3D Tanx
3D Tanx is a shoot 'em up video game written by Don Priestley and published by DK'Tronics in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and BBC Micro.
3D Tanx
- Date
- 1982
- Publisher
- DK'Tronics
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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3D Tanx is a shoot 'em up video game written by Don Priestley and published by DK'Tronics in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and BBC Micro.
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• Title — 3D Tanx • Publisher — DK'Tronics • Designer — Don Priestley • Released — 1982 • Genre — Shoot 'em up • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro
Gameplay
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The aim of the game is to shoot tanks moving across a bridge, shown in the distance into the screen. The player aims a gun turret by adjusting its rotation and elevation, this being the '3D' aspect of the game. Skill and timing is required to strike the tanks.
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Crash magazine wrote, "The graphics are very good and so is the sound," and concluded,"...and at the price, excellent value."
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