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Steel Battalion (ja: 鉄騎, Tekki)　is a video game created by Capcom for the Xbox console where the player controls a vertical tank - a bipedal, heavily-armed mecha. To control the tank and play the game it is required to use a large controller made specially for Steel Battalion and its sequel Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
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The controller has two control sticks and around 40 buttons. The game, with the controller included, cost around £130 or $200. Since the controller is very large, only limited quantities (around 2000 units worldwide) were made available. These quickly sold out, making the game a collector's piece. It has since been re-released in the United States, for the retail price of $200 US in limited quantities.

Vertical Tanks

Vertical tanks are the primary vehicles piloted in the Capcom video games Steel Battalion and Steel Battalion: Line of Contact. Essentially bipedal walking weapons platforms. Vertical tanks are classed by their developmental generation and sub-categorised by their combat role. Primary combat roles are standard combat, assault, support, scout, and fast attack.

As the player progresses, new generations of VT will become available (1-3) Each sporting a new-more advanced operating system, startup sequence, and combat functions, as well as a wider cockpit view and layout. New generation VTs also handle better and can support better firepower than previous generations.

Gameplay

The Steel Battalion controller allows for increased immersion in the game, coming closer to the experience of actually piloting a giant robot. At the beginning of every mission, the player must 'start up' the machine and operating system; this is handled through a series of switches and buttons dedicated to this purpose. If the player does not eject when prompted, the player's in game character will die, and save data will be lost. If a corner is turned too fast, the machine will tumble over. If the player's machine overheats, its operating system must be reset. The game even simulates window wipers in case of muck hitting the monitor.

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