Battletank (video game)

Garry Kitchen's Battletank is an action video game released by Absolute Entertainment in September 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is similar to the Atari game Battlezone, and supports one player. It was considered to be a poorly designed game, as it was intended to become a space flight game for the Commodore 64 during its development.[1]

Not to be confused with Battle Tanks or BattleTanx.
Garry Kitchen's Battletank
Developer(s)Imagineering[1]
Publisher(s)Absolute Entertainment[1]
Designer(s)Garry Kitchen[1]
Alex Demeo[1]
Rob Harris[1]
Dan Kitchen[1]
Composer(s)Mark Van Hecke[1]
Platform(s)NES
Release
Genre(s)Tank simulation[1]
Mode(s)Single-player[3]

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot

The player is placed inside a tank, hence the game has a first person view.[1] The tank is equipped with a smokescreen, a missile launcher, a 150mm cannon, and a .50 caliber machine gun.[1] The object of the game is to destroy enemy tanks and helicopters in the area.[1] If the player fires the tank's guns for too long, they will overheat and will take time to cool down.[1]

Reception

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment's David Plotkin gave Battletank an overall score of 8 out of 10 and said "Battletank is a well-done, first-person tank simulator. It's easy to control, sports good graphics and is a lot of fun to play."[4]

See also

References
  1. "Release information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  2. "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  3. "# of players information". UV List. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  4. Plotkin, David (October 1990). "Video Game Reviews - Battletank". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. L.F.P., Inc. pp. 56, 58.
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