Armor Clash II

Armor Clash II is an old-school real-time strategy game about a war between Gaia, a high-tech army guided by artificial intelligence, and the Steel Alliance, veterans who have rebuilt forces using technology from the 1980s. You build bases and command armor, aircraft and naval units in skirmishes, randomly generated missions and local multiplayer battles.

The war between Gaia and the Steel Alliance

In 2035, scientists create Gaia, a global artificial intelligence that connects devices around the world and analyses vast amounts of data. Gaia advises people in their daily lives and commands soldiers on the battlefield, calculating moves intended to lead them to victory without casualties. It does not try to eliminate humanity; its guiding principle is to help rather than replace people.

As AI takes over jobs and decision-making, many people come to feel that they have lost their freedom. Former elites, including fund managers, military officers and scientists, oppose Gaia, but find that it controls the devices and weapons they might use. They retreat to abandoned industrial cities, where they rebuild factories and assemble an army using technology Gaia cannot connect to. They restore tanks and attack helicopters from scrapyards and rebuild World War II battleships; some reports say they even reconstruct a space shuttle platform. They call themselves the Steel Alliance, and war with Gaia becomes inevitable.

Build and command

In Skirmishes, you start by building a base. Random Generated Missions begin with fast-paced combat on a randomly generated map. Skirmishes are replayable, and local network multiplayer supports up to four players, who can fight one another or cooperate against AI.

You can command two main factions, each with four sub-factions and their own special units. Gaia fields a high-tech 21st-century army, including stealth destroyers, while the Steel Alliance draws on its 1980s-era forces and veteran troops. Veterans gain levels, change appearance and acquire commander abilities.

Forces and factions

• Gaia: a high-tech army guided by the Global Artificial Intelligence Assembly.
• Steel Alliance: former elites and veterans who rebuilt their forces beyond Gaia's control.
• Eight sub-factions: four for each main faction, with special units.
• Combined forces: build bases and command armor, air forces and navies.