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The Ogre has four different weapons, each with a different set of statistics. Its movement speed is calculated as one fifth of the tread units it has remaining. |
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Atari were working on their own port of Battlezone for the BBC Micro, but it was never released. This may be due to the release of [[Battle Tank]] by [[wikipedia:Superior Software|Superior Software]] in 1984.<ref>[http://www.stairwaytohell.com/lostandfound/index.html?page=homepage The BBC Micro and Electron Games Archive] on [http://www.stairwaytohell.com WWW.STAIRWAYTOHELL.COM]</ref> |
Atari were working on their own port of Battlezone for the BBC Micro, but it was never released. This may be due to the release of [[Battle Tank]] by [[wikipedia:Superior Software|Superior Software]] in 1984.<ref>[http://www.stairwaytohell.com/lostandfound/index.html?page=homepage The BBC Micro and Electron Games Archive] on [http://www.stairwaytohell.com WWW.STAIRWAYTOHELL.COM]</ref> |
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| + | *The G.E.V. - or [[wikipedia:ground effect vehicle|ground effect vehicle]] - is a vehicle designed to fly at a very low altitude. The term is often incorrectly used to describe hovercraft, so it is possible that the G.E.V. featured in Battlezone 2000 is a hovertank akin to those seen in other Battlezone games. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 20:37, 8 February 2016
- For the Atari Lynx game, see Battlezone 2000 (Atari Lynx).
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| Developer: MC Lothlorien |
| Platform: BBC Micro |
| Release Date: 1983 |
Battlezone 2000 is a game for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron by MC Lothlorien. It is not created under license from Atari, or indeed even associated with the original Battlezone, but is notable for several similarities in name and gameplay.
Gameplay
Battlezone 2000 is a turn-based strategy game set on a grid of 15 tiles by 22. The player's objective is to stop a single computer-controlled enemy tank - the Ogre - from reaching the bottom of the board using a combination of units. In this way, its gameplay can be considered to be the opposite of the original; multiple player-controlled units against a single computer-controlled tank instead of a single player-controlled tank against multiple computer-controlled units.
Units
Units in Battlezone 2000 are represented by small icons and each have four stats applied to them; attack (A), defence (D), weapons range (R) and movement range (M). The player can choose their force makeup to an extent by selecting the number of G.E.V.s, heavy tanks, and missile tanks fielded; the total number of these units cannot exceed nine and they must take a minimum of one of each.
Icon Name A D R M Amount 
Command Post 0 1 0 0 1 
G.E.V. 2 2 2 4+2 3 
Heavy Tank 4 3 2 3 3
Missile Tank 3 2 4 2 3
Infantry 3 3 1 2 6
Howitzer 6 1 8 0 1
The Ogre has four different weapons, each with a different set of statistics. Its movement speed is calculated as one fifth of the tread units it has remaining.
Weapon A D R Missiles 6 3 5 Main battery 4 4 3 Secondary battery 3 3 2 Anti-personnell 1 1 1
Legacy
Battlezone 2000 was one of the main inspirations for the 1997 board game Ogre, in turn inspiring its sequel G.E.V. and a variety of spinoff miniature and video games.
Atari were working on their own port of Battlezone for the BBC Micro, but it was never released. This may be due to the release of Battle Tank by Superior Software in 1984.[1]
Trivia
- The G.E.V. - or ground effect vehicle - is a vehicle designed to fly at a very low altitude. The term is often incorrectly used to describe hovercraft, so it is possible that the G.E.V. featured in Battlezone 2000 is a hovertank akin to those seen in other Battlezone games.