Steel Battalion
About the Game
Steel Battalion is a 'mech game in which players take control of mechanized tanks, known as "VT"s (or Vertical Tanks), using a forty button controller with footpedals. Not too far in the future, military unrest is rampant throughout the world, and players have just recently been promoted.
Gameplay & Core Systems
As the pilot of a state-of-the-art mech known as a Vertical Tank, players must take charge of keeping the peace. Players must master the integrated controller to clear their way to victory. On the controller there are buttons that activate commands such as switching radio frequencies, activating the windshield wipers, changing radar scanners, switching weapons, firing weapons, locking abilities, defense mechanisms, and more. The controller has two joysticks, one which moves the 'mech forward and backward, and one that allows players to move and aim. The footpedal controls speed and braking, independent of the stick, and a third pedal controls slide-strafe.
Standout Features
- On the controller there are buttons that activate commands such as switching radio frequencies, activating the windshield wipers, changing radar scanners, switching weapons, firing weapons, locking abilities, defense mechanisms, and more.
- The controller has two joysticks, one which moves the 'mech forward and backward, and one that allows players to move and aim.
- Encased in clear plastic, similar to an "abort" button at a military installation, this command can save players' life.
- Plasma Torches: To defeat enemy mechs players are equipped with a variety of high-tech weapons, such as Plasma Torches, Twin Pod Rocket Launchers, and a 270mm Rifle Cannon.
- Steel Battalion is a 'mech game in which players take control of mechanized tanks, known as "VT"s (or Vertical Tanks), using a forty button controller with footpedals.
- Not too far in the future, military unrest is rampant throughout the world, and players have just recently been promoted.
- Vertical Tank: As the pilot of a state-of-the-art mech known as a Vertical Tank, players must take charge of keeping the peace.
- Players must master the integrated controller to clear their way to victory.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Audio support includes Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital 5.1.
