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(More customer reviews)I suppose this game ("BWii") technically falls into the category of real-time strategy, a genre seemingly poorly suited to consoles, but Kuju has designed the interface around a third person shooter mold. You exist on the battlefield, not hovering above it, in any of your choice of the individual soldiers or vehicles assigned to you on a mission and can switch between them at any time. You can run around, jump, dodge, and shoot as that individual unit but to be honest this is incidental.
Your first priority in Bwii is commanding all your units as a cohesive force via selecting between the unit icons at the bottom of the screen with the WiiMote d-pad. To that end you use the individual you are "possessing," so to speak, to target the enemies you want the d-pad selected unit to attack. So, for example, I am commanding through the eyes of my mobile anti-air (AA) unit but see enemy bazooka troops coming. If I have assault troops I can select their icon at the bottom of the screen and then target the enemies with my AA unit and push A. The assault troops will then attack the enemy bazooka troops. I could even jump into one of the assault troops and go after the bazookas myself.
The point of this convoluted system is to make sure you pick the right types of units to attack the enemies. In fact, that seems to be the sum total of strategy in BWii especially given that the several factions are distinguished only by the look, not the capability, of their units. But something had to give in light of the frenetic nature of command from a third person point of view rather than from the traditional RTS bird's eye view. But poor interface design doesn't justify shallow game play. BWii ends up feeling stiff and one dimensional.
That said, the overall look strikes a good balance between cute and realistic (and you can view the great concept art as you open up the various factions throughout the campaign) but the graphic experience in BWii will not leave you breathless. That's okay; this is a Wii game after all. But Wii games are supposed to make up for in fun what they lack in beauty. This one falls short on both counts. It can certainly be fun, especially if you liked the first one or even "Tanks" on WiiPlay, but just be patient and wait for the price drop. Fifty bucks is too much for this one.
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Battalion Wars returns! Take charge! Take control! Victory is yoursfor the taking! Take command with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk: Taking the fight to the enemy has never been so easy! Command and control everything from TANKS and helicopter GUNSHIPS to naval BATTLESHIPS and SUBMARINES, and deploy an array of different SOLDIERS. Team up or go head-to-head over Wi-Fi: Connect to Nintendo WFC to battle against other players all over the world, or join with friends to play co-operatively. BWii features THREE MULTIPLAYER MODES and 16 unique multiplayer levels. Battle head-to-head in the SKIRMISH and ASSAULT modes or team up with another player in CO-OP mode.Tactics are everything: Control every aspect of the battle as you COMMAND UNITS, CAPTURE FACILTIES and advance toward your PRIMARY OBJECTIVES. When you're not actively commanding, TAKE DIRECT CONTROL of any soldier or vehicle in the field and leap into the fray!Action on a grand scale: Combat rages on LAND, SEA, and AIR as you command SIX DIFFERENT ARMIES through FIVE THEATERS OF WAR, each with its own unique COMMANDING OFFICERS.
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