Games Thursday : Combined Arms Warfare in Battalion : Nemesis

Thursday, November 6th, 2008, 12:00 amRoys

I like to play shorter tactically-oriented games like Battalion Nemesis during short breaks when I haven’t got the time for more detailed tactical masterpieces like Combat Mission, WinSPWW2, Steel Panthers : World At War (to name a few).

Battalion Nemesis puts you in the shoes of the commander of the red forces in a turn-based combined arms conflict with similiarly armed and equipped blue forces (a civil war perhaps?) I got a little confused at the start because I’m used to the convention of blue and red signifying friendly and enemy units respectively.

The 6 comprehensive training missions will get you up to speed on using the intuitive interface to command and lead your troops to victory in a series of mock battles which includes small-scale raids and even an amphibious landing

Color-coded +, - and = signs over each possible target in range for the currently selected unit makes it very easy to learn to play Battalion Nemesis.

As with every combined-arms game, the art of placing the correct units to counter specific enemy units is essential. So do the timeless techniques of manuevering to occupy the most advantageous terrain for attacking and defending. An good eye for terrain for defense by the right type of units and for funneling larger enemy forces into deathtraps for piecemeal destruction definitely helps to win the day in Battalion Nemesis.

There’s minimal resource management, mainly in capturing oil refineries to literally fuel the war with additional war machines churned from war factories.