Battle Engine Aquila

ATTENTION: Although it's 78 minutes long, I own the original game CD and I've played through it like this about three times, in addition to completing all the missions (including the split-screen ones) on SS. I love the game; it's the second game I've ever played (my first was GUNMETAL). The only thing I have to say about the game is that it shares two genres I love: RTS (NPC-only) and FPS. It's the combination of those two genres, a fantastic idea from the Lost Toys group. With this introduction, I'll start with the good and bad points: Good Points: Gameplay: There are very few games that explore new concepts, and even more so today, as this is one of those visionaries who got it right. The shame is they didn't release an improved version of this game, or at least a sequel. As I said before, it's a combination of an RTS (situational) and an FPS. Your mission is to finish it in record time and complete the assigned tasks, while also helping your side win. It'll be easy at first, but after the first playthrough, things will start to get difficult and interesting. It's a game that makes excellent use of its mechanics, and it makes it as easy as possible, allowing you to quickly adapt to the game. And if you're one of those who play with two people on the same screen (I didn't have the chance to try it with another person), you'll see the full potential of the game's mechanics. Graphics: I know this review is from 2025, but you should know that this game was released around 2003, and its graphics were incredible for its time. The detail in the troops was spectacular (in addition to the concept art). Aside from the cinematics, it was a game that could compete well with others from the same era. Negative Points: Short Gameplay: For a game from that era that was very short-lived and sold for the same price as other games at the time, it was preferable to buy another one. I got it at the time with GUNMETAL and a promotional computer, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered it. When I first played it, unlocking only one ending, I noticed that it was very short compared to GUNMETAL. It seemed to me that the missions were only short and could be completed quickly (the worst part is that the game was designed as an arcade game, which didn't fit with it). It's not a PC game: This is what I said about the split screen. I couldn't enjoy it with anyone because it was designed for PS2, so I couldn't enjoy it as I should have. The controls are somewhat awkward if you don't configure them a certain way. And with that I conclude this review. I want to thank the development team for making this game, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Although it lacks repetitive gameplay, in that case, for speedrunning, I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to try out a concept, which has not been exploited by what I have seen.

A lovely throwback to my childhood. Controls aren't perfect but you can easily play through the entire game without any major issues.

It's fun and plays really smooth on Steam Deck. There are some issues that you need to accept if you want to enjoy this: - Max resolution is 1024x768, but for deck it looks fine for a game from 2003, almost native anyways. Widescreen would not help much because of the view from cockpit - You need to map controls from Options to play properly and triggers don't work well. Use the other buttons instead - Opening the menu requires Steam key + Left D-pad - Navigating menus requires the cursor controls or touchscreen While not ideal, still makes for a nostalgic and fun experience.

[h1]Легенда моего детства: Battle Engine Aquila[/h1] Знаете, есть игры, которые ты проходишь и забываешь. А есть те, что врезаются в память навсегда. Для меня Battle Engine Aquila — именно такая. Когда я увидел её в Steam, сердце ёкнуло. [b]Это же та самая игра![/b] Та, в которую мы с друзьями резались до хрипоты, играя на одной клавиатуре. Я прекрасно помню, как мы спорили, какое оружие лучше зарядить против очередной волны вражеских дронов. [i]Честно говоря, графика сейчас кажется устаревшей[/i], и управление требует привыкания, но...[u]но это ни капли не важно![/u] Важен тот вайб, тот самый дух футуристических баталий, который я не чувствовал ни в одной другой игре про мехов. [hr] Моим главным достижением тогда и сейчас было выбить [b][u]ранг "S"[/u][/b] почти на всех миссиях. Это был настоящий вызов! Помню, как переигрывал уровень за уровнем, чтобы идеально рассчитать время и не потерять ни одного союзного юнита. Друзья считали меня чокнутым, но когда на экране загоралась заветная золотая буква — [strike]это было круче любой похвалы в школе[/strike] это было ощущение реального триумфа. Сейчас, спустя столько лет, я прошёл игру в Steam от корки до корки. И знаете что? Я получил ровно то, что ожидал: [b]мощнейшую ностальгию[/b], море эмоций и тот самый кайф от разрушений, которого мне так не хватало в современных "киношных" играх. Это как встретить старого друга, с которым вы расстались в школе, и понять, что он ни капли не изменился в лучшую сторону. [h3]Итог: 10/10. Легенда, и точка.[/h3]

Игра из моего детства! Частенько вспоминаю про неё, и перепрохожу. (Рас в 10 лет, ахах)))

Great game, great battle sim that reminds me of the old Uprising games, wish this niche genre got more love. Doesn't run so good though, can't seem to handle multi-display setups as there is no way to capture the cursor. Screen goes black for 5 seconds at a time randomly. Still worth checking out though.

Легенда 2003 года, лучше многих современных игр

Just as good as I remembered it on Xbox.