BattleTanx (Game Boy Color)

GameSpot editors' review

• Reviewed by:
  Frank Provo
• Reviewed on: 04/05/2000
• Updated on: 03/04/2004
• Released on: 02/29/2000
• Originally published on GameSpot: BattleTanx (Game Boy Color) Review

Since 3DO's current existence seems tied up in war games such as BattleTanx and Army Men, it is no surprise that both games would end up on Nintendo's Game Boy Color. Whereas Army Men delivered mission-style gameplay and strategy elements, 3DO's BattleTanx takes a more straightforward approach. Indeed, if you're the type of person into vicarious violence and copious amounts of destruction, BattleTanx may interest you.

Make no mistake: BattleTanx's gameplay isn't the most complex in the world. The A button pushes your 20-ton behemoth forward, while B launches whatever weapon you happen to be packing at the time. With the exception of having to aim your cannon, destruction is a one-button affair. Navigate mazelike courses, blow up a few obstructions, and make it to the checkpoint - that's the game in a nutshell. Whether you choose to go through San Francisco, Washington DC, Las Vegas, or Los Angeles, traversing the game's 15 levels isn't exactly a difficult endeavor. Even casual gamers will have no problem beating this game on its hardest difficulty within the first day.

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