Battleplan Battle

Battleplan Battle sounds like it belongs to the strategy shelf, most likely some sort of war or tactics game where planning matters more than twitch reflexes. By our assessment, the appeal would come from arranging units, reading the map, and making turns count, which is the part strategy fans usually want. The downside, for a game with that kind of name, is that it can easily become a dry exercise in menus and positioning if the systems are thin. In play, that sort of title usually lives or dies on clarity: if the battlefield is readable, it feels smart; if not, it feels like paperwork with explosions. Compared with fast action games, it should be slower and more deliberate; compared with deep grand strategy, it would sit on the lighter side unless it has unusual depth. As a title, Battleplan Battle promises tactics first, spectacle second.