Battalion Wars (GameCube)
It’s ACE! It’s mental madness though. Imagine a real time strategy game. Then imagine it as a direct-control third person shooter. With vehicles. Then make it all cartoony. That’s pretty much Battalion Wars. I’ve only done the first few missions so far, but my fingers are nearly bleeding with frenzied button pressing.
Graphically, the game is gorgeous. Beautiful sound. Just lovely. If this was on the Xbox or PS2, everyone would be charging about going ‘OMFG!!11!WTF??/?/?THIS IS TEH B3sT0r!!11!one!’. As it’s on the cube, though, we have to make do with the more erudite, learned, and civilised gamers casually walking past each other in the street and giving a discreet nod and smile, or carelessly saying ‘Battalion Wars, eh?’ in passing, before moving to whatever stylish destination was originally intended.
Oh yes – this is one for the discerning cube owner. Best not tell the Microsoft or Sony fanboys about it – it’ll only upset them.
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