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In both Tank Battalion and Battle City (and it's eventual sequel [[Tank Force]]), the object is simple: protect your home base from the onslaught of enemy tanks. Your base, signified by a falcon, starts out safely behind a fortified wall. But it only takes a few bullets from your enemies (or yourself) to blow a hole in the wall, making your base vulnerable to attack. In fact, all brick walls can be destroyed in this fashion. All you can do to prevent this is destroy every tank as fast as possible. Some tanks provide you with valuable power-ups when they are destroyed, such as faster shots or shields. You can see a tally of how many of the 20 tanks remain on a stage before you advance to the next. There are 35 stages in total. | In both Tank Battalion and Battle City (and it's eventual sequel [[Tank Force]]), the object is simple: protect your home base from the onslaught of enemy tanks. Your base, signified by a falcon, starts out safely behind a fortified wall. But it only takes a few bullets from your enemies (or yourself) to blow a hole in the wall, making your base vulnerable to attack. In fact, all brick walls can be destroyed in this fashion. All you can do to prevent this is destroy every tank as fast as possible. Some tanks provide you with valuable power-ups when they are destroyed, such as faster shots or shields. You can see a tally of how many of the 20 tanks remain on a stage before you advance to the next. There are 35 stages in total. | ||
Tank Battalion didn't make a big splash in the arcades when it was released in [[1980]], since it was out-shone by [[Namco]]'s other classic, [[Pac-Man]]. After being released for the Famicom, it was converted into an arcade game called '''Vs. Battle City''' using the Nintendo Vs. arcade technology. In [[1991]], Nova ported the game to the [[Game Boy]], adding 65 more stages to bring the stage count up to 100. However, the reduced screen size resulted in only a portion of the maze being shown so a radar was incorporated into the game. Namco later included the game in their Super Game Boy compatible compilation [[Namco Gallery Vol. 1]]. Battle City has made one more appearance since then, in the Japanese version of the [[Nintendo GameCube]] title [[Star Fox: Assault]] as a hidden bonus game, along with other classic Namco titles [[Xevious]] and [[Star Luster]]. | Tank Battalion didn't make a big splash in the arcades when it was released in [[1980]], since it was out-shone by [[Namco]]'s other classic, [[Pac-Man]]. Before being remade as Battle City, Tank Battalion was released for the [[MSX]]. After being released for the Famicom, it was converted into an arcade game called '''Vs. Battle City''' using the Nintendo Vs. arcade technology. In [[1991]], Nova ported the game to the [[Game Boy]], adding 65 more stages to bring the stage count up to 100. However, the reduced screen size resulted in only a portion of the maze being shown so a radar was incorporated into the game. Namco later included the game in their Super Game Boy compatible compilation [[Namco Gallery Vol. 1]]. Battle City has made one more appearance since then, in the Japanese version of the [[Nintendo GameCube]] title [[Star Fox: Assault]] as a hidden bonus game, along with other classic Namco titles [[Xevious]] and [[Star Luster]]. | ||
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