Software:Tank Battalion
| Tank Battalion | |
|---|---|
 North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Shinichirou Okamoto[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Kazukuni Hiraoka[1] |
| Series | Tank Battalion |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, MSX, Sord M5 |
| Release | Arcade |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 1980 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in North America by Game Plan. A home conversion of the game released for the Sord M5 and MSX. The game was followed up by two sequels: Battle City for the Famicom in 1985 and Tank Force for arcades in 1991.
Gameplay
The player, controlling a tank, must destroy twenty enemy tanks in each round, which enter the playfield from the top of the screen. The enemy tanks attempt to destroy the player's base (represented on the map as an eagle) as well as the player tank itself. A round is cleared when the player destroys all twenty enemy tanks, but the game ends if the player's base is destroyed or they run out of lives.
Reception
Cash Box believed that "the real excitement" of Tank Battalion lied within its ability to modify the level design by destroying the brick walls.[3]
Retrospectively in 2015, a writer for Beep! enjoyed the Sord M5 version for its improvements over the arcade original, such as the smoother movement of the player's tank, but disliked the squashed-looking graphics and narrow playing space. While the writer believed the MSX version was superior, they still recommended the M5 version for Namco fans and collectors.[4]
Legacy
Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in March 2024.[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Szczepaniak, John (11 August 2014). The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers (First ed.). pp. 201. ISBN 978-0992926007. https://archive.org/details/TheUntoldHistoryOfJapaneseGameDevelopersVol.2JohnSzczepaniak/page/n361?q=cutie+q. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 52, 118. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n53/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Game Plan Bows 'Tank Battalion', Its Latest Upright Model Video Game". Cashbox: 42. April 11, 1981. ISSN 0008-7289. https://archive.org/details/cashbox42unse_45/page/36/mode/2up?q=Namco+Tank+Battalion.
- ↑ "No.2 タンクバタリアン（m5）ROMカセット" (in ja). June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227215316/https://www.beep-shop.com/column_entry/16963/. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (2024-03-06). "Namco's Tank Battalion Rolls Onto Switch & PS4 This Week" (in en-GB). https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/namcos-tank-battalion-rolls-onto-switch-and-ps4-this-week.
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