- Battlezone (XBLA)
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title= Battlezone
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developer=Stainless Games
publisher= Atari Inc.
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released= vgrelease|NA=April 16 ,2008
genre=Shooter
modes=Single player ,Multiplayer
ratings= vgratings|ESRB=Everyone
platforms=Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade )
media= Direct Download
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input= GamepadBattlezone (Xbox LIVE Arcade) is an arcade game released by Stainless Games released in 2008. It is an update of the Arcade classic
vector graphics tank shooter. The game features an update of the game with new gameplay features, as well as a port of the original.Gameplay
The game features two modes, Evolved and Classic, both feature two difficulty settings "Normal" and "Throttle Monkey".
Evolved
Evolved gameplay is an update of the original game. It features the core mechanics of the classic mode while adding Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag multiplayer modes, 1080i graphics, Dolby 5.1 audio and support for
Xbox live vision .Classic
Classic gameplay is unchanged from the original, however, Achievements and Leaderboards are added.
Features
It features 1080i graphics, Dolby 5.1 audio and an online mode to play against 2 - 4 friends in Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes, and incorporates Xbox LIVE Vision support enabling players to see their friends during play.cite web|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/battlezonexboxlivearcade/|title=Xbox | Battlezone Game Detail Page]
Achievements
The game’s slate of achievements follows the XBLA model of 12 milestones for a total of 200 points. Including "Destroy" for destroying 10 missiles in 1 classic game; "Ensign" for destroying 10 saucers in 1 Evolved game; "General" Score 1000000 points in 1 Classic game amongst others.
Reception
The game has received generally mixed reviews. While acclaimed for "the gameplay appeal to make it worth a look" and "the additions made by Atari and Stainless give that much more value"{cite web|url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1497/Battlezone/p1/|title=Battlezone Review (Xbox 360)|author=Andy Eddy|date=April 14th, 2008] but others have said "The simple appeal of 3D tank combat is one that certainly has a place on a service like XBLA, but this awkward update gets stuck between misplaced reverence for the original and distracting concessions to modern gaming conventions."cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=132296&page=2|title=XBLA: Battlezone and Rocky & Bullwinkle|author=Dan Whitehead|date=April 16, 2008]
ee also
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Battlezone (1980 video game) the classic Arcade Original.
*Battlezone (1998 video game) the 1998 remake forMicrosoft Windows .External links
* [http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/battlezonexboxlivearcade Battlezone details at Xbox LIVE]
* [http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/livearcadexbox360/default.htm?WT.svl=nav Xbox LIVE home]
* [http://www.stainlessgames.com/games/go/59 Battlezone details at Developer's site]
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