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Tank Beat
Tank BeatNorth American cover art
Developer(s)Milestone Inc.
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Milestone Inc.
  • NA: O3 Entertainment
  • PAL: Midas Interactive
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: November 30, 2006
  • NA: May 24, 2007
  • EU: October 5, 2007
  • AU: October 25, 2007
Genre(s)Artillery/Strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, online multiplayer

Tank Beat (タンクビート, Tanku Bīto), known in PAL regions as Tank Battles, is an artillery/strategy game for the Nintendo DS that was developed by Milestone Inc.

Overview

In Tank Beat players take control of Vill Katjue, a rookie tank driver lost in the chaos of an invasion. The game features 24 missions as well as skirmish modes.

The game is played with the stylus, with players drawing paths on the touch screen for their tank to follow, dragging the stylus across the screen to rotate the camera, and tapping on enemy units to fire upon them. More than 20 different tanks and combat vehicles such as APCs or missile launchers are available to the player, each differing in speed, defense, firepower, and weapons. Players can also give commands to allied AI-controlled tanks.

The game also supports two to four-player wireless play, and online games through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic40/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer4/10
Famitsu28/40
GameRevolutionD−
GameSpot3.7/10
GameZone3.1/10
IGN4/10
Nintendo World Report7/10
Wired

Tank Beat received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. The gameplay mechanics were cited to have a "hit or miss" feel, ranging from "great fun" to "old in about two seconds". In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.

Sequel

A sequel titled Tank Beat 2 Gekitotsu! Deutsch-gun vs. Rengō-gun (タンクビート2 激突! ドイツ軍vs.連合軍, Tanku Bīto 2 Gekitotsu! Doichi-gun vs. Rengō-gun) was released in Japan on November 29, 2007. It was released in North America on December 2, 2008, renamed as Heavy Armor Brigade and published by UFO Interactive Games.

References

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  7. ^ "November 21, 2006". The Magic Box. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  8. Parker, Tom (August 31, 2007). "Tank Beat Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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  10. David, Mike (June 8, 2007). "Tank Beat – NDS – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  11. Adams, Chris (June 11, 2007). "Tank Beat Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  12. Gamin, Mike (June 21, 2007). "Tank Beat". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  13. Sjoberg, Lore (August 1, 2007). "Review: Tank Beat is Armed and Tedious". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

External links

MileStone Inc.
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