old news man!! of course they finally got more in stock where i live after xmas not like i had 200 to throw down on 1 game anyway but i've been waiting for it for months! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:06 PM Subject: XBox takes games to a new level
> For those X_Box owners out there... here's the next level in gaming: > > http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages3/21845.asp > > Hatton > > > CAPCOM� ANNOUNCES STEEL BATTALION EXCLUSIVELY FOR XBOX,THE MOST ADVANCED > BATTLE-MECH SIMULATOR DESIGNED FOR THE HOME > > E3, LOS ANGELES May 22, 2002 Capcom Entertainment today announced Steel > Battalion�, an exciting battle-mech simulator exclusively for the Xbox" > video game system from Microsoft. Using the most elaborate controller > interface ever created, players take a seat inside the cockpit of a > mechanized VT (Vertical Tank) and enter into futuristic military > warfare. Players pilot 20 different mechs over the course of the game > while participating in a multinational task force operation to over > throw the government. Ultra realistic visual effects and mech battles in > a first-person perspective create the ultimate mechanized military > warfare experience. Steel Battalion is scheduled to release in North > America this winter. The ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) > rating is pending. > > An exclusive 40-button controller has been designed to completely > maximize the gaming experience and immerse the player into the role of a > Vertical Tank pilot. With trigger buttons to fire weapons; foot pedals > to accelerate, boost and brake; levers to shift gears and move left to > right, gamers must utilize the full potential of their VT's abilities in > order to survive on the battlefield. Mastering the controls of this > tactical vehicle will allow players to feel as if the VT is part of > their own body. > > "The power and performance of the Xbox hardware really makes Steel > Battalion possible," said Robert Lindsey, senior vice president of sales > and marketing, Capcom Entertainment. "Steel Battalion is a video game > unlike any other in that the special 40-button controller really makes > your feel as if you are piloting a mechanized Vertical Tank. Gamers > haven't experienced anything like this before." > > Steel Battalion players operate a strategic battle mech weapon through > 12 action-packed levels, fending off dozens of adversaries while > attempting to diffuse a riot that has ensued on a Pacific island ruled > by a military dictatorship. Unlocking new missions, maps and enemy > robots once the game is completed provides endless entertainment. With a > diverse arsenal at the player's disposal, including plasma torches and a > MK21-6 twin pod rocket launch, there will be plenty of action to go around. > > Steel Battalion boasts the following features: > # Control your VT with an exclusive 40-button simulation controller > designed and produced for Steel Battalion. > > # First-person perspective view lets players participate in the action > through the cockpit of your mech. > > # Control a Vertical Tank (VT) which features a variety of weapons such as > plasma torches, a 270mm rifle, a MK21-6 twin pod rocket launch, and much > more. > > # Choose from multiple models of VT's including the Behemoth, Decider and > the Falchion. > > # Twelve intense action-packed levels. Unlock new missions, maps and enemy > robots once the game is completed to provide endless action and > entertainment. > > # Steel Battalion will make full use of the Xbox hardware in order to > create ultra realistic visual effects and realistic mech battles. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
