The Battle Isle series was a huge series in strategy games. The original Battle Isle was the first game in the series and was the mother game to the Moon of Chromos, which is technically an add-on to the game. All of the games were programmed and published by BlueByte Software GmbH. Like most of the other games in the series, the Moon of Chromos takes place in the top-down third person perspective. It is a turn-based strategy with obvious futuristic themes.
Even though Battle Isle 93 is technically called a data disk or an add-on, it can play on its own without having to download the mother game.
Most of the early games in the Battle Isle series take place on the lush green planet of Chromos. Each game in the series revolves around a specific battle or war. Battle Isle 93 takes place on its moon, which creates a much different look. Gone are the gardens with exotic appeal to be replaced by dreary gray voids of the desolate moon. To make up for the change in settings, Battle Isle 93 offers some new units, which is one of the largest differences between this installment and the mother game. Many of the units will look
like revamped versions of the old units, but they have different attributes that make them more suited to the wide voids (with no structures) of the Moon of Chromos. One of the most notable changes is the ranged weapons utilized by these new units. Like other games in the series, the units reflect the futuristic feel of the game. The people of the Chromos time have advanced robotic machinery, better computer systems, and advanced space flight. The units the user will command are products of this great technology.
The goal of the game seems simple enough. The user will command the aforementioned units on the hexagonal grid of the moon. To win, he will have to defeat all of the opponent’s units or capture his headquarters. When positioning the units and attacking the enemy, the user will see two parts on his screen. On one side, the user will see his own troops, and the enemy will be displayed on the other side. While the user is moving his units into strategic positions, the enemy is launching his attack. On the ensuing turn, the opponents switch positions. In this manner, there is no waiting in a turn-based game.
Essentially, Battle Isle 93 can be called a sequel to Battle Isle and is a good play as a stand alone game. Fans of this series will certainly appreciate the new twists to the same engine this game provides.
