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Battlezone
Activision
February 27, 1998
Genres
Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, StrategyDevelopers
ActivisionRelease Date
February 27, 1998 (27 years and 3 months ago)Publishers
ActivisionContent Rating
E Animated Violence
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You are the high-level Commander making decisions from your own war-ravaged tank. Lead your U.S. troops on a mission to gain control of a superior alien technology in the true "space race" against the Soviets.... or cross enemy lines to the Soviet side. It's all under your command. *Full-Scale 3-D Action: pilot one of 25 anti-gravity war machines, and wield 25 devastating weapons - including mortars, mines, and the Thumper Device which triggers on-the-fly earthquakes on the morphable terrain. * Complete Strategic Control: coordinate full-scale attacks with over 30 unique units, such as tanks, infantry and mobile assault turrets. Call in artillery, deploy wingmen and manage resources - all from within your tank. * Dynamic First-Person Immersion: lose your vehicle in battle, bail out, parachute to safety; then use your sniper rifle to take over another unit. Switch vehicles right on the battlefield of one of seven distinct moons or planets!
Genres
Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, StrategyPlatforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)Developers
ActivisionRelease Date
February 27, 1998 (27 years and 3 months ago)Publishers
ActivisionContent Rating
E Animated Violence
Franchises
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