Battlezone 2 Anniversary

[Dec 29, 2009, 7:54 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Happy 10th anniversary to Battlezone 2, the action strategy hybrid developed by Pandemic Studios. The Battlezone Universe Forums feature a still-active community and comments saying the game came out 10 years ago yesterday, while our archive says the Battlezone 2's tenth anniversary is tomorrow, so we'll split the difference today.

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Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 30, 2009, 18:35

Surf

I always preferred the simplicity and elegance of BZ 1 by Activision. BZ2 just couldnt deliver, and Tribes 1 and 2 did what BZ2 couldn't accomplish at all.

Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 30, 2009, 16:34

Shadowcat

[Uprising] crashes rather a lot on XP. Any tips? Sorry, I don't remember it crashing on me (it certainly wasn't notable, at least), and I'm pretty sure I was running XP by that stage. I didn't have any luck using Glide wrappers the last time I played, mind -- it had to be software graphics only.

Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 30, 2009, 09:09

CommunistHamster

Uprising is fantastic, I have the original box still (Gosh, why did they stop releasing PC games in enormous cardboard boxes?) but it crashes rather a lot on XP. Any tips? Battlezone is amazing too, if only the action strategy genre still lived. Still, there's always Carrier Command: Gaea Mission releasing this year.

Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 30, 2009, 08:00

LightAssassin

I've been trying to get a copy of this for awhile (legit) and haven't managed yet. I loved BZ and only got to try BZ2 at a mates place but loved it. Rather sad this never really went anywhere beyond the BZ series for a game genre mixup. Too bad Pandemic is gone too, they are local boys for me too. Even was considering applying there when I finish my degree.

Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 30, 2009, 06:10

Shadowcat

Agreed, Uprising was great; although it took me a little while to accept what it was and what it wasn't. Not being able to direct units about really threw me at first, but I appreciated the gameplay better as time went on. I replayed it just a few years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it (even more so than when I'd first played it, I think). I'm sad now that I never grabbed the sequel :/ Ah yes, here are my comments from my last play-through: http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105475 (includes details for getting a 50% better draw distance)

Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 30, 2009, 01:34

Unknown Soldier

God I loved this game.

Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 29, 2009, 22:36

Prez

Agreed on Uprising. Great game. Liked the sequel as well.




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Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 29, 2009, 20:53

Hump

The graphics still hold up pretty well.

Also, people need to recognize the much underrated "Uprising". Its a game that needs a modern remake.




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Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 29, 2009, 19:05

Shataan

BZ 2 rocked in its day!!!!!

Re: Battlezone 2 Anniversary

Dec 29, 2009, 18:56

DangerDog

still bitter that they screwed up the multiplayer on this game.

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