Battlezone: Gold Edition

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

8.5/10

Driving around in a tank and blowing up everything in sight is great fun. Thankfully, Battlezone Gold Edition brings the goods with its addictive roguelike structure and super-tight gameplay so strap in and let's battle some AI.

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

8/10

I’ve not tried Battlezone in VR on another format, and I don’t really have any desire to. Battlezone Gold Edition on Xbox One X is all the arcade fun I need it to be, without having to don an uncomfortable headset. While it’s no doubt a more immersive experience in VR, it’s not integral to the gameplay. Battlezone Gold Edition is a great game that’s easy to pick up and play; one that I’ll certainly find myself dipping into little but often. It has some minor gameplay issues and imbalances, but they’re quite easily overlooked when you’re having a blast. And that’s what’s most important, surely?

Metro GameCentralGameCentral

7/10

A fun, if slightly limited, retro reboot, that works very well as an arcade shooter even without the novelty of VR.

Nintendo World ReportJohn Rairdin

7/10

While Battlezone’s core gameplay stands tall and fits surprisingly well with a handheld playstyle, the absence of VR is more than a missing gimmick. This is an experience built for VR and while it would certainly be possible to adapt simple elements like the HUD to a standard display, the work simply hasn’t been done. If you can get used to the weird VR workaround in place, Battlezone is still a fun game, especially with friends online. However, the fact remains that this is a merely okay version of a really fun game. Enough of its core fun shines through to make it enjoyable, but a better…

Sirus GamingJarren Navarrete

6.5/10

You better have to choose if it’s worth spending your spare cash, because it might not be the game for you and it might be for others.