There are some power-ups that stop the clock on enemies or add camo to yourself, but it doesn’t do too much in the grand scheme of things. In addition, there is a distinct lack of variety. Most rounds consist of around 20 tanks, so this proves to be an exercise in repetitive cleanup, rather than a deeply thought out strategic battle. There were times where we just rolled up to a tank shooting a random wall to one-shot it, only to do that three more times. The AI is absolutely braindead, firing at will at anything and everything. This seems counter-intuitive when the goal is to protect your prized asset at all costs.ĭespite all of this, Tank Battle is a simple game at its core – almost too much so. Each map is a bit on the big side, but there are some questionable design elements – some areas are tough to navigate with a tank, while others must be blasted away to even make a path. There’s some anomalies that players must deal with, including camouflaged tanks, brick walls that can take a shot, metal walls that cannot, and overgrown areas. Most give way pretty easily, with a single shot in one of four different directions dismantling certain styles. To keep your head above water and prevent anything bad from happening, players can traverse its top-down map and fire down any tank that comes their way.
In true old school fashion, there are no extra lives, no continues, and no stage select to serve as a crutch. They’re all out to take you down and the statue at the other end of the map – if either one happens, it’s the end of the line for the player and players are kicked right back to stage one.
You’re the good guy, and every other tank you see are the bad guys. A one man army with unlimited firepower, the arcade roots of Tank Battle shine through the moment you start playing.
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