- Tank Battalion
Infobox VG
title=Tank Battalion
caption=Screenshot
developer=Namco
publisher=Namco
designer=
release=1980
genre=Multi-directional shooter
modes=Up to 2 players, alternating turns
cabinet=Upright, cabaret, and cocktail
arcade system=Namco Pac-Man
display=Vertical orientation, Raster
input=4-wayJoystick ; 1 button
platforms=ArcadeTank Battalion is a
multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released byNamco in1980 . It was later ported to the Japanese Famicom (with a correspondingVs. System game) and Game Boy, but for unknown reasons was retitled Battle City. This game was also ported to the MSX 8-bit computers with its original name.Gameplay
The player, controlling a
tank , must destroy 20 enemy tanks in each level, 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 aneagle ), as well as the player's tank. A level is completed when the player destroys all 20 enemy tanks, but the game ends if the player's base is destroyed or the player loses all his lives. A sequel named "Tank Force " was released in1991 , which allowed 2 players to play simultaneously.External links
*KLOV game|id=10026
*moby game|id=/tank-battalion|name="Tank Battalion"
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