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

Eurogamer.net (UK)	Xbox	Feb 21, 2003	8 out of 10	80
4Players.de	Windows	Mar 04, 2004	77 out of 100	77
Game Revolution	Xbox	Mar, 2003	B	75
Next Level Gaming	Xbox	Mar 03, 2003	72 out of 100	72
GamePro (US)	PlayStation 2	Dec 20, 2002	3.5 out of 5	70
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Apr 20, 2004	69 out of 100	69
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Mar, 2004	68 out of 100	68
Game Watcher	Windows	Jan 18, 2004	6.2 out of 10	62
PC Gamer	Windows	Feb, 2004	60 out of 100	60
GameSpy	Windows	Nov 27, 2003		60

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