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TRON: Evolution - Battle Grids is an action game set in the combat arenas and streets of the TRON Universe. The game features a championship mode where friends can compete against each other or play together in fully ...

The MAC address of my Xbox has the correct prefix according the Xlink Kai team's website, so I can't figure out why it would do this! I am able to get into arenas and see the games on my T.V., but it never actually allows me to join, always telling me to "try again later." Can someone help me out?

Battlezone

BattleZone is intense arena-based vehicular combat! Enter a deadly new world of professional motorsports, where man and machine merge to survive in the most competitive and dangerous arenas on the planet.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Not much to this game
This is basically an Unreal Tournament clone with tanks. No single player experience to speak of. A waste of money.

4 Stars Solid vehicle combat with only minor issues
Out of nowhere this game comes out for the PSP. My store couldn’t keep a copy of the game in stock and I had to actually search my area for two copies. This raises the question… Is this game really that great? For the most part – I’ll tell you why.

The game is only $30 at release which is understandable because it’s strictly a vs. game with no story. Battlezone gets right to the point, dropping you and other hover tanks into arenas for some frantic action. There are other modes of play but they all lead to the same vs. arenas. You can go for single player matches, single player tournaments, or ad-hoc (you and some friends in a room, no internet multi player) multi player. You get basically every game type you’ve been used to such as death match, capture the flag, etc. The single player tournament mode is where you go to unlock all of the extra upgrades called tweaks for your tanks. This mode also unlocks new tanks, tank weight classes, arenas, and primary weapons. Let me also mention that each country has a different tank and special weapon which is a good reason to try each of the different country’s tank. The computer can be relentless at times, putting up a pretty good fight. So, don’t expect to unlock everything the game has to offer in a single sitting.

The control is pretty tight after you get used to how the different weight classes move around. Levels are laid out with weapons and environmental effects to use which aid in your quest to take out your foes. (Also there is an online “level editor” which lets you only edit the location of these pickups and environmental effects. They can be saved to the PSP memory card for use in multi player) The tanks hover well over the terrain and with the use of L and R buttons for strafe, control and aim are made easier. The game locks on to the closest tank for weapon fire, indicated by a red circle showing a lock. Moving around will take a little practice but the game has a short learning curve making it pick up and play friendly to just about anyone.

Graphically the game boasts photo realistic backgrounds and some cool effects. Of course this is back of the box material that when actually playing isn’t quite the case. The arenas themselves are detailed enough but not distractingly so to where you’ll stare off at the sky and think “wow, that’s photorealistic!” while getting the ever-living blown out of your tank. Simply put, the graphics are somewhat simple but they get the job done. Weapon effects are nice but again still somewhat generic. I’m actually a fan of the menu interface they give you where you scroll sideways through your choices. Every weapon is represented with an icon/description and each tank has multiple camo schemes which are just different paint jobs to choose from.

So overall the game sounds cool right? Honestly, it is in short bursts. It’s not a bad way to kill a few minutes but the action will wear quickly after about 20 minutes of play because of its repetitive nature. If you were a fan of the previous installments of the Battlezone games, or any vehicle based combat game I highly recommend looking into this title. For the casual gamer though, this is a short game with not much to offer except the arena battles. Based on this information, I hope you can make a wise purchase choice this holiday season.

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Okay so i wouldn't actually call her a friend but wat ever. So this is sorta long.... i met this girl when i was in second grade and we were good friends. But now i am in 8th and i have grown up but she hasn't! She still likes to play with stuffed animals and do kiddi stuff! This is also so crazy.... she likes to play a game called Unicorns! She just made it up. (seriously it's gonna sound soooo stupid) Your a unicorn and u get to pick ur color and stuff and wat kind of horse and there is a queen and a sky unicorn that turns night into day and the other way around...and you have to fight in arenas to level up and you also have to do a thing to the queen. You have to dance to a song and do karate moves too! And the point is that you have to keep the queen from evil and fight these elve like things. not a game on psp or anithing like that...ur outside and doing these things! I mean for heavens sakes she's 13 almost 14 and she still likes these things. She also likes fashion shows and dressing up and she even dresses her dog! And when were in the pool she likes to make swimming shows...pretending like were mermaids and making a show! She also likes to pretend that we are each a celebrity like britany spears or somebody like that and we do wierd stuff in the pool. and instead of saying like crap or thats stupid she sais that's poopish and stuff like that....GROSS! Who does that! And when i was going to her house and we were really tired and just wanted to go in the pool and i said "wow i am so tired that i could just lay on top of the water like i am dead" and she's like "ummmm....thats great...." and she rolled her eyes! And when we are at school all she does is follow me and my friends like a little stalker. She also carries a purse around school...remember here 8th grade..people make fun of you for that! and just loves to shop (which isn't a problem) but it gets annoying...let me give you a re-run of what she did with her mom " mom...omg! this purse is soo cute... i love the pink sequences!! OMG OMG OMG!" "no honey your not getting it...unless you pay with your own money" "but why!!!!" "honey u have like 75 dollars...you can get it yourself" and then she just starts yelling at her mom! i mean seriously! GROW UP! I don't know what to tell her...can you help me? Sorry for so much i just can't take this girl anymore. Thanks :P