Steel Battalion: Line of Contact allows gamers to pilot more than 10 new mechs over the course of the game while engaging in five-on-five online combat. Through Xbox Live, players must collaborate with other team members to accomplish objectives, expand their troop's territory and declare victory over adversaries. Additionally, they can search for rare VTs hidden throughout the game. The Steel Battalion universe will evolve constantly as new combat situations are introduced and as territory is gained and lost. The 40-button controller was designed to completely maximise the gaming experience and immerse the player into the role of a Vertical Tank pilot. With trigger buttons to fire weapons; foot pedals to accelerate, boost and brake; levers to shift gears and move left to right, gamers must utilise the full potential of their VTs abilities in order to survive on the battlefield. Mastering the controls of this tactical vehicle will allow players to feel as if the VT is part of their own body. Steel Battalion: Line of Contact boasts the following features: You can control your VT with the exclusive 40-button simulation controller designed and produced for Steel Battalion. Aside from the default cockpit view, a third-person perspective allows players to observe their VT in action during combat. You can also create and customise emblems to personalise VTs.
With Xbox Live you can partake in the biggest online mech melee as opposing teams of five clash on the virtual battlefield. In Steel Battalion: Line of Contact, collaborating with team-mates is a key part of accomplishing mission objectives all the while improving your personal combat skills.
Manufacturer's Description
This battle-mech genre gives players the opportunity to use the most elaborate controller interface to partake in futuristic military warfare. Ultra realistic visual effects and mech battles in the first or third person perspective create the ultimate, mechanized, military, combat experience. Gamers can pilot more than 10 new mechs over the course of the game while engaging in five on five online combat. Through Xbox Live, players must collaborate with other team members to accomplish objectives, expand their troop's territory, and declare victory over adversaries. Additionally, they can search for rare VT's hidden throughout the game. The Steel Battalion universe will evolve constantly as new combat situations are introduced and as territory is gained and lost. The award-winning, 40-button controller was designed to completely maximize the gaming experience and immerse the player into the role of a Vertical Tank pilot. With trigger buttons to fire weapons; foot pedals to accelerate, boost and brake; levers to shift gears and move left to right, gamers must utilize the full potential of their VT's abilities in order to survive on the battlefield. Mastering the controls of this tactical vehicle will allow players to feel as if the VT is part of their own body.