Tank Beat
Tank Beat, known in PAL regions as Tank Battles, is an artillery/strategy game for the Nintendo DS that was developed by Milestone Inc.
Tank Beat
- Date
- 2006
- Publisher
- O3 Entertainment
- Genre
- artillery game · strategy video game
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Key facts
• Developer — Milestone Inc. • Genre — Artillery/Strategy • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Nintendo DS
Overview
Overview
In Tank Beat players take control of Vill Katjue, a rookie tank driver lost in the chaos of an invasion. The game features 24 missions as well as skirmish modes. The game is played with the stylus, with players drawing paths on the touch screen for their tank to follow, dragging the stylus across the screen to rotate the camera, and tapping on enemy units to fire upon them. More than 20 different tanks and combat vehicles such as APCs or missile launchers are available to the player, each differing in speed, defense, firepower, and weapons. Players can also give commands to allied AI-controlled tanks. The game also supports two to four-player wireless play, and online games through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Sequel
Sequel
A sequel titled Tank Beat 2 Gekitotsu! Deutsch-gun vs. Rengō-gun was released in Japan on November 29, 2007. It was released in North America on December 2, 2008, renamed as Heavy Armor Brigade and published by UFO Interactive Games.
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Dated record
History of the object
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2006
Tank Beat published.
2006
Tank Beat is recorded as published in 2006.
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- Japan
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Tank Beat is associated with Japan.
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Reception
Tank Beat received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. The gameplay mechanics were cited to have a "hit or miss" feel, ranging from "great fun" to "old in about two seconds". In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.
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Licensing
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Tank Beat™ rolls into stores on the Nintendo DS™. O3 Entertainment. May 24, 2007.
- 2.Mammo, Jordan. Tank Beat Preview. N-Philes. April 22, 2007.
- 3.Gerstmann, Jeff. TGS 06: Tank Beat Hands-On. GameSpot. Fandom. September 24, 2006.
- 4.Nix, Marc. TGS 2006: Tank Beat. IGN. Ziff Davis. September 23, 2006.
- 5.Fandom. Tank Beat. Metacritic.
- 6.Parkin, Simon. DS Roundup (Page 3). Eurogamer. Gamer Network. July 3, 2007.
- 7.November 21, 2006. The Magic Box.
- 8.Parker, Tom. Tank Beat Review. GameRevolution. CraveOnline. August 31, 2007.
- 9.VanOrd, Kevin. Tank Beat Review. GameSpot. Fandom. June 4, 2007.
- 10.David, Mike. Tank Beat – NDS – Review. GameZone. June 8, 2007.
- 11.Adams, Chris. Tank Beat Review. IGN. Ziff Davis. June 11, 2007.
- 12.Gamin, Mike. Tank Beat. Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. June 21, 2007.
- 13.Sjoberg, Lore. Review: Tank Beat is Armed and Tedious. Wired. Condé Nast. August 1, 2007.
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