The trouble is that all the sections have several different screens for their various functions, so if you want, for example, to send a radio message to one of your ships, that's fine except if you haven't got one of the other radio screens that displays the incoming radio messages, you won't see any acknowledgement or know if your orders have been complied with. I know what you're thinking(punk), you're thinking this makes a lot of sense, and you're going to be able to access the various functions more quickly and effectively, ideal in a combat situation. You can have Data Retrieval on the top left and Tactical on the bottom right, and so on. In RoE2, your screen is divided into four rectangular areas, where you can assign any particular section. had it's own screen that you could call up. It's basically the same sort of thing, clicking on colour coded, labelled control buttons, or using the keyboard equivalents, but in RoE1, each section, Tactical, Comms, Navigation etc. Perhaps the most obvious difference between the first and second of the RoE games is the control method. As with RoE, there does seem to be rather a lack of background sounds, I know they don't actually change the gameplay, but they can really add to the atmosphere. Having done that you can enter the game proper and go about a training mission or two. Before you can do anything you'll need to go into the separate Builder program and generate a character for yourself. I wonder if these things were lost in the conversion from the PC version.
Nothing here, bar a couple of title screens. In RoE, there was at least a scene setting intro and some (admittedly rather dodgy) title music. So it's an updated version of the first game with all the bells and whistles that should have existed earlier but didn't? Well, not really no. It's also nice to see that they've organised everything into proper directories on your hard drive rather than just dumping the lot into a single directory.
The second game is definitely a lot bigger weighing in at over 7 megs whereas the first game was less than 3. Its sequel is an updated version that is even better than the original, with a campaign builder and integrates with strategic-level Breach 3.Īngus Manwaring wrote an excellent review of the Amiga version: "It does seem to be more of an updated version of RoE than an entirely new game, so if you have the chance of getting both, you're almost certainly better off just buying RoE2. Those who take the time to scale the steep learning curve, however, will find their patience well rewarded with deep and challenging gameplay. The interface, although logical, is dauntingly detailed. One of the most replayable games of all time, Rules of Engagement 2 is a strategic starship combat that could be integrated with tactical-level Breach 3.
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