Mech Platoon

An RTS on the GBA?? OMG!!! What?s the MSRP?! Should you get it ASAP???

It?s a simple physical fact: Handhelds aren?t designed for the intricacies of real-time strategy games. But Kemco gives it a very valiant go with Mech Platoon, a fun, fast-paced RTS that boasts lots of nifty features and a few annoying flaws that keep it from beating up on its bigger PC cousins.

The good stuff includes three factions with a wide variety of different mission types, a cool and unique unit upgrade system that involves scavenging your enemies? remains, and an admirable harnessing of the GBA?s limited controls to make grouping and giving orders as painless a procedure as humanly possible. The not-so-good stuff includes wonky path-finding A.I., dull units that are hard to differentiate, an abuse of explosion sprites, and a personality-free story that makes you wish Blizzard would find a way to pocket-size Starcraft.

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