Offline local multiplayer is not supported. Co-Op mode is an untimed two-player match in which both players work together to complete special online missions that are not part of the single-player campaign. Assault mode is a timed two-player match in which one player attempts to destroy the other player's resources and fortifications while the other defends. Skirmish mode is a timed two-player match to score more points than the other player by destroying opposing units. The game also features three online multiplayer modes. In the single-player campaign mode, the player assumes control of the various factions at different points in the conflict's history. The Wii Nunchuk's thumbstick controls player movement, and evasive maneuvers are handled through gestures.

The Wii Remote is used to target and fire, but selecting and ordering units is performed through conventional button presses. Players control a soldier or a land, sea, or air vehicle to engage in combat directly and to command other units. The game's plot traces decades of war among six factions (Solar Empire, Western Frontier, Anglo Isles, Iron Legion, Tundran Territories, Xylvania), and unfolds through contemporary missions that advance the conflict and flashback missions that reveal its history. Not an American user? DescriptionThis sequel to Battalion Wars plays much like its predecessor, blending real-time strategy with third-person shooting. The two largest, the Western Frontier and the Tundran Territories, are in a state of cease-fire after a long war, and things seem to be heating up between them.

Battalion Wars 2