The ultimate mech simulation experience with its exclusive 40-button controller. Simulating a Vertical Tank with unparalleled realism. Dying without ejecting erases the save. Demanding, rare, cult. For total simulation enthusiasts and collectors.
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The pilot of a giant 16-meter Vertical Tank battles other mechs in an absolutely faithful simulation delivered with an imposing 40-button cockpit, two joysticks, and three pedals. Published by Capcom, released in Japan in 2002. Original Japanese version of Steel Battalion, an Xbox exclusive requiring its own physical controller, featuring real-time environmental destruction, a futuristic war storyline, and the unique emergency ejection mechanic.
The Japanese version of Steel Battalion, released as Tekki, bundled with the same imposing cockpit controller that defines the game. More common in Japan than its Western releases, its interest lies in this extraordinary peripheral under its original name rather than extreme scarcity. A prime piece for collectors of mecha simulations.
An underrated gem
Piloting a sixteen-metre mech with a forty-button cockpit, two sticks and three pedals: Capcom pushed immersion to an extreme that remains unmatched. Its bulky, sky-priced controller doomed it to a tiny audience. But this total simulation, where a botched ejection wipes your save, remains an unforgettable experience for fans of radical sensations.
Is Tekki still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2002, Capcom's project is arguably the most ambitious console mecha tactical experience ever produced. Sold with its monstrous forty button two stick controller, it conveys the weight and procedure of an actual vertical tank. The startup, system and ejection management install a ritual that has no real equivalent. The learning curve is draconian and the no second chance permadeath save policy demands genuine commitment. Recommended today for fans of atypical simulation and for Capcom collectors curious about one of the studio's most radical adventures on Microsoft's first console hardware.
