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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 927
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: Real Time Strategy Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
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Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 0.5 x 7.5
MPN: WIRVLPRBWE
UPC: 045496900250
EAN: 0045496900250
ASIN: B000R4809W
Release Date: October 29, 2007
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 19
 Stunning November 5, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
this game is a quiet killer app. Bwii combines a strategy like feel and awesome action that is too much too ask for. This time around, you get over 20 plus levels not to mention a splendid online service. No lag at all and over 18 plus levels in all. Get this game and you will not regret it.
Great Game November 14, 2007
LEGO MAINIAC
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The moment I bought this game, last Sunday, I was hooked. There is no question about it...this is the best Wii game I own. The graphics are excellent...both in game and during cutscences. It has little details that really make it that much better. The units themselves are little works of art. Each Civilization, for lack of a better word, has their own unique army, both in terms of classes and apperance.
My only complaint with this game is the lack of Local Co-Op...I was really looking forward to split screen madness. Apart from that, this game is awesome!
 Solid title with impressive visuals January 9, 2008
Whisper (Seattle, WA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just recently purchased this game. I wish I had bought it sooner as this is one impressive game. It's better than I had expected.
The first thing I noticed was the visuals. From the water to the explosions, particle effects and even little details like the grass is absolutely amazing. There are also a bunch of FMV scenes which are incredible and fun to watch as well. Took me by surprise because I didn't expect the level of detail presented in this game. Voice acting is also very well done. In the hands of a good developer such as Kuju Entertainment, the Wii can really shine.
I had a hard time understanding the controls, but after about an hour I got it figured out. There is a bit of a learning curve, but it's a rewarding experience.
The online component is pretty fun. You can choose to Play Anyone (random match) or Play a Friend. You can do Co-op, Assault or Skirmish modes. I recommend you play through the single player until you really understand the controls and units first.
Bad:
Not being able to play online with people your already registered in your Wii address book. If you want to play BWII with a friend online, you have to register their unique Battalion Wars 2 game/friend code. Since Nintendo is still stuck on the friend code bandwagon, at least they could make the system less annoying and tie it in with the Wii address book.
After a "play anyone" match, it would of been nice to be able to add that person to your friend list (like Medal of Honor 2 allows you to do).
But, it's futile to complain about the Nintendo friend code system. Too bad Electronic Arts doesn't license out the use of their EA Nation system which bypasses the Nintendo friend codes.
Bottom-line, this is a solid title, fun single player campaign and online multiplayer.
They Took Suggestions Seriously February 16, 2008
Lisa Shea
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The successor to the Gamecube's Battalion Wars, BW2 has made advances in many of the fields considered problems in the original game.
The plot follows that of the last game almost exactly - a war between two nations is revealed to be orchestrated by a third nation. This time, the two nations are the Anglo Isles (a strange take on Britain and the game's new faction) and the Solar Empire (a futuristic Asian country), though the intervening nation remains the German-styled Xylvania. Once again, the nations must band together to stop Xylvania from conquering the world.
The gameplay elements that have been improved are the new country (the Anglo Isles), the inclusion of naval units (frigates, dreadnoughts, and the like) and online multiplayer (versus or co-op). All of these add to a fairly solid game, so if you liked the first one there's no reason not to like this one. A lot of the additions are based on complaints with the first game, so at the very least it's nice to see that Nintendo's paying attention to the general feeling. All the units and countries from the old game have also returned. The strategy and tactics, however, are still basically "use x unit against y enemy" and lack the subtlety of Advance Wars.
The Wii remote fits sort of well into the game. Through the use of the nunchuck and the remote, players navigate their soldier around the battlefield, attack, and issue simple orders (usually "follow me", "stay here", and "attack that target"). Like Twilight Princess, BW2 uses the Wii remote's speaker for certain sounds, which works to mixed effect.
The graphics are roughly the same as Battalion Wars 1, and have the cutesy style that the games (and the Advance Wars games) are known for. This deteriorates a little bit from the "war" thing, but that's their style. The sound still borders on offensive, with really stereotyped characters for each nation (especially the heavily accented Solar Empire commanders). The music is decent, but not exceptional.
As a whole, I don't really like Battalion Wars, but this is a definite improvement from the first. I can at least give them credit for taking suggestions seriously and trying to make the game better.
8/10.
 Fun multiplayer action November 30, 2007
M. Mihevc (Utica, NY USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just wanted to say that i found the ease of movement in this game to be very fluid which made the game more enjoyable than some other 3rd/1st person perspective games. The turning is responsive and the gameplay is really fun and easy to learn. Great game for friends to play over the nintendo WFC.
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