Battalion Wars
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Battalion Wars, originally to be titled as Advance Wars: Under Fire, part of Nintendo's Wars series, is a real-time tactics
game for the Nintendo GameCube
. A sequel, Battalion Wars 2
, for the Wii
, has also been released.
and a real-time tactics
game. In the midst of battle, the player will have control over a variety of units, including infantry
, armored vehicles, aircraft, and ships. Separate units or unit groups can be given commands. Units can be commanded to follow the player, hold their positions, man gun turrets, or attack certain targets. At any time, the player may transfer control from one unit to another.
on the border of the Western Frontier and Tundran Territories has been the site of an uneasy truce between two powerful armies for many months. Both nations were ready to retaliate
in the event of a pre-emptive
strike. Meanwhile, the control of the Tundran Empire passes from the iron fist
of Tsar Gorgi to the more progressive hands of Marshal Nova. With Nova in charge there is some hope that peace may prevail, but on the other side of the DMZ, General Herman of the Western Frontier is annoyed due to how a lack of combat has made the Frontier Troops out of shape. However, Brigadier Betty has come up with a way to get the troops in shape and spy on the Tundrans. During the combat patrol, Frontier Forces come across a Tundran armored division under the command of Tsar Gorgi. The Tsar has secretly invaded the Frontier because he wanted a conflict. Marshal Nova learns of Tsar Gorgi's invasion of the Frontier and in rage forbids Gorgi from participating in the conflict and instead puts Major Nelly in control of Tundran forces. The Tsar, in anger leaves because of his son's decision to put the Major in control. After defending the radar array at Windbreak Ridge, freeing the Frontier Spies, capturing Castle Potemkin, and destroying Marshal Nova's iron eight tanks, the Frontier began an attack on the last Tundran Stronghold. However during the conflict, Tsar Gorgi had traveled into Xylvania, a country ravaged by the Frontier/Tundran rivalry, to meet with its leader Kaiser Vlad. Vlad made a pact with Gorgi in which Xlyvanian forces would assist the Tundran forces to repel the Frontier. Unfortunately, Vlad lied and sent his bombers, commanded by Countess Ingrid, to bomb both armies. Weak after the Xylvanian assault, Frontier and Tundran forces joined together to form the Alliance of Nations in a bid to stop the Xylvanian threat.
The first target of the Western Frontier and the Tundran Territories was to weaken the Xylvanian forces at the Dune Sea. The essential resource of this region was an element called "Nerocite," an efficient vehicle fuel. Xylvania was being defeated in battle after battle which soon ended the campaign
. In the final battle for the region, in which Frontier forces were deployed to bomb Xylvania's Primary Nerocite Mining Facility, Kaiser Vlad deployed his elite fighter squadron to take out the Frontier Bombers. Luckily for the Frontier and Tundran Forces, Tsar Gorgi dispatched his own personal fighter squadron to take out the threat, and in the process, returned from his exile
. But just as the battle had ended, Kommandant Ubel found him at a bridge by his personal light recon. Ubel personally dealt with him by throwing him off the bridge. Mortally wounded from the fall, Tsar Gorgi told his son in his last words that he was only trying to act in the best interests of the Tundran Empire when he started the war with the Western Frontier and then tried to form a secret pact
out of desperation with the Xylvanians. After his Father's murder, Marshall Nova became furious and wanted revenge for his Father's death.
The war shifts to the Solar empire, a large group of islands that defeated Xylvania in its distant past. Empress Lei-Qo, leader of the Solar Empire, forms an alliance with Western Frontier, after taking back several islands from Xylvanian control, Vlad angrily orders a retreat, freeing the Solar Empire.
Though the war was coming to a close, Xylvania was far from defeated. However, in her foolishness, Countess Ingrid awakened the ancient armies of the Iron Legion. This dangerous new threat forces Xylvania into fighting on two fronts
, battling both the Frontier and the Legion forces. The Xylvanian military began to lose ground. Though Kaiser Vlad attempted to reason with the demented Ingrid, he is met only with constant talk of Legion control. Vlad assumed that she had become fully overtaken by the power of the Iron Legion. The Frontier Forces eventually cut a swathe through both forces, quickly finding the Cenotaph
(the massive structure that awoke the Legion), and destroying it. The Solar Empire quickly intervened in the battle, sending support fighters. As the Cenotaph is destroyed, Empress Lei-Qo is quick to arrive and kill Ingrid.
In the final battle of the war, a combined force of Frontier and Tundran Troops arrive at Vladstag, the Xylvanian Capital. The task force
commence an attack where they struggled through its three layers of static defenses and two Battlestations. They finally capture the Xylvanian Capital. In its finale, the Frontier Commanding Officers and Marshall Nova, arrive to find Kommandant Ubel and Kaiser Vlad prepping to escape. But, Ubel is taken down by Nova in an act of vengeance. However, Vlad escapes in a transport helicopter.
for the Nintendo Wii, with a storyline that continues somewhat where Battalion Wars left off.
Battalion Wars received an 8.8 on IGN.com and a 4 out of 5 stars from xplay complementing the games emphasis on strategy and third person shooting as well as its cartoonish art style while criticizing the sometimes clunky controls and lack of a multiplayer option.http://cube.ign.com/objects/676/676364.html)
Real-time tactics
Real-time tactics or RTT is a subgenre of tactical wargames played in real-time simulating the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics...
game for the Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
. A sequel, Battalion Wars 2
Battalion Wars 2
Battalion Wars 2 is a video game for the Wii console. It is a sequel to the Nintendo GameCube title Battalion Wars. The game was officially announced August 23, 2006 at the Leipzig Games Convention. It was developed by Kuju Entertainment, which also developed the GameCube predecessor, and was...
, for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, has also been released.
Gameplay
Battalion Wars contains the elements of both a third-person shooterThird-person shooter
Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...
and a real-time tactics
Real-time tactics
Real-time tactics or RTT is a subgenre of tactical wargames played in real-time simulating the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics...
game. In the midst of battle, the player will have control over a variety of units, including infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
, armored vehicles, aircraft, and ships. Separate units or unit groups can be given commands. Units can be commanded to follow the player, hold their positions, man gun turrets, or attack certain targets. At any time, the player may transfer control from one unit to another.
Plot
The demilitarized zoneDemilitarized zone
In military terms, a demilitarized zone is an area, usually the frontier or boundary between two or more military powers , where military activity is not permitted, usually by peace treaty, armistice, or other bilateral or multilateral agreement...
on the border of the Western Frontier and Tundran Territories has been the site of an uneasy truce between two powerful armies for many months. Both nations were ready to retaliate
Retaliate
Retaliate is the debut album of Maryland death metal band Misery Index.Track 5 was previously recorded and released on a split with Structure of Lies.-Track listing:# "Retaliate" – 3:28# "The Lies That Bind" – 2:46# "The Great Depression" – 2:40...
in the event of a pre-emptive
Preemptive war
A preemptive war is a war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived inevitable offensive or invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage in an impending war before that threat materializes. It is a war which preemptively 'breaks the peace'. The term: 'preemptive war' is...
strike. Meanwhile, the control of the Tundran Empire passes from the iron fist
Iron Fist
Iron Fist is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the , and a practitioner of martial arts. Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, he first appeared in Marvel Premiere #15...
of Tsar Gorgi to the more progressive hands of Marshal Nova. With Nova in charge there is some hope that peace may prevail, but on the other side of the DMZ, General Herman of the Western Frontier is annoyed due to how a lack of combat has made the Frontier Troops out of shape. However, Brigadier Betty has come up with a way to get the troops in shape and spy on the Tundrans. During the combat patrol, Frontier Forces come across a Tundran armored division under the command of Tsar Gorgi. The Tsar has secretly invaded the Frontier because he wanted a conflict. Marshal Nova learns of Tsar Gorgi's invasion of the Frontier and in rage forbids Gorgi from participating in the conflict and instead puts Major Nelly in control of Tundran forces. The Tsar, in anger leaves because of his son's decision to put the Major in control. After defending the radar array at Windbreak Ridge, freeing the Frontier Spies, capturing Castle Potemkin, and destroying Marshal Nova's iron eight tanks, the Frontier began an attack on the last Tundran Stronghold. However during the conflict, Tsar Gorgi had traveled into Xylvania, a country ravaged by the Frontier/Tundran rivalry, to meet with its leader Kaiser Vlad. Vlad made a pact with Gorgi in which Xlyvanian forces would assist the Tundran forces to repel the Frontier. Unfortunately, Vlad lied and sent his bombers, commanded by Countess Ingrid, to bomb both armies. Weak after the Xylvanian assault, Frontier and Tundran forces joined together to form the Alliance of Nations in a bid to stop the Xylvanian threat.
The first target of the Western Frontier and the Tundran Territories was to weaken the Xylvanian forces at the Dune Sea. The essential resource of this region was an element called "Nerocite," an efficient vehicle fuel. Xylvania was being defeated in battle after battle which soon ended the campaign
Military campaign
In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...
. In the final battle for the region, in which Frontier forces were deployed to bomb Xylvania's Primary Nerocite Mining Facility, Kaiser Vlad deployed his elite fighter squadron to take out the Frontier Bombers. Luckily for the Frontier and Tundran Forces, Tsar Gorgi dispatched his own personal fighter squadron to take out the threat, and in the process, returned from his exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
. But just as the battle had ended, Kommandant Ubel found him at a bridge by his personal light recon. Ubel personally dealt with him by throwing him off the bridge. Mortally wounded from the fall, Tsar Gorgi told his son in his last words that he was only trying to act in the best interests of the Tundran Empire when he started the war with the Western Frontier and then tried to form a secret pact
Pact
A pact is a formal agreement.Pact, The Pact or PACT may also refer to:-PACT as an acronym:* Protein ACTivator of the interferon-induced protein kinase, a protein that activates protein kinase R...
out of desperation with the Xylvanians. After his Father's murder, Marshall Nova became furious and wanted revenge for his Father's death.
The war shifts to the Solar empire, a large group of islands that defeated Xylvania in its distant past. Empress Lei-Qo, leader of the Solar Empire, forms an alliance with Western Frontier, after taking back several islands from Xylvanian control, Vlad angrily orders a retreat, freeing the Solar Empire.
Though the war was coming to a close, Xylvania was far from defeated. However, in her foolishness, Countess Ingrid awakened the ancient armies of the Iron Legion. This dangerous new threat forces Xylvania into fighting on two fronts
Front (military)
A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier between opposing forces. This can be a local or tactical front, or it can range to a theater...
, battling both the Frontier and the Legion forces. The Xylvanian military began to lose ground. Though Kaiser Vlad attempted to reason with the demented Ingrid, he is met only with constant talk of Legion control. Vlad assumed that she had become fully overtaken by the power of the Iron Legion. The Frontier Forces eventually cut a swathe through both forces, quickly finding the Cenotaph
Cenotaph
A cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον = kenotaphion...
(the massive structure that awoke the Legion), and destroying it. The Solar Empire quickly intervened in the battle, sending support fighters. As the Cenotaph is destroyed, Empress Lei-Qo is quick to arrive and kill Ingrid.
In the final battle of the war, a combined force of Frontier and Tundran Troops arrive at Vladstag, the Xylvanian Capital. The task force
Task force
A task force is a unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. Originally introduced by the United States Navy, the term has now caught on for general usage and is a standard part of NATO terminology...
commence an attack where they struggled through its three layers of static defenses and two Battlestations. They finally capture the Xylvanian Capital. In its finale, the Frontier Commanding Officers and Marshall Nova, arrive to find Kommandant Ubel and Kaiser Vlad prepping to escape. But, Ubel is taken down by Nova in an act of vengeance. However, Vlad escapes in a transport helicopter.
Sequel
There is a sequel to Battalion Wars, entitled Battalion Wars 2Battalion Wars 2
Battalion Wars 2 is a video game for the Wii console. It is a sequel to the Nintendo GameCube title Battalion Wars. The game was officially announced August 23, 2006 at the Leipzig Games Convention. It was developed by Kuju Entertainment, which also developed the GameCube predecessor, and was...
for the Nintendo Wii, with a storyline that continues somewhat where Battalion Wars left off.
Reception
Battalion Wars has a Game Rankings percentage of 76.Battalion Wars received an 8.8 on IGN.com and a 4 out of 5 stars from xplay complementing the games emphasis on strategy and third person shooting as well as its cartoonish art style while criticizing the sometimes clunky controls and lack of a multiplayer option.http://cube.ign.com/objects/676/676364.html)