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{{Header Nav|game=Battlezone (Activision)}} | |||
{{Header Nav|game=Battlezone | {{Game | ||
{{ | |completion=2 | ||
|image=Battlezone Activision Box Art.jpg | |||
|title=Battlezone | |title=Battlezone | ||
|developer=[[Activision]] | |developer=[[Activision]] | ||
|publisher=[[Activision]] | |publisher=[[Activision]] | ||
| | |year=1998 | ||
|systems={{syslist|win}} | |||
|ratings={{ESRB|E}}{{USK|16}}{{ELSPA|11}}{{OFLC old|G8}} | |ratings={{ESRB|E}}{{USK|16}}{{ELSPA|11}}{{OFLC old|G8}} | ||
| | |title1=Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[ | |developer1=[[Climax Development]] | ||
|publisher1=[[Crave Entertainment]] | |||
|year1=2000 | |||
|systems1={{syslist|n64}} | |||
|title2=Battlezone 98 Redux | |||
|developer2=[[Big Boat Interactive]] | |||
|publisher2=[[Rebellion Developments]] | |||
|year2=2016 | |||
|systems2={{syslist|win}} | |||
|genre=[[First-person shooter]], [[Real-time strategy]] | |||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |||
|expansion=[[Battlezone: Battle Grounds]]<br />[[Battlezone: The Red Odyssey]] | |||
|preceded by=[[Battlezone 2000]] | |||
|followed by=[[Battlezone II: Combat Commander]] | |||
|series=Battlezone | |||
|pcgamingwiki=Battlezone 98 Redux | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Battlezone''' is a critically acclaimed remake of [[Battlezone|the 1980 arcade game of the same name]] by [[Atari]]; it was released by [[Activision]] for [[Microsoft Windows]] on February 28, [[1998]]. Aside from the name and presence of tanks, this game bears little resemblance to the original, as Activision remade it into a hybrid of a tank simulation game, a [[first-person shooter]] and [[real-time strategy]] game. | |||
'''Battlezone''' is a critically acclaimed remake | |||
The game was rereleased on Steam as Battlezone 98 Redux, and contains most of its expansion packs. It also includes the Steam workshop for downloading instant action and multiplayer maps. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Battlezone (Activision) main menu.jpg|Main menu for the game. | |||
File:Battlezone (Activision) satellite map.jpg|Satellite map of the game | |||
File:Battlezone (Activision) gameplay.jpg|Screenshot of the game. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Story== | |||
After a meteor shower hits the arctic circle in 1952, American and Soviet scientists simultaneously discover the power and use of "bio-metal", a wonder material capable of being molded into sci-fi weaponry. Both sides seek to use it against the other in the Cold War, with America developing the National Space Defence Force, and the Russians developing the Cosmo-Colonist Army. The NSDF gets into space under the guise of the Apollo missions. | |||
Thus begins a hidden chapter of the Cold War that was never seen - with the player character Grizzly 1 fighting the Soviets while unraveling the mystery of the origins of the bio-metal. | |||
==Gameplay== | |||
Battlezone is a hybrid of real time strategy and first person shooter, later employed by other games such as the {{c|Battlestations}} series. | |||
Players start on foot, usually with a large boxy vehicle called the recycler. Units can be selected by either aiming at the vehicle and pressing {{kbd|Spacebar}}, or by using the number keys. Units can then be moved by aiming at the ground and then pressing Spacebar. Units can be issued other orders, such as to follow the player. The recycler can be used to build resource gatherers and other factories. | |||
{{ToC}} | {{ToC}} | ||
{{Battlezone}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://discord.gg/zTQ9P6C Battlezone Discord channel] | |||
* [http://discord.gg/Rebellion Official Battlezone 98 Redux Discord channel] | |||
* [https://discord.gg/5qNtFSaaQd Battlezone Multiplayer Strategy Mode Discord] | |||
[[Category:Activision]] | [[Category:Activision]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Climax Development]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Big Boat Interactive]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Crave]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Rebellion Developments]] | ||
[[Category:First-person shooter]] | |||
[[Category:RTS]] | [[Category:RTS]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
