User Reviews

Battle City is a deceitfully simple action tank game similar in look&feel and gameplay to Atari's Tank. So basically you fight opponents; which are other computer controlled tanks; in a series of maze like screens firing single straight big white pixelated ammo, while at the same time trying to defend your basecamp; represented by an eagle like effigy. The dungeons are usually made of what appears to be representative brickwalls; but sometimes are composed of metal, bushes, water, etc. Everything sounds pretty simple, until you start to stack variable combinations. Ie, the shots you fire are affected (or unaffected) by said environment; and so as your tank; even the enemy ones. Also, some of the enemy tanks have special abilities that start to sum up later in the game; as difficulty increases. And there's a lot of clever and useful powerups that enhance your chances of winning; "hidden" in a random enemy's flashing red tank. Also, defending your citadel adds a nice level of complexity to the game; without losing it's cute and peculiar simplicity and appeal. That way you have to develop an assertive "strategy"; since being too aggressive will most likely lead to it eventually being destroyed. So don't abandon it too often, and make sure you can get to it in time to protect it; if needs be. &BTW; if it gets destroyed you lose the game immediately. The other way to lose, is to lose all your lives, obv. There's an indication bar at the right with useful info, but it's not necessary to glance at it too often. Graphics are very bare, simple and with a few colors. Sound is virtually nonexistent; besides the silly sound FX, which could've been better. A warring soundtrack would've help a lot. Luckily a solid gameplay compensates for the lack of those attributes. Finally, it has that puzzle addictive quality that makes for a great game; something that you now would see in a (non official sequel) mobile dev app (to be improved upon) But unfortunately it's still missing that ne sais quoi; perhaps adding a (repair&upgrade) shop, or a live construction machine, or head-to-head two player mode. Because it only has cooperative; and it also comes with a nice level editor; that sadly I almost never use, since it's volatile. Ie, you can't save them (for later on) and hence can only use in game the current edit at the time. Nevertheless, it still is a good game overall; and definitely worth a try!