![]() In 2014, a programmer named "Beamrider" created a homebrew port of the original Tank Battalion for the Commodore Vic-20. The game was later released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2009 and was later included in the Namco Museum compilation for the Nintendo Switch in 2017. 1 in 1996, along with Mappy, Galaga and Namco Classic.Ī sequel, known as Tank Force, was released in 1991 in Japan only, and featured improved graphics, co-op and new enemy types. It was released for both the Family Computer and Game Boy, with the Game Boy version being included in the compilation Namco Gallery Vol. It had different levels, improved graphics and sounds, a level editor and co-op play. ![]() In his review for Namco Museum on the Nintendo Switch, Damien McFerran of. In 1985, Namco released an improved version of Tank Battalion named Battle City. Tank Force is a 1991 multi-directional shooter arcade game developed and published in Japan by Namco. The game is also over if the player runs out of lives. Indeed, one of the earliest competitive games Atari’s Combat for 2600, released in 1977 is most well known for its highly enjoyable two-player tank battles, though the game’s myriad modes also incorporated a variety of other vehicles. The player receives a game over if the tanks destroy the base, no matter how many lives the player has left (humorously, the player can also destroy the base, also resulting a game over). ![]() The player also has to protect the base (marked as an eagle on the playing field) at the bottom of the screen. The player (and tanks) can destroy the brick walls littering the playing field, but can't destroy the green-checkerboard wall around the screen. The player is required to shoot 20 blue tanks (similar to the company's Warp & Warp, released in 1981) to complete each round. The player controls a yellow tank with the joystick, and fires a bullet with the button. A sequel, titled Tank Force was released for arcades in 1991, which would later be ported to the Nintendo Switch in 2017 as part of Namco Museum. It was ported to MSX, and an improved version titled Battle City was released for the Family Computer in 1985, with a GameBoy version being released in 1991. Tank Battalion (タンクバタリアン Tanku Batarian) is a multi-directional shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in 1980. The Nintendo Switch version of Namco Museum is a collection of 10 classic arcade games that includes a unique multiplayer Pac-Man experience.
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