star Wars games we own(for Xbox 360). I just wish it had a co-op mode so I could along side my son instead of having to take turns trying to get thru the missions (he usually completes them faster than I do...). Great game. Highly recommended.

Meh

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Definatly a fun game. I was looking for a strategy game and this was not it but it was a good diversion and surprisingly fun. I played it till I finished the game but it is geared to the younger crowd. If you have kids who want a bloody game you don't approve of this could be a good alternative.

Strange war game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The cartoonish artwork is OK, but the aiming and shooting interface is too awkward. I tried this game twice for about 3 hours total and just gave up.

A lot of fun, moderate tactical skill needed.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game has a lot of pro's and very little con's.

Pro's- Excellent gameplay and fun basis of design, entertaining format, great for kids or adults. More games should be like this one.

Con's- Overall game length is short, controls sometimes hard to grasp, explosions and weapon fire could be louder and more dramatic.

I would recommend this game to anyone, its a blast, just don't pay more than $35.00 for it. Its a great game for the money.

Very entertaining (with flaws)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Battalion Wars 2 is easily one of my favorite games on the Wii. It takes a majority of the elements of the first game and generally improves on the game in nearly all aspects.

Graphics - The game is definitely clean and crisp looking. Reflections in
the water are very nice and the environments look and feel open. The art style is slightly cartoony but has many gritty moments. Each armies' units have a distinct look and feel. The Solar Empire is bright, shiny, and futuristic while the Tundrans look like cold-war Russian stereotypes. With exception for a few minor graphical quirks that many people might not even notice I would say that the game is one of the best looking games on the system.

Storyline: It's painful. Cultural stereotypes abound. Thankfully, it doesn't detract from the game because when it gets down to it, this game is about sending your units into battle. Although the voice acting is pretty solid, considering the script, most people will probably skip the cut scenes in order to get to the good stuff (the gameplay). One major improvement over the first game is that Brigadier Betty's voice has been completely overhauled from the shrill, annoying, and torturous mess that gamers suffered through in the first game.

Gameplay-Single Player: There are numerous additions to the game, such as factories and airbases, adding much more depth to the game. Some things are missing, such as the ability to instruct any unit to guard any arbitrary spot on the map. It is a minor quibble, but now you can only instruct units to go to target locations such as a building or helipad or other object. The single player campaign levels are fairly solid but most people won't play them more than a few times.

Gameplay-Online Multi-player: First, I will say that I really love the online multi-player in this game. This is where the game shines. It is also where the game also fails to shine the most and you can see the flaws in Nintendo's online strategy.

Multi-player pros:
--> Multiple modes: Co-op (my favorite), Assault, and Skirmish.
--> quick match making: I've never waited more than a minute for a random game match.
--> Constant action: Although some of the levels are very large, the designers set spawn points up in the game to ensure that the action is fast-paced and frantic.

Multi-player cons:
--> Friend codes: If you want to play against a friend, you need their friend code. I hate friend codes. I hate them with burning acid and spiders. This is a problem with most other online Wii games, so I can't hold it against Battalion Wars so much as I hold that against Nintendo in general.
--> No voice chat: Expect to lose co-op matches on a regular basis until you and your friends are familiar with the maps. Co-op is a total blast, but without the ability to verbally communicate strategy the experience feels hollow. I can understand the limitation for random matches in an effort to protect minors. Unfortunately, Nintendo, in their effort to be completely kid friendly to the bitter end has determined that people that are friends who have traded their 16-digit friend codes should not be able to actually speak to each other. To compensate, I set up a Ventrilo server on my computer so my friends and I can use voice chat while playing. After that was done, I started to truly enjoy the game so much more.

Overall, I recommend this game if you are looking for an action/strategy title. While it is pretty decent without voice chat, this game could have been so much better if they included that. If that one part hadn't been left out this game, I would have rated this game as 4 stars. If you don't plan on playing online, you may want to just rent this game instead.

I can't stop playing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I got this awesome war game 2 months ago and it is still just as fun. I never played the first battalion wars game but i'm looking forward to buying it soon. All the missions are fun and the graphics are cartoony but good. (wifi is fun, match your skills with people around the world and see how "good" you really are.

The game rocks, plain and simple!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

One of the most overlooked titles in the Wii's library. It is worth the full $50, but for this price it a no-brainer.

They Took Suggestions Seriously

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: February 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The successor to the Gamecube's Battalion Wars, BW2 has made advances in many of the fields considered problems in the original game.

The plot follows that of the last game almost exactly - a war between two nations is revealed to be orchestrated by a third nation. This time, the two nations are the Anglo Isles (a strange take on Britain and the game's new faction) and the Solar Empire (a futuristic Asian country), though the intervening nation remains the German-styled Xylvania. Once again, the nations must band together to stop Xylvania from conquering the world.

The gameplay elements that have been improved are the new country (the Anglo Isles), the inclusion of naval units (frigates, dreadnoughts, and the like) and online multiplayer (versus or co-op). All of these add to a fairly solid game, so if you liked the first one there's no reason not to like this one. A lot of the additions are based on complaints with the first game, so at the very least it's nice to see that Nintendo's paying attention to the general feeling. All the units and countries from the old game have also returned. The strategy and tactics, however, are still basically "use x unit against y enemy" and lack the subtlety of Advance Wars.

The Wii remote fits sort of well into the game. Through the use of the nunchuck and the remote, players navigate their soldier around the battlefield, attack, and issue simple orders (usually "follow me", "stay here", and "attack that target"). Like Twilight Princess, BW2 uses the Wii remote's speaker for certain sounds, which works to mixed effect.

The graphics are roughly the same as Battalion Wars 1, and have the cutesy style that the games (and the Advance Wars games) are known for. This deteriorates a little bit from the "war" thing, but that's their style. The sound still borders on offensive, with really stereotyped characters for each nation (especially the heavily accented Solar Empire commanders). The music is decent, but not exceptional.

As a whole, I don't really like Battalion Wars, but this is a definite improvement from the first. I can at least give them credit for taking suggestions seriously and trying to make the game better.

8/10.

Solid title with impressive visuals

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just recently purchased this game. I wish I had bought it sooner as this is one impressive game. It's better than I had expected.

The first thing I noticed was the visuals. From the water to the explosions, particle effects and even little details like the grass is absolutely amazing. There are also a bunch of FMV scenes which are incredible and fun to watch as well. Took me by surprise because I didn't expect the level of detail presented in this game. Voice acting is also very well done. In the hands of a good developer such as Kuju Entertainment, the Wii can really shine.

I had a hard time understanding the controls, but after about an hour I got it figured out. There is a bit of a learning curve, but it's a rewarding experience.

The online component is pretty fun. You can choose to Play Anyone (random match) or Play a Friend. You can do Co-op, Assault or Skirmish modes. I recommend you play through the single player until you really understand the controls and units first.

Bad:
Not being able to play online with people your already registered in your Wii address book. If you want to play BWII with a friend online, you have to register their unique Battalion Wars 2 game/friend code. Since Nintendo is still stuck on the friend code bandwagon, at least they could make the system less annoying and tie it in with the Wii address book.

After a "play anyone" match, it would of been nice to be able to add that person to your friend list (like Medal of Honor 2 allows you to do).

But, it's futile to complain about the Nintendo friend code system. Too bad Electronic Arts doesn't license out the use of their EA Nation system which bypasses the Nintendo friend codes.

Bottom-line, this is a solid title, fun single player campaign and online multiplayer.

Boring War II: Wait till the Bargain Bin

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 14
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to this game for a while.. and i came away extremely disappointed. I was looking for some strategy or action, yet what i ended up finding was simply a rock-paper-scissors boring adventure. I finish the boring campaign in three days and tried the online mode which i found extremely boring as well.

Overall, it may be worth 15-20 dollars. No more though. I traded it in for Super Mario Galaxy and i couldnt be happier with that.

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