Battalion Wars Wii Announced at GC

DSpot send my this info: Nintendo of Europe made it official: Battalion Wars 2  Wii was announced at the company’s “Wii prove our promise” conference, which took place prior to the Games Convention 2006 in Leipzig, Germany

Battalion Wars 2 will be playable for the first time on the GC 2006 show floor.

Here’s what Nintendo has to say about the game:

Tricked into believing that the Solar Empire is developing a devastating super-weapon, Commander Pierce and Colonel Windsor of the Anglo Isles launch a pre-emptive strike on the Coral Atolls. The world is once again at war.

Drive tanks, command ships, pilot planes and direct your troops into the heart of the action in the return of the popular tactical action game for Wii.

Three Online Multiplayer Modes

• Assault: Instant Combat
• Skirmish: Tactical depth
• Co-op: Work with friends

Three Theatres of War

• Combine land, sea and air combat

Five New Naval Units

• Battleship
• Frigate
• Submarine
• Dreadnought
• Transport

Six Different Races, Five Different Environments; and new vehicles for each side.

The Wii-mote provides “intuitive, all-action gameplay.”

Greater tactical depth

• Capture facility buildings to re-spawn units (HQ, Barracks, Factories, Airfield, Docks)
• Use Map Screen Commanding to order from afar

Bigger and Better

• 20+ single player missions AND 15+ mp missions Increased replay value

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