

Battlezone 2 gameplay update#
It was a free update for existing Windows and PlayStation 4 owners. The Gold Edition added support for non-VR, and included all add-ons previously released as downloadable content. On the game was updated and released as Battlezone: Gold Edition, including a new Xbox One port. A Microsoft Windows port supporting HTC Vive and Oculus Rift followed in May 2017. The game was first released as an exclusive launch title for PlayStation VR on PlayStation 4 on 13 October 2016. To avoid spending lives, a downed player can be revived by another player.Ī post-launch patch added "classic mode", which recreates the original 1980 wireframe vector game in the virtual reality environment. When all players are dead with no lives remaining, the campaign ends in defeat. More can be purchased with data, but the cost increases rapidly. Players have a shared pool of lives, starting with 3 lives. BattleZone - additional information Platform Windows 3. BattleZone Description BattleZone for Windows Cheats/Hints/Walkthroughs for BattleZone No posted cheats for this game yet.
Battlezone 2 gameplay how to#
Each shield generator destroyed on the map reduces the defences in the final AI core confrontation battlezone. How to play BattleZone Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Battlezones have different objectives - completing the objective and defeating enemies in the battlezone earns the players "data", and this data can be spent on upgrades or new weapons. Each hex contains either a battlezone of one of multiple map types, a supply point, a shield generator, or a random event. The objective of the campaign is to travel across the procedurally-generated hex map, ultimately to destroy the enemy's AI core in the volcano at the far end of the map. The tank's loadout can be changed at supply points during the campaign. Each player chooses a tank that they use for the entire campaign, and each tank comes with an initial weapon loadout. Players can drop in or out at any time, including during gameplay. Up to 3 other players can join the campaign, for a total of 4 players.

One player starts a campaign by selecting a difficulty level and campaign length.

The game was originally designed for virtual reality with gamepad control - there are a few HUD elements, such as targeting crosshairs, but most readouts are presented on display panels mounted around the cockpit, together with a holographic top-down radar display. The game is played entirely in first person, from within a tank cockpit. The game was one of the launch titles for PlayStation VR in October 2016.Īs with the original, the game features first-person tank combat against an AI-controlled enemy force, but includes co-operative multiplayer and a campaign structure, together with being designed for virtual reality. It is an update of the original 1980 arcade game. Battlezone is an arcade game released by Rebellion in 2016.
