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The editors liked
Intriguing cockpitbased Kinect control schematic
Some neat crew moments.
Great story
Gameplay is varied
Capcom should be praised for trying to do something different
The editors didn't like
Controls do not work properly
Missions are poorly laid out
Battlefield intel is scarce
Enemy AI is erratic.
Broken control system that makes the game nigh-unplayable
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Published: 2012-08-21, Author: Adam , review by: gotgame.com
Abstract: You have to hand it to Capcom, they aren't afraid to try new things with the Steel Battalion series.The first and second game had the monstrous controller that took a good amount of time to get used to. The newest title, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, trie...
Abstract: I can still remember the first time I saw the ridiculous controller (and I use that term loosely) that came with the first Steel Battalion game way back in 2002. I was intrimidated by the sheer size and complexity of it, to say the least. However, ev...
Abstract: There are plenty of mech games out there, from the Robotech and Gundam games to From Software’s own Armored Core. What separates the Steel Battalion series from all of those is the nearly Sim-like and more realistic take given in Steel Battalion. Th...
Abstract: The original Steel Battalion came with a hefty £200 price tag which included an over the top controller with every feasible button on it, and then some, making the controls ludicrously complex, space consuming and unnecessary. And now with Heavy Armor,...
Abstract: ReplayA series of unlockable VT parts and plot branches where you can permanently lose crew members if you don’t make the right choices should, in theory, make this pretty replayable. I honestly don’t see most people coming back for a second play-throu...
Abstract: You know that saying, "Be careful what you wish for"? I have never felt that saying ring more true than with Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor. Ever since the release of the Kinect, I was begging for games that would utilize hybrid controls, and let you perfor...
Abstract: The Steel Battalion series has something of a history when it comes to unusual input methods - the original shipped with a $200 controller peripheral designed to imitate the cockpit of a mech - so in some ways it seems totally natural that a modern-day...
Abstract: If you were alive in 2002, you may remember Steel Battalion for the original Xbox. To many gamer's dismay, it required a special giant $200 controller and a priceless amount of mental fortitude, making it one of the most unique games of last generati...
