Editing Battlezone II: Combat Commander (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 75%<ref name="GR">{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/145134-battlezone-ii-combat-commander/index.html | title=Battlezone II: Combat Commander for PC | website=[[GameRankings]] | publisher=CBS Interactive | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520201422/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/145134-battlezone-ii-combat-commander/index.html | archive-date=20 May 2019 | url-status=dead | access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
| CNG = 8/10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3660,00.html | title=Battlezone II: Combat Commander | last=Harms | first=William | date=25 January 2000 | website=Gamecenter | publisher=[[CNET]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816093947/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3660,00.html | archive-date=16 August 2000 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
| CGSP = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/026/005/bzone2_review.html | title=Battlezone II: Combat Commander | last=Sones | first=Benjamin E. | date=2 February 2000 | website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] | publisher=Strategy Plus. Inc. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030518212056/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/026/005/bzone2_review.html | archive-date=18 May 2003 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
| CGW = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_189.pdf | title=Hovering Near Greatness (''Battlezone II: Combat Commander'' Review) | last=Fortune | first=Greg | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] | issue=189 | date=April 2000 | pages=69–71 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411071127/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_189.pdf | archive-date=11 April 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>
| EuroG = 9/10<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/bz2 | title=Battlezone 2: Combat Commander | last=Ellis | first=Keith "DNM" | date=2 May 2000 | website=Eurogamer | publisher=Gamer Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010329215842/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/bz2 | archive-date=29 March 2001 | url-status=live | access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>
| GI = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Battlezone II [Combat Commander] | last=Bergren | first=Paul | magazine=[[Game Informer]] | publisher=[[FuncoLand]] | issue=84 | date=April 2000}}</ref>
| GameFan = 88%<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1635&t=r | title=REVIEW for BattleZone II [sic] | last=Howarth | first=Robert "Apache" | date=6 January 2000 | magazine=[[GameFan]] | publisher=Shinno Media | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301182925/http://www.gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1635&t=r | archive-date=1 March 2000 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/4210.shtml | title=BattleZone II [sic] Review for PC on GamePro.com | last=DeFore | first=Buck | date=17 January 2000 | magazine=[[GamePro]] | publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216042858/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/4210.shtml | archive-date=16 December 2004 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
| GameRev = B−<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33184-battlezone-2-combat-commander-review | title=Battlezone 2 [sic]: Combat Commander Review | author=Johnny B. | date=February 2000 | website=[[GameRevolution]] | publisher=[[CraveOnline]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914232712/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/battlezone-2-combat-commander | archive-date=14 September 2015 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6.6/10<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/battlezone-ii-combat-commander-review/1900-2538155/ | title=Battlezone II: Combat Commander Review [date mislabeled as "November 9, 2000"] | last=Dulin | first=Ron | date=20 January 2000 | website=GameSpot | publisher=Fandom | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041223075704/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/battlezone2combatcommander/review.html | archive-date=23 December 2004 | url-status=live | access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
| GSpy = 90%<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/bz2_a.shtm | title=Battlezone 2 [sic] | last=Tabor | first=Darren | date=6 January 2000 | website=[[GameSpy]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020613101622/http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/bz2_a.shtm | archive-date=13 June 2002 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/15/battlezone-ii | title=Battlezone II [Combat Commander] | last=Ward | first=Trent C. | date=14 January 2000 | website=[[IGN]] | publisher=Ziff Davis | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508231447/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/15/battlezone-ii | archive-date=8 May 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="NGen">{{cite magazine | url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen63Mar2000/page/n95/mode/2up | title=Battlezone II: Combat Commander | last=Preston | first=Jim | magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]] | publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] | issue=63 | date=March 2000 | page=95 | access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
| PCA = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL19Mar2000/page/n89/mode/2up | title=Battlezone 2 [sic] | last=D'Aprile | first=Jason | magazine=[[PC Accelerator]] | publisher=Imagine Media | issue=19 | date=March 2000 | pages=86–87 | access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
| PCGUS = 65%<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Battlezone II [Combat Commander] | last=Bub | first=Andrew S. | magazine=[[PC Gamer]] | publisher=Imagine Media | volume=7 | issue=4 | date=April 2000 | page=100}}</ref>
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When ''Battlezone II'' was released to the public in late December 1999 (after many delays that put the ship date beyond Christmas<ref name="NARelease"/>) the game received favourable reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name="GR"/> However, it quickly began receiving negative views because of out-of-the-box bug issues and over the top requirements to run the game for its time, with a multiplayer that was broken and not fixed until patch 1.1 - as a result, the game received a lot of negative publicity while it was on the shelf.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamesfirst.com/reviews/rick/Battlezone2/bz2.htm | title=Battlezone II: Combat Commander | last=Fehrenbacher | first=Rick | year=2000 | website=GamesFirst | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301151238/http://www.gamesfirst.com/reviews/rick/Battlezone2/bz2.htm | archive-date=1 March 2021 | url-status=live | access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>

Nick Smith of ''[[AllGame]]'' gave it four stars out of five, saying that it was "highly recommended both for fans of the original and new players to the space genre. But do play this on a PC with a fast processor and a good 8MB minimum, 3D enhanced graphics card to get the full effect of the experience."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20171&tab=review | title=Battlezone II: Combat Commander - Review | last=Smith | first=Nick | website=[[AllGame]] | publisher=[[All Media Network]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114140045/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20171&tab=review | archive-date=14 November 2014 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Aaron Reed of ''GameZone'' similarly gave it eight out of ten, saying, "If you are looking for a fun game to play single player and you want to follow a great campaign story line – this is not the place for you. While the storyline is actually pretty good, the missions themselves tend to take you away from the game's strong points. However, the graphics and sound are spectacular and if you want a good game to bang with your buddies or to just play a you-vs-cpu game every now and then, this game is a great one."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12502.htm | title=Battlezone II [Combat Commander] | last=Reed | first=Aaron | date=31 January 2000 | website=GameZone | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050103100609/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12502.htm | archive-date=3 January 2005 | url-status=dead | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Jim Preston of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]'' called the game "A fun and beautiful single-player experience for users with a high-end machine, but the multiplayer elements are still quite iffy."<ref name="NGen"/>

In an interview Nathan Mates, a programmer that worked on ''Battlezone II'', attempted to explain why, after the first game, ''BZ2'' did not fare well on the market, in an interview with ''Battlezone Magazine'': "Despite things not being a huge success at retail, there's a definite, but smaller, portion of the population that likes the FPS+RTS genre. Their options are somewhat limited. So they stick with what they know and love. As I said above [about why ''Battlezone III'' was never made], this tenaciousness can really backfire and hurt things – if the ''BZ1'' fans hadn't bashed ''BZ2'' for so long, then there might have been more people exposed to ''BZ2''. I see this with different ''BZ2'' versions – there's an extreme amount of anger directed at anything that changes."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.jtworld.net/bzmag/bzissue4.pdf | title=Interview with Nathan "GSH" Mates | last=Snyder | first=Jonathan | magazine=Battlezone Magazine | volume=1 | issue=4 | pages=2–3 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321020640/http://www.jtworld.net/bzmag/bzissue4.pdf | archive-date=21 March 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

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