Battle Engine Aquila

 Xbox
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
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  1. Xbox Nation Magazine
    70
    A nice balance of action and strategy, as well as a remarkable technical achievement. [Feb/Mar 2003, p.78]
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  2. TotalGames.net
    70
    It is hectic fun that's packed with (largely mindless) violence... It soon gets repetitive though with most missions involving similar enemies and following a similar structure. It is a good blast however.
  3. Game Informer
    70
    To say that I was bored while playing this game would be accurate... The quintessential throw-away game. [Feb 2003, p.102]
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  5. GameSpot
    67
    It does give fans of the genre something new to try, though many will surely feel as though they've played this game before.
  6. Gaming Age
    67
    There are plenty of objectives to complete and items to unlock, but ultimately the action can get a little repetitive and stale.
  7. GMR Magazine
    60
    What it lacks in substance, it makes up for in brilliance, and while we're averse to rewarding style over substance, in this case, we can't really deny the game's addictive appeal. [Feb 2003, p.73]
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  8. Gamestyle
    60
    While the overall idea is innovative, the gameplay itself isn’t. However, there are a lot of missions to get through - 26 standard missions and 16 branching ones - so you won’t be finishing this in a weekend.
  9. G4 TV
    60
    Just misses a top-shelf rating due to some nitpicky decision-making routines.

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64
#64 Best Xbox Game of 2003

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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. mkharris08
    Aug 1, 2017
    6
    It's not bad, just a little dull. The music puts me to sleep. Doesn't fit in with the action at all IMO...............................................
  2. Broyax
    Mar 31, 2017
    0
    Encore un shoot très con, ça commence à bien faire. Dire qu'ils vendaient ça au prix fort. On hallucine. Eh les mecs vous êtes loin, on estEncore un shoot très con, ça commence à bien faire. Dire qu'ils vendaient ça au prix fort. On hallucine. Eh les mecs vous êtes loin, on est pas sur Pluton, on est plus dans les années 80 ! arrêtez avec vos merdes. Un peu de dignité, que diable !… Full Review »
  3. JugsterJam
    Feb 12, 2003
    9
    Nice graphics, nice cutscenes. The gameplay is similar to Gunmetal. The battles are big, feels like you are playing c & c generals in first Nice graphics, nice cutscenes. The gameplay is similar to Gunmetal. The battles are big, feels like you are playing c & c generals in first person flight shooter. There are plenty of levels to staisfy. There are some racing level etc to unlock in goodies menu. The codes for god mode are there. Plenty of combat vehichles and soldiers take the fight in the battle. You feel that there was strong effort made by the development team.… Full Review »