You can even build a special relay that lets you command your army and production in a classic RTS view. On top of this, you have the command of several units, buildings, resource-gathering, and construction facilities that you can control via the in-game UI. You then can enter all non-piloted vehicles, friendly or enemy, and then the game turns into a tank sim where you have to manage kiting, maneuvering, ammo, weapon selection/modding. You play it from a first-person perspective, but can also have an external camera as third-person game. Regarding the game itself, Battlezone '98 is like an alternate take on the Cold War, where the Soviet, US, and Chinese discover this thing called bio-metal that leads to a quick technological advancement and turns the Solar system into Cold War proxy battles. Originally, the Red Odyssey only had 400 copies produced, so having it available for everybody after so long was so incredible. They even remastered and re-released the extremely rare expansion pack, Red Odyssey, that gives you a Chinese faction and a full campaign to go through. If not for Rebellion and Big Boat Interactive, the game might have been lost forever, since it took 15 years from release to get it onto Steam and GOG. The people at Activision responsible for Battlezone went on to form Pandemic Studios and somehow the rights to the game ended up at THQ, which Rebellion acquired in the fire-sale after THQ went bankrupt - then Rebellion got the old producer Mike Arkin from BZ1 and 2 to use his studio, Big Boat Interactive, as well as other former BZ developers, like Ken Miller, to remaster the game and really remake a lot of things - meshes, lighting, textures, bug fixing, modding options, and balance issues. I have no idea what was going on in the games industry back in the 90's, but some of the PC games that were released really pushed the envelope and tried things that we would never see today. It deftly manages to balance several genres in one single game with real-time strategy, tank simulation, and first-person shooter. It made me realize how experimental and groundbreaking the game was in 1998 (21 year ago!). Only your intelligence and cunning will protect you here.So I bought and played through Rebellion's / Big Boat Interactive's remaster of the Activision's Battlezone '98 called Redux including its expansion Red Odyssey.
When you are ready, you can attack with stealth or with brute force. Use your masking and chameleon skills to blend in and defend yourself. Some may be helpful while others will fry your brain. Some say that the military lost control over some artificial intelligence programs years ago and those personalities are roaming the NET freely.
But beware,there are ghosts in the system.
Via NET play, you will be able to form alliances with other hackers or rogues on the NET or attack them if you wish. Once on the NET, you will need to explore and find information that you can sell on the black market so that you may increase the power of your computer or acquire more advanced software. Your role is to select a computer system (or avatar) and with a set of basic programs to start the game. Some of them are smart, very smart, but none are sentient. These Artificial Intelligences act as brokers, salesmen, researchers, and middlemen of all kind working for their wealthy human masters. In the 21th Century all transactions are handled by agents, expert programs that interact on the NET. * Game engine enhancements and optimizations. * In-game Save feature allows you to save your game as you progress through levels. * New Marine Weapons such as Automatic Pistols and "The Skeeter" can be used in multiplayer games and select single-player levels. * Nine new levels that can be played in Skirmish and Multiplayer Modes. + Ram your razor sharp jaws, claws, and tail into Marines and Predators. + You'll be stalked by intelligent opponents that appear randomly throughout the environment. + Keen Predator senses and multiple vision modes help you to hunt your prey. + Horrifyingly suspenseful environments ranging from spaceships and colonial bases to space stations and eerie planetscapes. + LAN and Internet play (up to 8 players) + 7 Multiplayer Levels and a variety of multiplayer games such as: + Over 30 levels of pure terror - 6 Predator levels, 6 Marine levels, 5 Alien levels plus 5 bonus levels. + Play one of three different species - Predator, Alien, or Marine - each with unique weapons, objectives, capabilities and perspectives. Take your stand as a Colonial Marine, a Predator or an Alien as you stalk your way through some of the most chillingly detailed environments ever seen on PC!
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