Battle Engine Aquila

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Description

In the future, on the planet Allium, the situation has become desperate. This world has suffered from global warming, causing the polar ice caps to melt. The rising sea has resulted in the amount habitable land to decrease dramatically. All that is left are island chains, making land the most valuable resource on the planet. The entire population must survive and compete over these islands.

Currently, there are two distinct civilizations on Allium, settled into an uneasy cease-fire. There are the scientifically advanced Forseti and the aggressive Muspell. The Forseti have recently developed the most advanced combat vehicle in existence, the Battle Engine Aquila. The Aquila is both a four-legged mechanized tank and a combat jet, it is capable of switching modes at will. Players take the role of Hawk Winter, a Forseti cargo loader operator who has been conscripted because of his piloting skills.

Battle Engine Aquila is a mechanized shooter taking place in a larger battlefield. The player plays only a single, yet important, role in a larger war effort. A large part of the gameplay consists of supporting and being supported by the allied forces. Players will have to fight naval, air, and ground forces in both modes of their battle engine.

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Alternate Titles

• "战斗机器Aquila" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Боевая машина Акилла" -- Russian spelling

User Reviews

Some great design and with an epic scale, but somehow unengaging.

Xbox

Rupert Breheny (123)

Critic Reviews

4Players.de	PlayStation 2	Feb 18, 2003	83 out of 100	83
TalkXbox	Xbox	Aug 20, 2003	82 out of 100	82
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Xbox	Feb 21, 2003	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Xbox	Jan 24, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Windows	Aug 05, 2003	75 out of 100	75
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Mar, 2004	68 out of 100	68
GameSpot	Windows	Nov 26, 2003	6.1 out of 10	61
Boomtown	Windows	Mar 20, 2004	6 out of 10	60
GameSpy	Windows	Nov 27, 2003		60
GameDaily	Windows	Dec 14, 2006	5 out of 10	50

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