Steel Battalion

Steel Battalion
North American box art
Developers
PublisherCapcom
DirectorHifumi Kono
ProducerAtsushi Inaba
Artists
ComposerNaru Shirai
PlatformXbox
Release
  • JP: September 12, 2002
  • NA: November 20, 2002
  • EU: March 28, 2003
GenresAction, vehicle simulation
ModeSingle-player

Steel Battalion 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 requires the use of a large controller made specially for Steel Battalion. The controller consists of 44 input points, mainly buttons, but also uses two joysticks, a throttle handle, a radio channel dial, five switches, an eject button, and three foot pedals. Only limited quantities were made available. These quickly sold out, making the game a collector's piece. It has since been re-released in limited quantities worldwide, with blue controller buttons distinguishing it from the first edition with green buttons.