<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
tank	O
shooter	O
,	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
1999-2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1998	O
game	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
pilot	O
various	O
futuristic	O
vehicles	O
across	O
different	O
planets	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
building	O
and	O
managing	O
additional	O
units	O
and	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Battlezone	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Commander	O
on	O
the	O
gaming	O
platforms	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
alternative	O
history	O
universe	O
as	O
Battlezone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
30	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
advancement	O
of	O
science	O
and	O
technology	O
through	O
bio-metal	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
two	O
separate	O
organisations	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
that	O
Earth	O
's	O
countries	O
are	O
kept	O
in	O
relative	O
peace	O
and	O
harmony	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
-	O
the	O
International	O
Space	O
Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
ISDF	B-Application
)	O
,	O
an	O
international	O
peacekeeping	O
force	O
that	O
secures	O
bio-metal	O
for	O
Earth	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Alliance	O
of	O
Awakened	O
Nations	O
(	O
AAN	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
oversee	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
resources	O
between	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Braddock	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
ISDF	B-Application
,	O
orders	O
troops	O
to	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
Pluto	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
AAN	O
are	O
alerted	O
to	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
an	O
unknown	O
outpost	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
designated	O
Cerberus	O
Base	O
after	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
is	O
sent	O
out	O
by	O
its	O
base	O
commander	O
,	O
Major	O
Henry	O
Manson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arrival	O
,	O
the	O
ISDF	B-Application
discover	O
that	O
the	O
base	O
was	O
attacked	O
by	O
an	O
alien	O
force	O
called	O
the	O
Scions	O
,	O
and	O
promptly	O
work	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
base	O
and	O
discover	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
operating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braddock	O
focuses	O
on	O
sending	O
the	O
ISDF	B-Application
after	O
the	O
Scions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
,	O
suspecting	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
superweapon	O
that	O
could	O
endanger	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
ISDF	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
combating	O
the	O
threat	O
,	O
Manson	O
,	O
Cooke	O
and	O
Shabeyev	O
begin	O
questioning	O
Braddock	O
's	O
motives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Cooke	O
can	O
bring	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
ISDF	B-Application
,	O
a	O
lone	O
Scion	O
craft	O
contacts	O
him	O
,	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
Shabeyev	O
,	O
and	O
informing	O
him	O
that	O
Braddock	O
has	O
been	O
lying	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Scions	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
a	O
former	O
squadron	O
of	O
the	O
ISDF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
also	O
ordered	O
the	O
Voyager	O
to	O
be	O
shot	O
down	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
AAN	O
from	O
detecting	O
the	O
ISDF	B-Application
base	O
on	O
the	O
Dark	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
not	O
very	O
popular	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
Pandemic	O
Studio	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
blend	O
two	O
genres	O
together	O
;	O
both	O
styles	O
of	O
player	O
had	O
trouble	O
adapting	O
to	O
an	O
unfamiliar	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
1999	O
(	O
after	O
many	O
delays	O
that	O
put	O
the	O
ship	O
date	O
beyond	O
Christmas	O
)	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
do	O
play	O
this	O
on	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
with	O
a	O
fast	O
processor	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
8MB	O
minimum	O
,	O
3D	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
card	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
full	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
Nathan	O
Mates	O
,	O
a	O
programmer	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
attempted	O
to	O
explain	O
why	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
BZ2	O
did	O
not	O
fare	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Battlezone	B-Application
Magazine	O
:	O
"	O
Despite	O
things	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
huge	O
success	O
at	O
retail	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
definite	O
,	O
but	O
smaller	O
,	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
that	O
likes	O
the	O
FPS+RTS	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
I	O
said	O
above	O
[	O
about	O
why	O
Battlezone	B-Application
III	O
was	O
never	O
made ]	O
,	O
this	O
tenaciousness	O
can	O
really	O
backfire	O
and	O
hurt	O
things	O
–	O
if	O
the	O
BZ1	O
fans	O
had	O
n't	O
bashed	O
BZ2	O
for	O
so	O
long	O
,	O
then	O
there	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
people	O
exposed	O
to	O
BZ2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
games	O
to	O
begin	O
supporting	O
modifications	O
and	O
was	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
upon	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
1.3	O
by	O
Nathan	O
Mates	O
and	O
Ken	O
Miller	O
,	O
two	O
employees	O
of	O
Pandemic	O
Studio	O
who	O
had	O
continued	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
support	O
player	O
modifications	O
and	O
featured	O
an	O
in-game	O
mapping	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
