While the jury is still out on exactly how well Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor plays, one thing is clear: Capcom has no problem making excellent trailers for it. The latest highlights the many actions you can perform in the cockpit of a vertical tank. Our favorite: Scrabbling for a live grenade.
Steel Battalion trailer brings together Kinect and controller
by Richard Mitchell 
on Oct 26th 2011 1:59PM
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While the jury is still out on exactly how well Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor plays, one thing is clear: Capcom has no problem making excellent trailers for it. The latest highlights the many actions you can perform in the cockpit of a vertical tank. Our favorite: Scrabbling for a live grenade.
Reader Comments (23)
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:14PM cy4nid3 said
This game will make me buy a Kinect, provided it works.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:52PM Knight Marquise said
@Tomerick
As Shad stated, don't feel sorry for those of us that purchased the behemoth controller. I've never regretted that purchase, I was able to have the most immersive experience w/Steel Batallion and that incredible controller in front of my big screen. :)
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As Shad stated, don't feel sorry for those of us that purchased the behemoth controller. I've never regretted that purchase, I was able to have the most immersive experience w/Steel Batallion and that incredible controller in front of my big screen. :)
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:58PM Morisato said
@Tomerick: I agree with SHADO, don't feel sorry for us. I loved that game to death. Was one of the best gaming experiences I ever had, and one that you couldn't feel from video footage or trailers alone.
I don't regret it at all, in fact. I purchased multiple copies, and played on LAN with friends. Good times, good times! :D
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I don't regret it at all, in fact. I purchased multiple copies, and played on LAN with friends. Good times, good times! :D
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 5:15PM dakoe3 said
@Morisato
I was always upset that I couldn't afford Steel battalion when it first came out. Right now, I'm pretty sure that game would sell waaay more with and expensive peripheral. Nowadays people are used to buy 100 dollar controllers. Look at guitar hero, rock band, street fighter with their 150 dollar arcade sticks. I hate that they're using the kinect for this.
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I was always upset that I couldn't afford Steel battalion when it first came out. Right now, I'm pretty sure that game would sell waaay more with and expensive peripheral. Nowadays people are used to buy 100 dollar controllers. Look at guitar hero, rock band, street fighter with their 150 dollar arcade sticks. I hate that they're using the kinect for this.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:25PM wunwunx said
I think I hear Jack Bauer in my mech.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:26PM paulsboy said
How do you scrabble for a grenade?
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:37PM Shockwave said
I wonder how well it would allow you to reach for certain items as they all are very near each other in the cockpit. This seems like it could be very cumbersome.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:40PM batphantom said
Very cool, IN THEORY. In practice, I really doubt they'll pull it off. It'll either involve memorizing tons of gestures, or simply following on screen prompts. WAVE ARMS TO CLEAR WINDSCREEN. FLAIL MADLY TO THROW GRENADE BACK! DO THE DOUGIE TO RELOAD.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 2:48PM gloomforge said
This will either be fantastic or absolutely horrible, and it all depends on the quality of the controls. Here's hoping.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 3:29PM SolidDuck said
Maybe this game will change things but up till now there is no reason to own kinect. Even if they were free, at this point, I would say no thank u, ill never use it.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 3:43PM EvilCartographer said
I am suddenly torn. On the one hand this might be a reason for me to use the Kinect that the significant other + kids demanded.
On the other hand...... Capcom...
On the other hand...... Capcom...
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 4:04PM Warlock234 said
Interesting. Quite interesting.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 5:30PM El Miye said
Kinect should include some kind of VR helmet, to completely immerse you in the game... This way you're sure what are you looking at and "grabbing", instead of making crazy movements to the screen so it understands what are you trying to do
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 6:45PM heypaul said
Check out the 55 second mark. The black guy has white guy arms! Let's hope they keep this vitiligo-stricken soldier for the final release. Now that would be progressive!
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 8:15PM neoXmahi said
Its stuff like this that really proves that Microsoft was wrong and that Sony is more and more right every day. MICROSOFT'S marketing was that you were the controller and you didn't physically need anything in your hands. SONY'S marketing emphasized the need for buttons with the PlayStation Move. Microsoft is starting to really go back on its word and its really starting to show that Microsoft had nor do they have any idea what they're even doing. That's exactly what it is, its just marketing. "If you'd like me to take a dump in a box and mark it (Microsoft Studio's) I've got spare time."
Kinect really is the piece of trash it was marketed to be. Given the voice commands for watching films is awesome, it just proves that Sony was right from the start having done the EyeToy. But, the EyeToy doesn't exist does it? Because Microsoft claims its their innovation. Microsoft, you suck and you're gonna choke with Steve Jobs gone. Kinect, its a crock of crap and I don't miss mine in the least.
Kinect really is the piece of trash it was marketed to be. Given the voice commands for watching films is awesome, it just proves that Sony was right from the start having done the EyeToy. But, the EyeToy doesn't exist does it? Because Microsoft claims its their innovation. Microsoft, you suck and you're gonna choke with Steve Jobs gone. Kinect, its a crock of crap and I don't miss mine in the least.
Posted: Oct 26th 2011 8:25PM Captain x Kirby said
I'll just wait for the super ultimate mega remix version
