Battle Isle 2220: Shadow of the Emperor

Battle Isle 2220: Shadow of the Emperor is a hex-based strategy game featuring live-action video sequences and real-time 3D fight animations.

Set 20 years after the events of Battle Isle 2200 player plays as Caro, the leader of the Kais, in a civil conflict against the Drulls, on the planet Chromos. The Drulls are led by Ben Haris, the son of Val Haris, the protagonist of the previous game in the series. Caro's aircraft crashes on an island where, in tunnels under the island, she comes into contact with the Emperor Punt Vassius, a disembodied survivor of a long-dead imperial dynasty, who offers his support to her, including the many powerful military units entombed with him, in return for restoring the empire and doing his bidding.

The game is a hex-based wargame. A single-player campaign of 20 missions is included. The goal of each mission typically involves the destruction of enemy forces and the capture of various objectives. Video cut-scenes originally shot in German and dubbed into English are interspersed throughout the game to progress the plot and provide information to the player. Multiplayer and single-map missions are also available.