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- Reviewed on: 10/04/2000
- Updated on: 05/17/2006
- Released on: 09/09/2000
- Originally published on GameSpot: World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks (PlayStation) Review
World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks is the type of game that comes along in surplus at the very beginning or the very end of a console's life. Had this title come out in 1995, it would have done well with the Twisted Metal/Destruction Derby set. But now that we're at the end of the PlayStation's time, WDL just comes off as standard "been there, done that" fare. And while style isn't everything, the rest of what World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks has to offer quite simply isn't worth taking.
The spiritual sequel to 3DO's BattleTanx, WDL uses the same tired premise used in almost every vehicular combat game. Set in the post-apocalyptic future, the most popular televised sport is the World Destruction League, where insane tank warriors battle each other in different arenas across the globe - not a fresh concept in the least.
While the game offers a few variations on the standard vehicular combat structure laid down many moons past by Twisted Metal, the modes are simply not done well. Capture the flag stays true to its namesake but ends after a single flag capture, never really allowing for the action to reach a satisfying level. With no real incentive to clash with your opponents, capture the flag can be easily won without ever firing a single round, which counters the supposed destruction theme of the game. The standard deathmatch mode also suffers from a low kill quota, ending after a mere three kills. The gauntlet mode, where you must get from one end of an arena to the other while dodging turrets and drone tanks, is so uninteresting, it's barely worth mentioning. Frenzy mode, a more free-for-all version of capture the flag, is the most enjoyable mode, as it is the most conducive to head-on confrontation with your opponents.
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