• Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Feb 27, 2004
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: Power up your Vertical Tank and prepare to dominate the online arena. In the midst of a volatile military coup, you must master the inner workings of your VT using the state-of-the-art Steel Battalion controller. Assemble your troop of up to five VT's and go head-to-head in multiplayer battles with other hostile VT troops. You can complete operations in Campaign mode or play free mission games including Battle Royale, Conquest, or Capture the Container. The military dynamic of the game constantly changes with Xbox Live, making for intense online battles. Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 36
  2. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. LoC puts each and every mech simulator ever made to shame. If you have ever fantasized what it really would be like to pilot a hulking mountain of metal and weaponry there is no doubt that Steel Battalion: Line of Contact is as close to that fantasy as anything can get.
  2. 85
    If you're blessed with a rip-roaring connection, Steel Battalion: Line of Contact is the most engaging experience you can have with Xbox Live.
  3. Geared exclusively for fans of the original who want to take the experience online, and they'll likely have some fun playing the game with other players like them.
  4. Buggy and unfinished - a shameful, full-priced add-on pack tarnishing the original Battalion's golden legacy. [May 2004, p.87]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. JesseC.
    10
    This game was the best game i have ever played it is the most realistic game out there and i bet if the price went down then more people would buy it.
  2. JasonF.
    10
    The coolest game ever! Almost like your actually piloting a real mech. Great graphics, destructive environments, and a huge 40+ button controller. Pricey, but awesome! Expand
  3. MikeD.
    8
    Luckly a local EB Games had 1 in stock so i was quick to go pick it up. wow thats really all i can say. I never played many mech games i think i played one back in the early 90's, but this game is so involved that it draws you in. i was able to get thru the first couple of missions w/o reading the manual. but man i think the game as a whole has a semi steep learning curve. you really have a lot to pay attention to on the screen and altho you have a 40 button remote you dont have to use alot of them in the early missions. you pretty much just have to pay attention to your weapons and associated buttons. when you start up your mech each time the remote goes thru a "power up phase" and it tests all the lights w/ a spectacular light sequence show. i found myself playing in the dark just to aww at the remote. so far i give the game a 7 or 8 on a 10 scale. simply for the fact of the following: huge remote (very cool but combersome) learning physical/mental curve (not for your seldom game player or physicaly handicaped player) i dont want to knock it befor i get crazy into it but as a new player i would have made the following adjustments. 1) ditch the pedles and use the left joystick to move forward and reverse OR forward and slowdown (by pulling back on the joystick) 2) you could intergrate a button on the left joy stick for the sidestep peedle. 3) loosen up the (aiming) right joystick a tad. this will prolly happen on its own w. use. altho i dont find the stiffness difficult and relativly smooth, i think if it was a bit looser and freeflowing it would be a bit easier to aim. deffinetly add a memory card slot and voice communicator slot in the controlor my controler had blue buttons vs green(i was happy cuz blue is one of my fav colors) i was worried about the $200 price tag i dont think i will be so into it that i will keep it more then a few months mabey a year (unless they come out with more games that can use the controller *crosses my fingers*) but all in all it is deffinetly a much higher gameing experiance then anything else i have played. I have on douby you would be able to use a regular remote to play the game (at the current time you can not) but you would deffinely miss out on the awsome experiance and sim feel of the game. Expand
  4. RyanM.
    0
    Its gotta be the most overpriced p.o.s. i've ever played. Whats with the useless buttons? Flipping useless switches to start the freakin' engine. Whats up with that? and finally, after the 20 minutes of flipping retarted switches and buttons and ignition switches and pedals (you get my drift) you then are launched to an extremely low graffic game of dark squares blasting you with little yellow flairs!... Also, you can't play this game anywhere near a friend because they get so sick of waiting that before you even launch, they press the eject button and force you to go through another 20 mins of setup. Bottom line: If there was a convention of burning games (Much like the old fashoned burning books) this game would be on the top of the list along with it's $200 box of useless buttons and colorful stickers. Expand

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