Steel Battalion

Steel Battalion
North American box art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Hifumi Kono
Producer(s)Atsushi Inaba
Artist(s)
Composer(s)Naru Shirai
Platform(s)Xbox
Release
  • JP: September 12, 2002
  • NA: November 20, 2002
  • EU: March 28, 2003
Genre(s)Action, vehicle simulation
Mode(s)Single-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.