Battlezone: Combat Commander

Battlezone: Combat Commander

Steam Deck Playable

Big Boat Interactive · Strategy · Mar 1, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.79.

90%
Very Positive
947 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 947 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are caveats
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
It features intuitive RTS mechanics intergrated with a fun space tank FPS.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Here is a list of pros and cons, compared to the original Battlezone II (aside visuals):
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The singleplayer campaign is great as well.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
It has a PVP mode, where there is teams vs teams, there is a King of the Hill style game play, solo instant action and a few others.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Lots of replayability due to the modding community, Multiplayer.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
It has a coop mode in which up to 4 people play together as a team and try to defeat the Artificial Intelligence ( CPU).
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Performance76 reviews
Graphics76 reviews
Story and characters67 reviews
Multiplayer41 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat46 reviews
93%
Interface15 reviews
60%
Bugs12 reviews
83%
Difficulty8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
66
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.