Fighting vehicle Akilla is a kind of simulator, since throughout the game the user needs to observe military actions from the cockpit. The unit, which you have to control, looks like a huge mechanism with metal paws, outwardly it resembles a robotic spider. Almost all battles will take place in the air, so a huge world will open before you, with majestic forests, a raging ocean, hilly plains and sharp mountains. In addition to airspace, the character fights on land in the form of a tank.
With one click of the mouse, the mechanism can "flutter" above the ground and launch an attack from the air. The missions in the game are varied, often you need to capture enemy territories and defend your own island. It can be difficult to know what to do first or next, though the radio chatter does offer some hints. Particularly in the Evo levels, the instinct is to take on the first thing you come across, though that decision may end up leading to a mission failure or two or three The single-player game is visually and aurally attractive and offers a solid test of your skills, though it's basic -- there's nothing in Battle Engine Aquila that's out of the ordinary and the game doesn't break new ground.
Where the PC version could have perked up the experience would be through the addition of broad multiplayer gameplay, and the Battle Engine Aquila world offers lots of opportunity for the normal slate of modes: deathmatch, capture the flag, etc. Unfortunately, the only multiplayer is a few different modes of split-screen gameplay, with two players sharing the keyboard.
Again, perhaps it's just a result of Encore's interest in porting the game for quick release, but it could have been a lot more -- and maybe a Battle Engine Aquila 2 will bring just that. If you're looking for state-of-the-art and bleeding-edge gaming, you'll probably want to pass up Battle Engine Aquila and wait for Half-Life 2 or any number of other killer games on the horizon. Suffice it to say, though, if you're an action game fan and you want something that you can pretty much jump into and play without having to pore over a manual -- and you need something to occupy your time while you're waiting for those other, bigger games to come out -- Battle Engine Aquila is a good candidate for your time.
Contact: , done in 0. Search a Classic Game:. Battle Engine Aquila screenshots:. Well, you'd be a fool to refuse, especially when the offer comes replete with a gun pointed at your head. Thus begins your new life as the reluctant pilot of the spider-like Battle Engine Aquila.
We know that the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game won many fans with slick presentation, bombastic action and character-driven story, but this is the PC, and PC games generally try to offer more to accommodate an older and more thoughtful breed of gamer. Piloting a scampering, ordnance laden behemoth with a natural hatred for anything that appears on the radar as a red dot, your mission is to eliminate those dots. Indeed, BEA is a thrilling ride from start to finish.
Your ability to transform into a jetfighter the big spider tucks its lanky legs underneath and swoop around the sky is another boon to the gameplay. The gameplay is further enhanced by sea missions in which you launch from a carrier and attack opposing battleships. Other avenues of variety include the ability to select one of three configurations for your Battle Engine, depending on the type of mission, as well as a choice of three pilots.
From a visual standpoint BEA is not dissimilar to Gun Metal, which by sheer coincidence is also reviewed in this issue. BEA is raucous fun for a few days, especially if you can hook up with a few mates on multiplayer, but don't expect to be in the pilot's seat this time next month.
Nasty Thing this global warming. After decades of people flavouring their sweat in a futile bid not to repulse the opposite sex and spewing noxious gasses into the atmosphere with their motorised phallus extensions - not to mention all the colourless gasses emitted after all those sneaky late-night vindaloos - the earth has been ravaged by near apocalyptical climate changes. At least that's the case in the futuristic world of Battle Engine Aquila, a thrilling action-shooter, which will be blazing its way to the PC some time later this year.
And although a publisher is yet to be announced, developer Lost Toys is currently in negotiations with several key players in the PC market.
With the world almost entirely covered by water, two battling empires - the Forseti and the Muspell - are locked in a bloody conflict over what little land still remains, and despite an aggressive advertising campaign from Coca-Cola to try and restore harmony and love to mankind while selling a few bottles of fizzy pop along the way , the two sides remain intent on wiping each other out. A bleak reality indeed, although I was, of course, only kidding about the Coke part.
It's Pepsi actually. Enter you, a cocky puss-faced teenager called Hawk naturally who spends his time racing hover-cars with his mates, and unwittingly honing his skills as a crack fighter pilot at the same time. Which is a stroke of luck as a similarly aesthetically-challenged, angst-ridden adolescent reprobate dobs you in to the authorities like a girly-little-swot.
The army then identifies your hidden talents and throws you into the frontline as the pilot of the most sophisticated piece of weaponry they possess - the Battle Engine Aquila. It could have been worse, you could have been peeling potatoes. MyAbandonware More than old games to download for free!
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