![]() It doesn't matter that you get to go to three new areas because while the layout of those areas might be different, you're fighting against the same pink mechs over and over again, and they'll do nothing interesting besides standing in one spot and firing their rockets or grenade launchers at you over and over again until you walk up to them and smack them around. Most of the jobs require you to collect something from the outlying areas around the town and bring them back to an inhabitant, but you'll end up carrying back small variations of the same stuff, and there's nothing interesting about taking three different loads of wood to one guy within the first half hour of the game. The whole "job" system is also pretty boring, so even when you're taking on the tasks, you'll find yourself yawning in no time. You get a few projectile-based weapons, but they hardly seem as effective or quick as using the melee ones, and you take such a small amount of damage even up close to your opponent that there's no reason to bother with ranged fighting in the first place. That's pretty much the extent of battle in the game, and since a big part of the game is the tournaments you'll be involved in, it's ridiculously boring. However, far too many of the weapons are melee-based, leading to the same basic and boring combat scenarios for every single battle you'll get into, which involves turbo boosting toward your opponent and tapping the Triangle or Square button over and over until you wipe out the enemy's health bar. As you gain money from the jobs, you'll be able to buy new parts and equip the Trot with different arms, and you'll be able to use different weapons. At the beginning, your Trot (mech) comes equipped with two basic arms with which you can pummel opponents by using the Triangle and Square buttons. The thing that really bugs me about Battle Tournament is how basic the combat is. The jobs have a ranking system that's in tune with your tournament ranking, and as you gain more fame by doing jobs, you'll unlock the higher difficulties and eventually move to the next tier in the tournament that's being held within the city. Most of the time, you'll go from the job center to certain sections outside of town, but there are only a few areas to explore, and a number of side areas are cordoned off in between jobs. From there, you're introduced to your sidekick/mechanic for the rest of the game, and you'll start to take on jobs within the small town that's not nearly as open or large as it seems. The game starts off by introducing you to an unnamed main character, and you can choose from a male or female protagonist, but it doesn't cause a noticeable difference in the way the story plays out. It's a really, really boring action/RPG hybrid on the portable Sony system. Battle Tournament keeps in line with most of the play mechanics of the PS2 title, but it's a really linear progression through a series of fetch quests topped off by a number of tournament battles. While I haven't played the PS2 title, I hear that it's a far better game than this PSP version that I've been playing for the past week. I recommend playing the undub version of this game to make it a more enjoyable experience but, by all means, play Steambot Chronicles.Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament is a handheld spin-off of the original Steambot Chronicles that debuted on the PlayStation 2 a couple of years ago. Well, there are many good and bad things regarding this game, but it's a consensus among who played it that Steambot Chronicles was too ahead of its time when launched. ![]() Moving inside cities with your trotmobile is always a sleep-inducing travel. There are some side-quests, but good luck trying to trigger and finishing them by your own, since it's too convoluted and time consuming of a task to know what to do next, without resorting to a guide. Playing instruments is not so soothing as it could be, since the English voice actors apparently had no experience with singing at all, and even in the Japanese version (which is hard to find on the Internet) songs are sung in the same unpleasant to hear English. Customizing your trotmobile is very fun, as there are many different components to buy and collect. Some do not make any difference, others allow you to join a bandit faction, turning the protagonist into a villain, for example. The story is non-linear, with choices given to you during most events of the game. Very early in the game, you're introduced to a mecha whose legs are controlled separately by each analog button (similar to both treads of a tank), and it may be frustrating at the start, but you get used to it fast and start to like it. Very early in the game, you're introduced to a mecha whose legs are controlled separately by each Steambot Chronicles is an unique experience. Steambot Chronicles is an unique experience.
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