25 July

THE RED ODYSSEY COMETH!

The Red Odyssey, a huge and much anticipated expansion to the acclaimed first-person RTS, Battlezone 98 Redux, is available on Steam now!

The Red Odyssey expands on the alternative space-race lore with the addition of two new factions.
The NSDF Black Dogs and the Chinese Red Army fight a deadly campaign in an effort to control a powerful portal technology capable of linking our solar system to the mysterious exoplanet Elysium...

The first imagining of The Red Odyssey was not originally released outside of North America.

Offering dozens of hours of new content, The Red Odyssey includes:

Two new singleplayer campaigns across 23 missions
Over 30 new vehicles and buildings to pilot and build
Five new maps for online multiplayer action
Completely remastered visuals.

Also, the Odyssey Edition (Battlezone 98 Redux and The Red Odyssey) is 25% off!

Download this unmissable expansion pack now - with 15% OFF until Sunday 31st July!

Launch Trailer

https://youtu.be/DySv-w-UDtg

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6 July

Battlezone 98 Redux Mods Competition

Calling all Battlezone 98 Redux players! Whether you’re a mod master or a newbie (or you’ve never even tried modding!) we’re giving you the chance to WIN a brand new Toshiba gaming laptop, as well as a whole range of awesome prizes. All you have to do is show us your best mod!

Here at Rebellion we love mods of all shapes and sizes, and our aim is to get more players to not only download mods, but create their own!

That’s why we’re offering awesome prizes to 5 LUCKY MODDERS, including a brand new Toshiba Gaming Laptop, AMD GPUs and CPUs, and Rebellion Anthologies!

“Isn’t modding hard?”

NOPE! For basic mods all you need is a little patience, a good knowledge of Windows Explorer and your favourite image editing software.

To help you get started we’ve created some handy guides on building a custom skin and multiplayer map below:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=713335452
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665881032

So, what do I need to do?

To be in with a chance of winning, we want you to create the best mod you possibly can, whether it’s a new skin for your favourite tank, a new HUD design, a new multiplayer map, an all new Instant Action (singleplayer) map or whatever you like!
Then, simply upload it to the Steam workshop (or hosting website) before August 4th so that our expert Battlezone 98 Redux judges and moderators can have a play!

Full instructions can be found at the bottom of this page.

What are you and the judges looking for?

We’re looking for a whole variety of mods, and we want to ensure that both modding masters and cadets are in with a chance of winning so we’ll be judging on many different levels! Some of the main things we’re looking for are:

How original is your idea?
How creative is your design?
Is it fun to play?
Does it add to the Battlezone universe or do something completely different?

Is there anywhere I can go for some modding help?

The Battlezone 98 Redux forum on Steam is a great place for anyone who wants to mod! It’s full of helpful moderators who are always happy to chat (or maybe even test your mod out) and there’s a dedicated section for modding! There’s also a guide section, where you can read a number of guides on how to create and upload mods.

We will also be browsing the forums and assisting players where we can, but if you’re really stuck, head over to our support page and send us a message and a member of our support team will get back to you as soon as they can!

Prizes

Grand Prize: AMD Gaming Laptop, A key for the Rebellion Anthology on Steam, Battlezone 98 Redux T-shirt + key for The Red Odyssey (on Steam OR GoG)
2nd Place: AMD GPU, A key for the Rebellion Anthology on Steam, Battlezone 98 Redux T-shirt + key for The Red Odyssey (on Steam OR GoG)
3rd Place: AMD CPU, A key for the Rebellion Anthology on Steam, Battlezone 98 Redux T-shirt + key for The Red Odyssey (on Steam OR GoG)
4th Place: Corsair gaming keyboard & mouse, A key for the Rebellion Anthology on Steam, Battlezone 98 Redux T-shirt + key for The Red Odyssey (on Steam OR GoG)
5th Place: A key for the Rebellion Anthology on Steam, Battlezone 98 Redux T-shirt + key for The Red Odyssey (on Steam OR GoG)

Bonus awards – we’ll be giving away more keys and tees to plenty more mods that caught our eye, not just the best ones!

How to submit your mod!

Steam users

To enter, you will need to upload your mod creation to the Steam workshop:

Once you have uploaded your mod to the workshop (this is explained at the end of our guides), add ‘Battlezone 98 Redux Mod Competition’ at the top of your description
Your description should help to explain exactly what your mod is and does!
Please also add the tag ‘ModComp16’

Terms & Conditions

All entries must abide by the following Terms & Conditions.

Rebellion reserves the right to cancel the competition at any time
Maximum of 1 prize tier can be won per person. You may enter as many mods as you like!.
Prizes are subject to change and availability Some prizes may not be suitable for certain ages. If you are under 18 we might need to substitute some prizes.
By submitting your entry to the contest you confirm that all work is your own and does not include trademarks, logos or copyright material not owned by the mod creator.
Your mod must work with Battlezone 98 Redux, and not dependant on other mods or external programs.
By submitting an entry, you give us permission to share your awesome work with the world in screenshots, videos, on our store pages and more! We may need to modify your work a little in order to do this, but we’ll ask your permission if we do!
Judging will completed by Rebellion as well as select members of the Battlezone 98 Redux community beta team. All Rebellion decisions will be final. Winners will be decided and announced after the 4th August closing date!
If a winner cannot be contacted or doesn’t claim their prize in a timely manner, we’ll give it to the next most suitable entry.

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Very Positive (303 reviews) - 92% of the 303 user reviews for this game are positive.

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“... one of the best strategy games I've wrapped my brain (and trigger finger) around in a long, long time.”
9.4/10 – Gamespot (1998)

“Simply put, it's a classic - and one that has now, thankfully, been restored.”
8/10 – PC Invasion

“... brings fast-paced combat and strategy to a new generation in stellar form.”
8/10 – Game Watcher

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Posted: 8 August

Best game ever, now it is made even better! :D

I love the game so much but it is so hard, to complete... :(

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Posted: 2 August

I'm not normally nostalgic for old computer games, always moving on to the latest games with the highest graphics, but BattleZone was unreal for 1998. I haven't seen this game in 15 years and it's as good as I remember. This redux is excellent and it's the best $20 I've spent this year.

1st Person, RTS, Base building, Resource Management, Hovertanks, Walkers, Sniping dudes out of their cockpits and stealing their ride. It's one of those games that still holds up despite it's age.

Posted: 31 July

very lilke this game

Posted: 30 July

Coming from the BZ world back in 98, this game brings back some serious memories of CRAZY late night gaming on a dialup connection. So far, the remake is awesome! Gameplay reminds me of the good ol days. Not got to many hours in yet, but its going to be fun getting the games beat agin!

Posted: 29 July

A childhood favorite for me. Been playing since 1998. Definately worth playing. I still have my original copy, but decided I wanted to support the re-release. I'm hoping they will eventually make a battlezone 3 if enough people buy it. It really is a unique and addicting game. There isn't another quite like it.

Keep in mind this game came out back in 1998 and it still beats many current strategic games in so many ways. Battlezone achieved something no other game could've ever dreamed of, it stayed unique and revolutionary. Battlezone truly is, a classic

Posted: 27 July

Get a couple of friends online to play and this game fun as all heck :)

Posted: 26 July

Awsome game, love the stratagy and vehicles have played the old version for years and like this even more.

well buzzed to see a propper game on steam for a change. So much rubbish people are playing these days, no one makes a game like this anymore. its Fantastic! :)

Most Helpful Reviews In the past 30 days

Raggamuffin

489 products in account

136 reviews

Posted: 16 July

Five Word Review: A nostalgia trip worth taking.
Favorite Thing: The combination of first-person tanking and strategy.
Least Favorite Thing: Placing builds? Terrible AI pathing/following? Crashes?

Playtime: ~ 15h
Enjoyment: 7/10
Recommendation: Only if you're on a nostalgia trip.

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R.G

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1 review

Posted: 13 July

5/5

One of the best game ever. Cant wait for the remastered The Red Odyssey to come.

JMX

505 products in account

5 reviews

Posted: 24 July

I used to play the demo of this game as a kid incessantly way back in the 90's and got my hands on the full game from the Place With Things in later years. Hell, even then the graphics hadn't aged well but the gameplay was still fun and as an astronomy geek it was great travelling throughout the solar system...and blowing it up! Sure, it's living on past glory but I still think it's a good game. A nice base building, squad managing shooty-shooty time sink. I've died a lot more than I used to so the challenge is definitely still there.

Definitely worth the 10 quid.

The Deus Ex

28 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: 25 July

As someone who has been with this game since childhood, I cannot recommend it enough. This remaster remains incredibly faithful to the original vision, keeping what worked and only improving what needed to be improved. With dozens of new features for modders and map makers to play with, support for all the original community content, and visuals enhanced by none other than the game's original lead artist Carey Chico. There isn't much else one can say, having been with the game so long, than that this remaster should be a gold standard for all other companies looking to revitalize older games.

Call me biased, but I love this game, and as other community veterans will shun this remaster as being "too different" from the game they remember, I can honestly find very little bad to say about it, certainly nothing that would fit in a short review.

I give this remaster a 9/10, and hope to give it a perfect 10 as future patches and both official and community content smooth over the few remaining rough edges.

WalksOnPoo

506 products in account

23 reviews

Gaz

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6 reviews

LoCaD

960 products in account

I bought into nostalgia and I am not disappointed. Great to have a mechanical complex "old school" Game back which goes beyond the modern form of tank driving were you have to "hit the fire button from time to time". Here you do combat at high speed with hover tanks while base building including resource gathering while managing your forces all under your command in real time.