: Players act as a battlefield commander, piloting futuristic hover-tanks and other vehicles while simultaneously issuing tactical orders to squads and managing base construction.
: Commands are issued through a HUD using function keys, allowing players to direct units without ever leaving the cockpit.
The game's defining feature is its seamless transition between commanding a base and personally engaging in combat. Battlezone II: Combat Commander
: The campaign features a conspiracy-laden plot where players' choices lead to one of two alternate endings.
: Former enemies from the US (NSDF) and Soviet Union (CCA) have united to form the International Space Defense Force (ISDF) to face a new alien threat: the Scions. : Players act as a battlefield commander, piloting
: Players can exit their current vehicle to operate on foot or hijack enemy craft. Story and Setting
Set in an alternate-history 1990s, the narrative expands on the original's Cold War space race. : The campaign features a conspiracy-laden plot where
: Players eventually play as the Scions, an evolved race born from human experimentation with Bio Metal.