This second part of the BAT series takes place in ROMA 2, the most important city of the planet Shedishan. The United Galaxies Organization has contacted the "Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters (BAT) in order to investigate the murder of a BAT agent named Sylvia Hatford who tried to uncover the businesses of a mysterious dealer of important raw materials. You are playing the second agent, Jehan Menais, now involved in the dangerous investigations.
The game itself is a mixture between graphics adventure, space combat simulator and strategy game. The adventure part is realized in a classic 2D point-and-click environment, the space combat can be best described as a small version of Firebird's Elite and the various small arcade games included can either be played in a strategic mode or an arcade mode where your reaction skills are required.
This second part of the BAT series takes place in ROMA 2, the most important city of the planet Shedishan. The United Galaxies Organization has contacted the "Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters (BAT) in order to investigate the murder of a BAT agent named Sylvia Hatford who tried to uncover the businesses of a mysterious dealer of important raw materials. You are playing the second agent, Jehan Menais, now involved in the dangerous investigations.
The game itself is a mixture between graphics adventure, space combat simulator and strategy game. The adventure part is realized in a classic 2D point-and-click environment, the space combat can be best described as a small version of Firebird's Elite and the various small arcade games included can either be played in a strategic mode or an arcade mode where your reaction skills are required.
B.A.T. received so much acclaim, it was only natural that a sequel would be made. The makers kept all the qualities of the original, while improving sound, graphics and story.
Speaking of the story: On the planet Shedishan, certain companies are trying to gain a monopoly on some badly needed raw materials. The B.A.T. organization has sent an undercover agent to investigate. While carrying out these investigations, she has come under attack, and her life is in danger, so it's time for you to go into action.
You can edit your character or choose to play as the default agent.
Your first assignment is to find the original B.A.T. agent, as she will be your contact. You'll find her alone in a hotel room, on the bed, waiting for you. She'll send you on your first mission and give you a pass needed for the job.
You still have all the little screens that appear within the big one, and as in most 2D point-and-click games, your cursor will change whenever you can interact with something.
To go to different parts of the city you need a car, but you can rent one at every VIA station. Don't go too fast or you'll have to pull over and pay a fine. There are game parlors where you can ‘earn' more money, or you can attack and steal from people - but you'll be thrown into jail if caught and lose precious time! Make sure to check your status; the B.O.B. on your hand will show when you need to sleep, eat, drink.
For those who loved the original game, this one will be a real treat. And B.A.T. II is sure to win new fans because of the much-improved graphics, sound and storyline.
The follow-up to Konami's underrated B.A.T. 1 improves upon its predecessor in every respect, including a more intelligible plot that actually *develops* into an interesting pan-galactic drama. However, as in the first game you still have the freedom to ignore the plotline for as long as you wish to explore the wonderfully realized gameworld that is populated by colorful characters, shops, and strange gadget to find and use, including the programmable B.O.B. computer in your arm that is much more versatile and intelligent than in the previous game.
In B.A.T. 2, you are still a member of the clandestine galactic peace corps, but your tasks this time around are much more questionable if not downright strange (burglarizing a bank as a pretense to saving the galaxy is, after all, not a very common cop-thing). As in B.A.T. 1, the freedom the game affords you can be a double-edged sword: while it makes it much more fun to explore, it does mean less clues and frequent hunting for a store (among dozens) that sells the particular item you need. The world, while large, is also very disorienting since it's not laid out in easy cardinal directions, and the fact that you only need to use less than a fifth of all objects you can collect make puzzle-solving more difficult.
Despite all these shortcomings, however, B.A.T. 2 is still a highly atmospheric and original game that will please sci-fi lovers and anyone who likes non-linear games (or at least games with the *illusion* of being non-linear, like this one).
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