Uprising II doesn't have this unique and interesting feature. The more power you gave to your weapons, for example, the faster and more powerful they would be, at the sacrifice of weaker shields and slower engines. In Uprising, you had a power triangle that controlled where you split up your power (between weapons, shields, and engines). The most glaring omission in this sequel is the power triangle. What is it about this game that makes me shake my head in wonder and disappointment? Well, it's the fact that Uprising II (maybe to appeal to a wider audience) was been made more mainstream and arcade-like, sacrificing features and qualities from the first one. Once these units are built, you may beam them anywhere in your field of vision from either the Wraith tank or one of your citadels, of which you can take over the main turret. It's in these squares that you build the facilities for your war machine, such as infantry, tanks, AAV's (fighters), and bombers. Each map has a finite number of citadel points, each with a finite point of building squares. If an enemy's citadel occupies a citadel point, it will have to be destroyed so that you may grab it. Each citadel point needs to be "grabbed" in order for your citadel to be built there. You'll need citadels, which are bases that are placed at citadel points. The purpose of most of the missions is to drive the enemy off planet, and you can't do it alone. The Uprising games are first-person real time strategy games in which you control your forces from the seat of your Wraith tank, effectively placing you on the battlefield with your troops. If you've not played either game, then let me explain their premise. While they call it Uprising II, I'd rather have it called "Uprising 0.999."
The sequel isn't as deep or complex as the original, and isn't as fresh. While most sequels tend to add features or needs to the original product to take it a step forward, Uprising II actually goes a step backward from Uprising. While the original game was praised for its uniqueness, innovative qualities, and overall quality, none of those praises will be sung for the original. Unfortunately, in the case of Uprising II, you'd be mistaken.
Given the original's popularity, a sequel was inevitable, and being the sequel of such a great game, one would think the sequel would be even better, right? There have been other games that have since been released to capitalize on this genre (Activision's Battlezone, for example), but none, to me, captured the feeling that Uprising gave. Uprising II: Lead and Destroy, is the sequel to Uprising, the great game that got the ball rolling on the new hybrid action/strategy genre.
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