Combat takes place on a grid. To move or attack, just click once on one of your units to select it, then on the space you'd like to occupy, or the guy you'd like to blow up. Unlike some strategy games, like Advance Wars itself, you don't move and attack with separate commands.
All you ever need is two mouse clicks. When you select a unit, the spaces within movement range will be highlighted in green, and the ones in firing range will show up red. An icon will appear over enemies that you can currently attack, indicating how much damage you're likely to do. If you don't want to think too hard, just look for the green "plus" signs. To scroll the map, either position the cursor near the edge of the screen, or use the [arrow keys].
If you want to know more about any particular unit, select it and then mouse over the icons in the box at the lower right side of the screen. Many units have special characteristics that may not be obvious, like a bonus when the unit is on offense, or the ability to attack submarines. Those are the basics, but you'll definitely want to play through the 6-level Boot Camp to get a handle on everything. It's important to understand the difference between direct attacks and indirect attacks, and how to use your foot soldiers to capture territory.
Even if you're an old Advance Wars veteran, it's worth taking the tour, since there are fundamental differences in the way Battalion approaches some aspects of the game. There are no longer any dedicated transport units, for instance, and captured territories don't automatically heal your army.
Instead, every unit can take a turn to heal itself, and ground units can spend cash in order to instantly summon a personal transport vehicle. A stage original campaign will lead you through battles across land, sea and air. Included are three difficulty levels and a suitably melodramatic storyline involving a rogue commander and experimental technology.
The writing is quite good, if a little dry. I wish there had been a stronger central character, and a more defined villain, but really I'm just grateful to have a purpose going into each mission. When I'm facing down a vast network of turrets and rocket trucks, it helps my motivation to know that the fate of millions is at stake. The difference between difficulty levels is mostly in the intelligence of your computer opponent, although the hardest level also cheats a bit by granting the computer more resources and slightly stronger units.
The enemy AI is questionable in some ways though it's been improved even since the game's original release , but what the computer lacks in brains, it makes up for with sheer numbers. The real problem is the time it takes for the computer to complete its turn on the larger maps. In a game so focused on speed, it's strange to have to wait half a minute for the enemy AI to figure out what units to make at its factories.
The presentation is generally fantastic. The music is an appropriately bombastic affair of drums and horns, and the graphics—by Heli Attack veteran Chris Hildenbrand—are gorgeous, although I actually feel they went overboard in one respect. Each lovingly detailed vehicle has four different facings, and it's hard to tell the difference between the rear view of some units at a glance.
It might have been better to return all the units to a side view after they were done moving, since directional facing has no effect on the gameplay. Hopefully, Battalion: Nemesis will be the first entry in a series. Several aspects of the game are under-utilized at this point, and it would be nice to see a new campaign flesh them out. Most obviously, there are only two air units at this point, and not very many missions take advantage of them.
And 10 missions don't really give you enough meat to chew on, or for that matter give the story much time to develop. Of course, wanting the game to go on longer isn't much of a complaint. I'd love to see what UrbanSquall can do now that the game engine is in place and all their time could go towards designing new levels. The most glaring omission at this point is simply that there's no multiplayer.
Give the denizens of the Internet a way to wage cartoonish war upon each other, and UrbanSquall will have a genuine hit on their hands. Throw in a level editor, and it will be out of control. Play Battalion: Nemesis. This is a lot like advance wars, but even though I love advance wars, I really don't like this game. It's not a terrible game, but it's like playing a cheap knock off. I played the first Advance Wars what, 7 years ago, nonstop. Loved it.
I've got it my computer, but not at work. Reviews are what JiG is all about. The cream of the crop are reviewed so only the best get your attention. If you don't like it don't read the review and simply play the game, or just go to another site but you'll be missing out! The link is in the left-hand sidebar, right above the walkthroughs. I use Google Reader. It's a good game. Although it may take sometime to learn the controls and what this and this does.
But it only takes about a few minutes. Campaign can be real frustrating. I can't get past Chapter 8 but I will soon. Multiple times I chose the wrong unit but ending up wasting a turn repairing the unit when all i wanted to do was cancel my choice.
I really loved the game, only in the last battle after an hour i accidently hit "back" short before winning, ruining all my progress damm firefox mouse gestures The AI is not tremedously good nor extremly bad. It is questionworthy. On maps with equal starting chances like the bonus map it doesn't stand a chance.
Otherwise it does seem to adapt to my unit list. Like when I build a lot of cruisers, it will build bombers to take them out. If I build a lot of raptors it builds flak tanks Also it definetly uses every opportunity to hinder me taking an oil point There is a multiplayer version of Battalion called Battalion:Freedom, though it uses slightly different play mechanics from Nemesis. Nemesis is a well made game, but there's just something missing from it.
It is Advance Wars pared down to just its essentials, and without the extra dressing it loses some of its charm. It was fun, but all it really served in doing was make me want to go back and play an actual Advance Wars game.
I feel silly having to ask this, but i can't figure out how to disembark ground units from a leviathan. I see the option to "unpack", but it just gives me a dialogue that i "can't unpack units on this square". My leviathans are all on coastal squares and obviously can't move onto land squares. I've got to be missing something simple. My thanks in advance for telling me what it is! Nice, very nice game. But I travel to much and am isoloated frm the net to be playing online and would like to be able to download it and play it isolated from the net.
Sorry for the two posts in a row. I've just answered my own question. Edit source History Talk 0. No Battalion: Nemesis is a Turn-based Strategy game. Main article: Units of the Battalion series.
Main article: Capturable Building Types. Main article: Terrain Types. Main article: Mission 1. Main article: Mission 2. Main article: Mission 3. Main article: Mission 4. Main article: Mission 5. Main article: Mission 6. Main article: Mission 7. Main article: Mission 8. Main article: Mission 9.
Main article: Mission Main article: Bonus Map. Main article: Spartan Special Mission. Field Training Badge. Battalion: Nemesis » Destroy 10 enemies, produce a unit, and capture a resource structure.
Boot Camp Graduate Badge. Battalion: Nemesis » Complete boot camp. War for Oil Badge. Battalion: Nemesis » Complete the bonus map. Advanced Warrior Badge. Battalion: Nemesis » Complete the campaign.
Bear in mind the turrets regenerates so there is not much point attacking it at all unless you commit to killing it. Killing it can wait until you have beaten down the enemy attack, however. It's optional. You might not get to use your air units at all. Hold them back. Use them against free targets of opportunity, if any arise.
Or use them as sacrifices if you have to. In general be very careful with your units of all types. Avoid making attacks if you will be attacked back. Do not advance into areas that can be hit by enemy fire. Fall back in front of the enemy, but counterattack with ranged attacks warships at first, then rockets. Try to hold back and only take 'free shots' or nearly free shots. This is very much a war of attrition.
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