1999 · Mattel · Strategy

Land Battle

[Unreleased 1982] Land Battle is a two player war game which utilizes both strategic and tactical modes of play. Each player controls an array of forces with the objective of capturing or destroying his opponent's "flag."

Released: 31 January 1999
Platforms: Intellivision
Genres: Strategy
Developers: Mattel
Publishers: Mattel
Modes: Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Warfare
Languages: English

›Story

The game can be played on any of thousands of different countryside maps -- the first thousand of which are selectable at the beginning of the game. All of these maps show roads, towns, hills, lakes, forests, orchards, and fields, and these geographic features impose restrictions and necessitate clever planning on the part of the player.

At the beginning of the game each player has control of the following military resources:

12 infantry

3 armored personnel carriers

2 tanks

1 artillery piece

2 bazookas

2 mortars

1 flag

You can capture opposing forces which subsequently become yours.

In order to wage an effective war, you must allocate your resources into patrols, direct the patrols across the map, encounter enemy patrols, fight battles, besiege towns, and eventually capture or destroy the enemy flag.