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Originally Posted by ArodIX
I'm not sure why this game has such a great reputation. I played the training missions and the first few real missions, and it just wasn't very much fun. The vehicles are slow and unmaneuverable, everything seems to be a drab dark grey colour, and the little half-invisible soldiers that eject from destroyed enemy ships get really annoying really quickly.
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I don't know what you're talking about. The vehicles are perfectly maneuverable. There are a few that turn very slowly or move at a crawl, but they make up for it in fire power (walkers and bombers for example). The "drab dark grey color" is either your computer messing up the graphics (which happens a lot on newer systems) or great textures for a 1998 game that you don't appreciate. The pilots shouldn't be annoying, they take only a few shots to kill, or just run them over at a good speed.
Battlezone was, and is, my favorite FPS game ever. The campaign storylines are incredible and have a ton of depth to them. The missions are brilliantly designed (save for one or two joke missions) and require strategy and good aim to get past. The Red Odyssey, the game's expansion pack, has an even better, though extremely difficult, campaign. I've played every mission many times, and it still never fails to impress.
The best part is that the community at
http://www.battlezone1.net/home/index.html is still alive and well, and there are often over 30 multiplayer games online every day. Not bad for a game that's 13 years old! A lot of the matches are the deathmatches, which are great fun, but the greatest experiences come from a 1v1 strategy game verse another player. It's challenging and surprising every time, and doesn't get old. I highly recommend this game for anyone and everyone. Just spend an hour or two getting the controls down and get ready for a great experience!