Battlezone (2008)

Release Date: October 31, 2006

Arcade, FPP, science fiction, tanks, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN

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Battlezone is a remake of a classic action game from 1980, which was produced by Atari. 26 years after that event, the same company decided to move futuristic tank skirmishes to the PlayStation Portale platform. This time, however, another studio, Paradigm Entertainment, is responsible for the production of the program.

Set in futuristic international military environments, BattleZone puts players in control of highly manoeuvrable hover tanks, challenging them in close combat scenarios against their rivals. BattleZone features fast and furious gameplay, photo-realistic environments, eight unique customizable team vehicles, an assortment of high-powered weapons and multiplayer battles. The four-player WiFi mode lets players go head to head, while unlockable weapons, vehicles and upgrades add even greater depth to the gameplay experience. In addition, extra game content will be available through the BattleZone web site, offering gamers news, leader boards and an exclusive online level builder tool that allows players to customize game maps. The extra content can then be downloaded to the players? PSP system through a local PC-USB connection.

BattleZone provides players with six popular and well-known game modes, including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch, Hotzone, Knockout, and Fox and Hound. For casual gamers, the single player mode offers an easy learning curve for pick-up and play gaming and a tournament progression to win upgrades and enhancements.

Designed to take advantage of the PSP system?s high quality display, BattleZone?s crisp environments depict military combat arenas from around the world. Specific sights include abandoned cities of Russia, jungles of China, desert canyons of the United States, Antarctica?s frozen tundra and the Canary Islands

Last updated on August 14, 2015

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