History VideoGame / BattleNations

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The rebels, in this game, are evil. However, considering your group is made entirely of [[SociopathicHero Sociopathic Heroes]]... this doesn't seem like much of an issue. [[spoiler: Until it's revealed that the rebels are committing war crimes WORSE then the Empire did, including murdering [=POW=]s...]]

* ShoutOut: Early on, there is a quest called [[StarWars The Empire Strikes Back]]. Surprisingly, this quest has nothing to do with the rebels, which you'll be seeing later.

* CrapsackWorld: TheEmpire is the ''good guys''; everyone else that isn't a civilian is a brutal, murderous monster. Even your raider allies creep Morgan out with their fondness for torture as a punishment. Also, the wilderness is filled with raptors, zombies, bandits, bigfoots, killer insect monsters, and rampaging mammoths.

* MoreDakka: You can unlock Heavy Gunners with [[BribingYourWayToVictory NanoPods]] that can damage two rows in front of them with a flurry of light-damage attacks. Also used with Sgt. Ramsey, who uses an even stronger variant of the minigun named [[ICallHerVera Ol' Painful]].

* TankGoodness: Once you unlock the Vehicle Factory and build an Armor Factory, you can make a variety of tanks, ranging from the lowly Minitank to the monstrous Super Tank, as well as specialized variants with weapons such as flamethrowers.

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: After 40 levels, they FINALLY bring up that the place was originally SUPPOSED to be a Uranium mine.

** Another example is the Scout Bike, which starts out with a machine gun attack that can only hit the row in front of it and pathetic defense and HP, meaning that the only way to train them fast was to place them in the front line and hope that you kill whatever your fighting before they can lay a hand on any of your Bikes. When it reaches level 3, it gains the ability to attack a column of the enemy grid from anywhere in your grid, meaning that you can now place it behind defenses and it can attack up to 3 enemies in a line, ignoring anything that would usually block shots. Levelling up some more unlocks an attack that lets you hit any enemies or defenses in the furthest back row of the enemy grid from anywhere in your grid.

Battle Nations is an [[IOSGames iOS Game]] (also recently ported to Mac) by Z2Live that gives you the role of [[{{AFGNCAAP}} Captain of the 95th Rifle Division]] in the Imperial Army. TheEmpire is caught up in a civil war between loyalist and rebel assets of the army, and the game's first tutorial mission puts you in a major battle in the war under the direct command of General Ashe, top Imperial commander and military genius. Also with you is your Lieutenant Morgan, absolutely ''ecstatic'' to serve under you and declaring you the best boss he's ever had. After the fighting's over, you and Morgan, along with other members of the 95th like Zoey the [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] [[WrenchWench mechanic]], Floyd the [[NatureLover nature-loving]] scientist, and Sargent Ramsey the [[TriggerHappy trigger-happy]] [[MoreDakka heavy machinegunner]], are sent to [[GrimUpNorth The Frontier]] to boost troop numbers at a desolate outpost under constant siege by vicious animals and the local Raider tribes.

* AxCrazy: Tronk, one of [[DiskOneFinalBoss Gantas']] lieutenants is basically insane, one of his threats is setting his fists on fire and punching fire at you.

* TheEmpire: [[CaptainObvious The Empire, which you work for.]] Interestingly, the Empire (or at least you) are the heroes of the game, protecting allies and defenseless towns from Raiders, Rebels, Silver Wolves, and the occasional animal or zombie attack.

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The rebels, in this group, are evil. However, considering your group is made entirely of HeroicSociopaths....this doesn't seem like much of an issue. [[spoiler: Until it's revealed that the rebels are committing war crimes WORSE then the Empire did, including murdering [=POW=]s...]]

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The rebels, in this group, are evil. However, considering your group is made entirely of HeroicSociopaths....this doesn't seem like much of an issue. [[spoiler: Until it's revealed that the rebels are committing war crimes WORSE then the Empire did, including murdering POWs...]]

* WrenchWench: Zoey, who designs most of your buildings (with tank treads, sometimes, which gives an in-game reason to why you can move around buildings in the Edit menu), vehicles, and generally maintains the Outpost's machinery along with Floyd.

* Ax Crazy: Tronk, one of [[DiskOneFinalBoss Gantas']] lieutenants is basically insane, one of his threats is setting his fists on fire and punching fire at you.

** [[spoiler: When you unlock the Chemical Weapons Lab and the ability to field Chem units, a serious war crime in real life and probably one in-universe, too, Floyd makes a reference to the Trinity nuclear test's director Kenneth Bainbridge: ''"Now we are all sons of bitches."'']]

* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: When you unlock the Chemical Weapons Lab and the ability to field Chem units, a serious war crime in real life and probably one in-universe, too, Floyd makes a reference to the Trinity nuclear test's director Kenneth Bainbridge: ''"Now we are all sons of bitches."'']]

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The new Patch 2.3 gives us Type-O who are more like mutants.

* InTheBack: Certain units in the game, allied and enemy, attack from the back row going forward, e.g. a high-level Scout Bike with Backshot. An especially [[DemonnicSpiders annoying]] example are Raider Dustwalkers, who go behind front defenses, can do 80+ or 90+ damage an attack, are usually in the back two rows of the enemy formation, and are usually backed up and protected by [[DemonicSpiders Brawlers, Champions, Mammoth Riders, War Mammoths, and Skirmishers]]. [[spoiler: Used to your advantage when you unlock them with the Prestigious Academy. Even better, you can unlock special attacks for them at higher levels, a weaker frontal stab and a poisonous backstab.]]

* InTheBack: Certain units in the game, allied and enemy, attack from the back row going forward, e.g. a high-level Scout Bike with Backshot. An especially [[GoddamnSpiders ''annoying'']] example are Raider Dustwalkers, who go behind front defenses, can do 80+ or 90+ damage an attack, are usually in the back two rows of the enemy formation, and are usually backed up and protected by [[GoddamnSpiders Brawlers, Champions, Mammoth Riders, War Mammoths, and Skirmishers]]. [[spoiler: Used to your advantage when you unlock them with the Prestigious Academy.]]

Battle Nations is an [[IOSGames iOS Game]] (also recently ported to Mac) by Z2Live that gives you the role of [[{{AFGNCAAP}} Captain of the 95th Rifle Division]] in the Imperial Army. TheEmpire is caught up in a civil war between loyalist and rebel assets of the army, and the game's first mission puts you in a major battle in the war under the direct command of General Ashe, top Imperial commander and military genius. Also with you is your Lieutenant Morgan, absolutely ''ecstatic'' to serve under you and declaring you the best boss he's ever had. After the fighting's over, you and Morgan, along with other members of the 95th like Zoey the optimistic mechanic, Floyd the nature-loving scientist, and Sargent Ramsey the [[TriggerHappy trigger-happy]] [[MoreDakka heavy machinegunner]], are sent to [[GrimUpNorth The Frontier]] to boost troop numbers at a desolate outpost under constant siege by vicious animals and the local Raider tribes.

* TankGoodness: Once you unlock the Vehicle Factory, you can make a variety of tanks, ranging from the lowly Minitank to the monstrous Super Tank, as well as specialized variants with weapons such as flamethrowers.

* LetsGetDangerous: Surprisingly, [[spoiler: everyone.]] Especially apparent during the [[spoiler: Siege of Gantas' Fortress, the last set of quests during Chapter 1. Morgan instantly becomes serious and actually sounds like a respectable military leader, Ramsey ]]

Battle Nations is an [[IOSGames iOS Game]] (also recently ported to Mac) by Z2Live that gives you the role of [[{{AFGNCAAP}} Captain of the 95th Rifle Division]] in the Imperial Army. TheEmpire is caught up in a civil war between loyalist and rebel assets of the army, and the game's first mission puts you in a major battle in the war under the direct command of General Ashe, top Imperial commander and military genius. Also with you is your Lieutenant Morgan, absolutely ''ecstatic'' to serve under you and declaring you the best boss he's ever had. After the fighting's over, you and Morgan, along with other members of the 95th like Zoey the optimistic mechanic, Floyd the nature-loving scientist, and Sargent Ramsey the trigger-happy heavy machinegunner, are sent to [[GrimUpNorth The Frontier]] to boost troop numbers at a desolate outpost under constant siege by vicious animals and the local Raider tribes. And so you build some houses, make a Barracks, and start the game.

Battle Nations is an [[IOSGames iOS Game]] (also recently ported to Mac) by Z2Live that gives you the role of Captain of the 95th Rifle Division in the Imperial Army. The Empire is caught up in a civil war between loyalist and rebel assets of the army, and the game's first mission puts you in a major battle in the war under the direct command of General Ashe, top Imperial commander and military genius. Also with you is your Lieutenant Morgan, absolutely ''ecstatic'' to serve under you and declaring you the best boss he's ever had. After the fighting's over, you and Morgan, along with other members of the 95th like Zoey the optimistic mechanic, Floyd the nature-loving scientist, and Sargent Ramsey the trigger-happy heavy machinegunner, are sent to The Frontier to boost troop numbers at a desolate outpost under constant siege by Raiders. And so you build some houses, make a Barracks, and start the game.