The Steambot Chronicles is a franchise that has fused the power of mechs with settings in which those mechs might otherwise seem out of place … like a Victorian-era world, teeming with colorful characters and personalized mechs that are engaged in exploration and combat.
With Battle Tournament, the focus is more squarely on the combat elements (gee, as if the name didn’t give that away), with the character you create venturing forth and entering tournaments as he or she moves through the gaming space. Now if that were all there was to the game, and it was done well enough with WiFi competition and the ability to customize your mech, then it might be enough, but Battle Tournament has opted to try to infuse some depth into the gameplay by having preconditions for entering tournaments, which generally means running quests for the local citizenry until you build up enough fame to qualify for the tourney.
There is a story line here, and while the dialogue gives response choices, both are handled in such a manner as to make it all seem a bit superficial. And if not superficial, then it is apparent that the game was intended for younger gamers.
And that might truly be the case, considering that the game itself seems rather repetitive. The goal, though, is to build up a reputation to compete in the coliseum in Orion City. You have to have a mech that is capable of withstanding the combat and that means employing a mechanic – like the one you meet as the game begins. She quickly becomes your friend, supporter and advisor as you start to work your way up.
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