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Battle Engine Aquila is a science fiction game developed Lost Troys and published by Atari, released in 2003 for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. This is a single player and multiplayer game.

The game was well-received by critics that was praised for its interesting and original gameplay and for the quality of its graphics (for its time).

Battle Engine for Aquila takes place in a futuristic universe on the planet Allium. Until recently the two distinct civilizations (the Forseti and the Muspell) living on the planet coexisted, settled in an uneasy cease-fire. But a climatic catastrophe occurred and provoked a global warming, causing the polar ice caps to melt.

As a result of this awful event the sea rose dramatically and resulted in the amount habitable land to decrease. All that is left are islands chains, making land the most valuable resource on the planet. Consequently the entire population must survive and compete over these islands.

The Forseti are the scientifically advanced inhabitants of Allium, they have just developed the most advance vehicle the Battle Engine Aquila. The Aquila is both a four-legged mechanized tank and a combat jet. It has the ability of switching modes at will. The Muspell are just known for being extremely aggressive.

You will play the character of Hawk Winter, a Forseti cargo loader operator, and you have been conscripted because of your piloting skills. You will have to play alongside the Forseti in the war against the Muspell by piloting the Battle Engine Aquila.

Each mission takes place on an island with the two armies facing off against each other. The player's role in the game is to lend support to your army, by taking out threats, punching holes in the enemy defense and completing specific mission objectives.

The Battle Engine has two modes of operation: Jet mode allows the Battle Engine to fly for a limited time, Walker mode transforms the Battle Engine into a mech-like walking tank. When the Battle Engine is in Walker Mode, its weapons are considerably stronger than when it is in Jet Mode and it has energy shielding (making it harder to be destroyed) but is much slower than jet mode.

There are, by the end, 4 different types of Battle Engine that one may choose to pilot: Pulsar, Blazer, Lancer and Sniper.

In earlier levels only the Prototype Battle Engine is available, which is essentially the same as the Pulsar ship but lacking the Grenade weapon that is used when the Battle Engine is not airborne.

The Sniper Battle Engine only has 1 airborne weapon (the others have two each), the Vulcan Cannon, but it is the only ship that can engage a stealth mode, rendering it invisible. This capability drains the energy of the Battle Engine, as if it were flying.

They are multiple weapons that are available for the Battle engine that can be used Pulse Cannon, Beam Laser, Rail Gun; Vulcan cannon, Blaster, Grenade (for the Walker Mode Weapons); but also micro missiles, Spread Bomb (for the Jet Mode Weapons) and many other.

	PC Developper : Lost Toys | Editor : Xicat Genre : Action Rank : 61% (by 1 magazine) Review (1) | Cheat (1) |
	Ps2 Developper : Lost Toys | Editor : Atari (Infogrames) Genre : Action Rank : 67% (by 1 magazine) Review (1) | Cheat (3) | Guide (1) |
	Xbox Developper : Lost Toys | Editor : Atari (Infogrames) Genre : Action Rank : 67% (by 1 magazine) Review (1) | Cheat (3) | Guide (1) |

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