Pocket Tanks
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| Pocket Tanks | |
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 The "Roman Candle", one of the 15 weapons in the Meteor expansion pack. |
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| Developer(s) | Blitwise Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Blitwise Productions |
| Composer(s) | DNA-groove (Eliran Ben Ishai) |
| Version | 1.3 |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release date(s) | November 16, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Artillery |
| Mode(s) | Competitive Players: 1-2 |
| Rating(s) | E: Mild Fantasy Violence - ESRB |
Pocket Tanks is a 1-2 player computer game for Windows and Mac OS X, and more recently, the iPhone, created by Blitwise Productions, developer of Super DX-Ball and Neon Wars. Adapted from Michael Welch's earlier Amiga game Scorched Tanks, this newer version features modified physics, dozens of weapons ranging from simple explosive shells to homing missiles, and the ability to move the tank. It supports several expansion packs. At the moment, players can have up to 250 different weapons total. Pocket Tanks is often abbreviated as PTanks, or simply as PT.
The point of the game is to use various weapons, which come in various packs, to attack the other player's tank. Each hit scores a certain amount of points, which varies based on the weapon and proximity. At the end of 10 volleys, the player with the highest points wins.
The game features a fully destructible environment, which allows player to put themselves on pedestals, in tunnels, or bunkers, allowing for the probability of strategic play.
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[edit] Developments
The first version of Pocket Tanks; Version 1.0 was released in 2001.
Version 1.3 was released November 2007. It contains more bug fixes, LAN and IP support.
A version was recently released for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Which comes in free or paid versions(the only difference is that the free version has fewer weapons).
A version for the Android operating system is being developed, there are no estimated release dates however.
[edit] Standard Weapons and Expansion Packs
There are "weapon packs" available which give the player more weapon choices during gameplay. However, these expansion packs are only available to those who own Pocket Tanks Deluxe. All packs that include 5 weapons are free, while those with 15 have to be purchased. There are 250 weapons total, including 30 from the Demo and 30 from the Deluxe Version.
[edit] Collector's Edition
A Collector's Edition of Pocket Tanks was released on November 16, 2007. It contains the first 14 expansion packs and the Deluxe version of Pocket Tanks. The CD and case comes with special art, and it is cheaper to buy the expansion packs through the Collector's Edition, but other than that there are no differences between the Deluxe and Collector's Edition.
[edit] Online potential
Network play has been made available with the latest (v1.3) release. Actual online play will be developed in the future, although it is possible to simulate this through Hamachi.
[edit] External links
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