Battle group 2 is an easy, arcade naval shooter game. You commanding 1 ore more naval ship. The goal is to finish the map while destroying as many enemies as many you can. Its a pretty easy game, not too hard.

There are only 8 unlockable ships, all with special powers and abilities, however its possible to upgrade them so you can enhance your gameplay and solve the missions the way you want. As the game isnt hard at all there is never only one proper ship setup for finishing missions.

If you old and you liked River Raid on comodore-64 then you will like this game aswell! It provides some hour entertainment but not sure it worth its full price, grab it while on sale.

The game has achievements and as your Average Achievement Hunter ill say a word about them aswell:

Battle Group 2 has 34 achievements. They are easy, not hard at all. No skill required to get them as the game is easy. You might fail some missions, but shipugrades will fix your issues.
While achievements are easy you can except some heavy farming, killing thousands from each enemy type really time consuming so you can except 14-15hours playtime for this game if you want to perfect it.

If you love old school type action shooters such as Battleships or 1942 then you're going to love Battle Group 2 as it combines the best of those, it's so easy to just pick up and play with no complicated controls or instructions and with minimal setup as well so you'll be up and playing in a couple of minutes. In fact it's such a breeze that any fool can play it.

This is strictly a single player game with 30 stages in the campaign and starts off very easy and gets progressively more difficult with each stage that you complete, there are no difficulty options so everyone plays the same game. Each stage is very short and your job is to control a single ship at the start and two ships after your have upgraded to fend off various waves of planes and helicopters which can be shot down with your ships guns or missiles which can also be upgraded at the end of every stage when your scores and rewards are displayed. You control a primary ship which is your main weapon and a support ship which offers backup and there are a total of 8 ships that you can collect and use throughout the game.

Ok graphics and sound i have to say is really quite impressive, really nice detail in the sea which flows quite nicely and all the ships behave as they should but the sound is far more impressive, guns have a real nice meaty sound as they should and the planes also sound very good and they do sound like jets too. The voice overs for the story content is nicely done and there are some good background voices too for the ships, the controls are really so easy and all you have to worry about is moving the mouse to aim at the targets and then the mouse button to fire your weapons.

This is a very casual game so you can play it as much or as little as you like, it's just a great load of fun but it's very addictive i can tell you !! Depending on how well you do in any given stage you are rewarded with a number of stars so reach 90% of your goal on that stage and you'll be rewarded with 3 stars and get over 100% and you'll receive 4 stars but they are golden so can you collect all the stars? Some stages although not all that difficult will leave you pulling your hair out especially if you want all those golden stars, sometimes i found myself on 99% and thought there's no way i can do that but your will keep trying until you get there.

In summary just ask yourself do you like planes and ships and want a good fun time without reading loads of instructions or have a long winded tutorial or without needing to know what you have to do to get any where? If that all sounds good to you then you could do a lot worse than boot this baby up, oh and by the way there is more content to come and the Developers are rather active in the community and are a friendly bunch of souls so why not give it a go? I personally rate it a rather good 82/100 but that may improve after more content arrives but have fun playing the game.

Game plays similar to the old arcade classic missle command , except you are on water firing from ships. There is a decent story but what stands out is the ability to purchase better ships , upgrades and you can also replay any mission to gain more resources and better stars.
Taking down enemies gets a bit hard with the regular missiles so will be depending support attacks and powers.
Overall a decently priced game that works fine and is a good time killer.
7/10

This is a top-down game with the same elements as the old missile command. The difference is that you are in the water, controlling a big ship. It's very simple, but also vey fun.

The story isn't anything special here. You are the good guy and you are going after some bad guy, that's really about it. As you move forward in the game you face off more difficult enemy helicopters and ships. It's all about timing your missiles correctly. Doing so will get you oil, which you can use for upgrades on your ship, or to buy a completely new one.

The story can be completed in a few hours, but thanks to all the different ships and upgrades I would say there is replay value of some sort. You can play this game only by using your mouse, so it's quite a relaxing game.

There's a lot of fun to be had here and many achievements to unlock. I would recommend this as a time killer for sure.

Our task is to shoot down enemy ships, planes, helicopters and other vehicles - but our missiles need time to reach - so each shot must be measured - and the further into the woods the more difficult it becomes to shoot down more and more sturdy vehicles and at the same time the missiles that shoot down in our direction - this is where slowing down time can help us.

There's a nice narration of what's going on - our missions - I wouldn't call it a story, but it's a nice complement to the game.

This is a rather typical - pleasant time-killer in which you can spend several hours if only we get involved.

I give 7 onion stars
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I didn't like missile command way back when. Guess I still don't like it now. I got this in a humble bundle and decided to give it a shot in my quest to clean out my unplayed games. It's a pretty average game, it's solid in its own right. No glitches or any glaring issues in the short time I played, which was probably around 45 minutes (I idled for its 7 card drops). It's just... really boring. You click places to kill slow moving planes and destroy missiles, having to slightly lead them due to how your projectiles work. This seems like a flash game for tablets or something.

Not an awful game, but not enough to hold my interest.

An awesome remake of a classic, I dare even say, "the classic". The game I refer to is missle command. Yes, the 1980 classic gets some rennovations in Bane's side-scroller action shooter, though the "side-scrolling" is simulated but still a game that really tests your timing and prediction skills. Best played with a touchscreen but works equally as well with a gaming mouse or decent track pad or track ball (my fav). It's a fun little escape game, that will have you going "just one more time." At $8, its worth the price, on sale - it's a "no pass up."

Graphics = Decent (runs smooth on my i5-HD3000 lappie)
Sounds = Very good (immursive)
Gameplay = Missle Command style Shooter
Replayability = Yes (in challenges this game presents)
Controls = Yes (just point and click, the rest is up to you)

VERDICT: Battle Group 2 can best be described as a naval-themed strategy clicker, on-rails.

Take one or two ships, survive thirty-one naval patrols by destroying enemy planes, ships and missiles while keeping your kill streak alive. Gain rewards to upgrade and unlock better ships. Its simple premise, fast-paced gameplay and short quick-fire sessions are sure to take you back to playing Missile Command back in the day. The challenge is pretty easy, though gameplay is quite addictive. Graphics are well-drawn and the music though simple, suits the pace of the game perfectly.

Reservations include not so dynamic enemy spawns and pathing. It gets grindy towards the end. There is no endless mode and it could really do with more content with more ships, more weapons, more levels and even more action!

Other than that despite its mobile/tablet origins, it was actually a fun port to play and is sure to be a draw for fans of casual games.


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01. GENRE: Arcade/Clicker Action-Shooter.

02. SETTING: Naval Warfare operations.

04. GAME MODES: Singleplayer with one thirty-one level campaign.

05. GAME/LEVEL DESIGN: So-called replayable missions but low randomness. Missions can be replayed if failed.

06. GAMEPLAY/MECHANICS: Guide your ships to the end of the level and blast every enemy seen as your fleet moves horizontally across the screen without player input. Point and click to shoot weapons or approaching missiles. Your ships have numerous fixed weapons and anti-fire measures such as: missiles, cannons, helicopters, flares or anti-missile guns. Maintaining high kill-streaks provide bonus oil barrels and raises your score. A few Boss encounters are littered through the missions.

The action is in real-time. Timing is everything. Better ships can be unlocked with oil barrels earned by shooting enemy aircraft, missiles, installations and ships. Three power-ups can be purchased to assist you: Hyper-time - slows down time, EMP Blast - clears enemy missiles and Instant Recharge - circumvents the reload time.

07. ENEMIES: There are a limited number of enemies, each with their own particular traits. Kamikaze gunboats move slowly but zig-zag to avoid your fire. Frogfoot sub-sonic planes fly slower and shoot projectiles while their Mig-type counterparts fly faster and fire homing rockets. Forcing players to concentrate on where and when they fire. Rockets provide a slow moving target but are fired in large numbers. While helicopters hover and fire multiple times before fleeing off-screen. Periodically you will see bonus aircraft. These are harder to destroy but provide a good amount of bonus are help maintain kill-streaks.

08. A.I: Basic but well implemented. Mostly due to the fact that the A.I. doesnt have to react to anything. The illusion of a clever enemy is conjoured through the use of varied flight-paths/pathing, increased numbers, speed of movement and spawn frequency. However its all done very well and you never quite feel in control in the final missions. Something I imagine is intentional so iOS users spend cash on power-ups. PC users at least wont need to worry. (Earn enough to buy power-ups by farming oil, by repeating missions)

09. INTERFACE/CONTROLS: Very simple and robust. Just mouse click on the target to shoot, use ships secondary equipment or activate a power-up. Its not to hard to see why this was made for iOS.

10. GRAPHICS: Pristine, clean-cut and great for this sort of game. From the detailed artwork of each of the four primary and secondary support ships to the enemy air and seacraft, all of it is pretty to look at. As are the explosions! Changes to ships when damaged by enemy fire is neat. As are the animations when you fail to protect them and they sink.

11. SOUNDTRACK & AUDIO: Very good. Music changes depending on the mood of the action from soft mellow _ to hard pulsating eletro rock tones when you are up against it! Simulated battle chatter takes the overall audio experience from being good to just that bit more!

12. VOICE ACTING: Very good again. It has an excellently voiced female commander/co-pilot to help you through the first few missions which I thought was actually well-written and voiced. Thought there isnt enough of it and during my playthrough she isnt used as much in the final third of the game. Which is a shame.

13. CHALLENGE/DIFFICULTY: Difficulty is very low to barely moderate. The real challenge is slanted towards getting perfect or near perfect scores using high kill-streaks. Given the speed of the moving craft, their numbers and frequency this becomes near impossible in some missions, especially towards the end. For mere mortals like me the availability of the power-ups makes life much simple! Overall the recipe is simple: Choose the right ships. Have enough upgrades and power-ups and the game ceases to be much of a challenge and devolves into a click-fest!

14. PROBLEMS: None experienced.

15. ACHIEVEMENTS: Possesses a good mix of achievements overall. Complete campaign missions, use x type of power-ups, unlock y number of ships or earn n mission stars. Achieve milestones such as: shoot z missiles, hit m targets etc. Most are obtainable in a few hours. Only a two; kill 10,000 targets, shoot 10,000 missile need a fair amount of grinding.

16. DLC: None.

17. ONLINE PLAY/COMMUNITY: Singleplayer only.

18. ENJOYMENT/APPEAL: BG2 provides a good dose of fast and easily accessible shooting, blasting fun that may get somewhat old after about half-way. It did for me.

19. PLAYTIME/LONGEVITY/REPLAYABILITY: The campaign can be completed in five or so hours if you are efficient with your oil spending and get the ships you need rather than the highest ranked ones. You will have to be smart and grind out credits to purchase power-ups. If you want 100% achievements then you will need to grind alot. Doing so will extend the game life to at least ten hours. More if you aren't fussed at getting perfect scores every time.

20. VALUE FOR MONEY: Its on sale quite frequently. Just about worth the full price, if your budget allows or you cant wait for a sale.

Great game. Quick to get into, very nice FHD visuals and a good format. Recommend.

The Strategy tag is misleading, this is a one-button rail shooter. Your units sail automatically from the left to the right and you're just in command of the guns. It's not the worst game, but there are various issues that harm the enjoyment. Firstly at the time of writing this I have just under 8 hours play time: That equates to 2 hours of making progress and 6 hours of grinding levels over and over and over in order to earn currency (oil drums).
The only tactics here are in the form of which 2 ships you decide to take on a mission; outside of that the strategy is non-existent.
There are 31 levels in total which doesn't sound like much, but the reliance on delivering cash in a tiny trickle and not being able to progress unless you've fully upgraded each ship; means that it will take you a while to get through them all.
There are also unfixed errors in the game like the special ability shop where everything costs 3 times the amount stated: So the time-slow ability costs 100 drums, but you can't have it unless you have 300 drums in the bank. The power-ups are only any use when you're completely overwhelmed and even then there's a chance they're not going to help as despite the ship upgrades you can unlock, the reload function can never be upgraded far enough. All too often you get caught under a barrage of fire and get an annoying "click" from your guns that indicates it hasn't had time to recharge and you can't defend yourself.
If the drum drop rate was twice what it is, the grinding rate 50% what it is and 33% more ship upgrades then the game would be recommendable to casual shooter fans. But as it is, it's not unless you get a kick out of excessive repetitive grinding.