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Battle City

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PlatformFamicomYear1985
PublisherNamcoDeveloperNamco
RegionJPLanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Two Player, Japan Only, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Level Select, Single Screen, Level Editor
PlatformFamicom
Year1985
PublisherNamco
DeveloperNamco
RegionJP
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Two Player, Japan Only, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Level Select, Single Screen, Level Editor

7In Battle City, you control a tank to defend your base from enemy tanks that appear at the top of the screen. You can shoot in four directions and the play field has destructible brick walls, canopies that hide tanks underneath, water to stop movement and ice that makes movement more difficult. You win a level by defeating 20 tanks and lose the game by dying 4 times or having your base destroyed either by the enemy or by yourself. It's nice that they gave you the ability to choose any level you want to play and even create your own levels. It's great as a multiplayer experience but didn't hold my attention for long in single player.
7In Battle City, you control a tank to defend your base from enemy tanks that appear at the top of the screen. You can shoot in four directions and the play field has destructible brick walls, canopies that hide tanks underneath, water to stop movement and ice that makes movement more difficult. You win a level by defeating 20 tanks and lose the game by dying 4 times or having your base destroyed either by the enemy or by yourself. It's nice that they gave you the ability to choose any level you want to play and even create your own levels. It's great as a multiplayer experience but didn't hold my attention for long in single player.

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