Battlezone vs Uprising
kochan
How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
vam...@nastything.com
On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:54:21 +0800, kochan <koc...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
>Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
>
Similar but much better control over units and better graphics. They re both
more action then strategy but BattleZone has more strategy then Uprising. I
returned Uprising but am going to keep BattleZone.
Steve
Tony Kiefer
kochan wrote:
>
> How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
> Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
So far:
The games are somewhat mostly, each having their own plusses and
minuses. The plusses to BZ include the ability to "drive" all of your
units, unlike Uprising where you can only control your supertank
(Wraith). BZ also seems to rely on a more strategic gameplan, whereas
Uprising tends to be more "action" oriented and adrenaline pumping. I
do like the "sniper" mode in BZ, but Uprising excels in sounds - you can
feel the battle around you (especially if you have a decent speaker
setup & subwoofer!). Of course BZ takes place on the moon, so how much
sound would there really be??? Storylines in both tend to be a little
tired, though. BZ is the old "cold war" US vs. Russia and Uprising is,
well, an uprising - small rebel group takes on an evil empire. Some
people have said that Uprising tends to be more on the difficult side,
whereas BZ seems to lie on the easier side of gaming. On the other
hand, the controls tend to be more complex and less intuitive in BZ
while Uprising's controls are laid out very well, and even include a
small keyboard layout that goes over the F-keys that comes in very handy
at times. 3DFX enhanced graphics are beautiful on both games.
Uprising has a 6(?) month head start on BZ and can be found from $24-30,
while BZ is brand-new and ranges from $45-50. That also may be a factor
in your purchase.
Bottom line: both are GREAT purchases and you can't go wrong with
either.
Tony
Jeffrey Kennedy Morris
Battlezone missions seem much more scripted to me. Uprising,
while you essentially did the same thing each mission, was more open
ended in how to approach victory. The biggest difference in my mind is
direct control over your units. Uprising you just turned them loose,
with your position when summoning them being the only control. In
Battlezone you can issue them the same range of commands that and RTS
game allows. I also prefer Uprising multiplayer to Battlezone..
jkm
firaxis games
On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:16:56 GMT, vam...@nastything.com wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:54:21 +0800, kochan <koc...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>
>>How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
>>Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
>>
>
>
Craig Hulett
In article <350FD9...@lilly.com>, Tony Kiefer <a...@lilly.com> wrote:
>kochan wrote:
>>
>> How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
>> Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
>
>
>The games are somewhat mostly, each having their own plusses and
>minuses.
>
>Uprising has a 6(?) month head start on BZ and can be found from $24-30,
>while BZ is brand-new and ranges from $45-50. That also may be a factor
>in your purchase.
>
>Bottom line: both are GREAT purchases and you can't go wrong with
>either.
>
>Tony
Battlezone is $29.99 at Best Buy this week, at least here in Denver.
Craig
Rik Flor
On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 09:25:43 -0500, Tony Kiefer <a...@lilly.com> wrote:
>Uprising has a 6(?) month head start on BZ and can be found from $24-30,
>while BZ is brand-new and ranges from $45-50. That also may be a factor
>in your purchase.
Just to throw something out regarding price. EB in the Chicago area
currently has BZ for $39.99, and Best Buy has it for $29.99 (includes
a $10 "instant" rebate...so you don't have to deal with all the mail
"stuff").
At those prices, BZ becomes an absolute steal.
I was never a big RTS fan, but BattleZone has got me hooked. I think
they've gotten the mix of RTS and Action just right, and the idea that
you can handle missions in either way (by attacking enemies yourself,
or by building units to handle it for you) is very nifty.
Rik
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How about graphics? How do they differ as far as that goes? I saw
UpRising and tried the demo and it seems that the graphics are much
more blotchy than the Battlezone's graphics.
On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 14:56:54 GMT, jmo...@firaxis.com (Jeffrey Kennedy
Morris) wrote:
>
> Battlezone missions seem much more scripted to me. Uprising,
>while you essentially did the same thing each mission, was more open
>ended in how to approach victory. The biggest difference in my mind is
>direct control over your units. Uprising you just turned them loose,
>with your position when summoning them being the only control. In
>Battlezone you can issue them the same range of commands that and RTS
>game allows. I also prefer Uprising multiplayer to Battlezone..
>
>jkm
>firaxis games
>
>On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:16:56 GMT, vam...@nastything.com wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:54:21 +0800, kochan <koc...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>>
>>>How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
>>>Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
>>>
>>
>>
AJB
Tony Kiefer wrote:
>
> kochan wrote:
> >
> > How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
> > Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
>
>
> The games are somewhat mostly, each having their own plusses and
> units, unlike Uprising where you can only control your supertank
> (Wraith). BZ also seems to rely on a more strategic gameplan, whereas
> Uprising tends to be more "action" oriented and adrenaline pumping. I
> do like the "sniper" mode in BZ, but Uprising excels in sounds - you can
> feel the battle around you (especially if you have a decent speaker
> setup & subwoofer!). Of course BZ takes place on the moon, so how much
> sound would there really be??? Storylines in both tend to be a little
> tired, though. BZ is the old "cold war" US vs. Russia and Uprising is,
> well, an uprising - small rebel group takes on an evil empire. Some
> people have said that Uprising tends to be more on the difficult side,
> whereas BZ seems to lie on the easier side of gaming. On the other
> hand, the controls tend to be more complex and less intuitive in BZ
> while Uprising's controls are laid out very well, and even include a
> small keyboard layout that goes over the F-keys that comes in very handy
> at times. 3DFX enhanced graphics are beautiful on both games.
>
> while BZ is brand-new and ranges from $45-50. That also may be a factor
> in your purchase.
But I was able to pick up Battlezone at Best Buy Monday for $30! Get
'em while they're hot!
> Bottom line: both are GREAT purchases and you can't go wrong with either.
Here, here. I have both and play both a lot.
AJB
Tony Kiefer
Craig Hulett wrote:
>
> In article <350FD9...@lilly.com>, Tony Kiefer <a...@lilly.com> wrote:
> >kochan wrote:
> >>
> >> How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
> >> Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
> >
> >So far:
> >
> >The games are somewhat mostly, each having their own plusses and
> >minuses.
> >
> >Uprising has a 6(?) month head start on BZ and can be found from $24-30,
> >while BZ is brand-new and ranges from $45-50. That also may be a factor
> >in your purchase.
> >
> >either.
> >
>
> Battlezone is $29.99 at Best Buy this week, at least here in Denver.
>
> Craig
Dang it!!! I could've saved $15 if I'd waited another week. Does Best
Buy do that price matching for 30 days thingy on software too???
Tony
Brant Rusch
> How does Battlezone compare with Uprising?
> Is it the same action-strategy type of game?
Compared to Battlezone, Uprising is a bad joke......
Brant
They're in completely different leagues......
Paul Smith
>
> Battlezone is $29.99 at Best Buy this week, at least here in Denver.
>
> Craig
Check out the Ripcord webpage. They have a $25 rebate for Armor Command
until March 31st. This may make the game FREE for smoe people!
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AJB
> Dang it!!! I could've saved $15 if I'd waited another week. Does Best
> Buy do that price matching for 30 days thingy on software too???
>
> Tony
Think so - go in and demand your rights!
AJB
DOCSCORPIO
Yes, they do. Take your receipt to the service desk and they'll give you a
credit for the difference.
Knights Who Say Tea
>
>Battlezone is $29.99 at Best Buy this week, at least here in Denver.
I must have got the pan-ultimate deal on Battle Zone....$17.99
Electronics Boutique is selling it for 37.99 so I went to compUSA who
was selling it for 49.99 (with a 20 dollar rebate making the cost
29.99) and got them to match the 37.99 price. Now I can still use the
20 dollar rebate, and get an effective cost of 17.99 for one of the
best 3dfx games I've played. It is the game Heavy Gear *should* have
been.
I love it when a rebate comes together
Sobe
--
Green for your Team
Dru Albright
In article <01bd5348$1f497360$1adb0a26@default>, rus...@mindspring.com
says...
Well, if you mean that they're completely different games with a completely
different focus, I'd agree with you. Otherwise, I disagree.
Since you haven't mentioned why you don't like Uprising, I can't really
comment, but having played both, I love Uprising and like BZ.
Uprising has strategy, but BZ is clearly much more strategy oriented, with
resource management and unit controls. Uprising's missions are much more
free-from, giving you multiple ways to win the scenario, whereas BZ strikes
me as being much more scripted, with one best way to win each mission,
although other ways may work.
I think Uprising's graphics and soundtrack are both excellent, and the action
is just plain intense. BZ's graphics are simply fantastic, but I prefer
Uprising's sound effects to BZ's. The effect of having an damaged enemy AAV
fly over your tank in a power dive and the crash on the ground behind you
kicks ass, plain and simple.
Weapon selection is interesting in both, although I BZ's are better
implemented, but have less variety (that I've seen so far)..but you gotta
love those jump jets. BZ definitely has more units, and a much broader range
of play, but Uprising has a huge degree of customizability, both of the
Wraith (your tank) and all supporting units and technology.
Multiplayer is excellent on both games, but BZ gets kudos for a matching
service, something sorely lacking in Uprising. However, Uprising allows for
a much more customized game, allowing for a lot of strategy variance. BZ,
however, gets big kudos for giving both a Mechwarrior like slam-fest OR full
strategy.
In short, both games are excellent, and has been mentioned before, both are
equally worth your money. If you prefer action over strategy, go for
Uprising. If you prefer strategy over action, go for BZ.
Later,
D.