Comments on: Review: Ultimate Battle Fleet

There has long been a habit in the gaming industry of converting board games into computer games and now handheld games. As an example, Big Hairy Palm has a version of Battle Ship it calls Ultimate Battle Fleet. It plays pretty much like the original and has a head-to-head mode via infrared. Pepper brings us this review.

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IR just implemented clumsily

bcombee @ 12/5/2001 7:13:58 PM #

Having the IR confirmation dialog means that the developer took the easy way and used the standard Exchange Manager for handling moves. This might make sense to get something out there, but there are better IR modes available that allow operation without dialogs. Look at Biplane Ace from Astraware for a game allowing IR play without annoyances.

RE: IR just implemented clumsily

GregGaub @ 12/6/2001 1:06:24 AM #

Race Fever is also a good example of well done IR modes. It's cool to race somone, and see their car pass you, and pass them. After the initial synchonization, there's no noticible difference than playing the computer racers.
-Greg

RE: IR just implemented clumsily

mtg101 @ 12/6/2001 4:53:20 AM #

Actually the confirm dialog needn't be shown while using the exchange manager, a developer can overide it show it doesn't show.

Used in this way the exchange manager would be ideal for a turn based game like this.

Cheers
Russell

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