World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition

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World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition
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Developer(s)Wargaming West
EngineDespair
Platform(s)Xbox 360
Genre(s)Action, strategy
Mode(s)Multiplayer

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition is a multiplayer video game similar to World of Tanks by Wargaming.net for the Xbox 360. The game was announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 press event. Beta was released on 7 August 2013.[2] The full version was released on 12 February 2014.

Gameplay

Players drive World War II-era armored vehicles in online multiplayer tactical skirmishes.[3] The game combines massively multiplayer online and first-person shooter elements.[3] Maps include Cliff, Mines, Malinovka, Sand River, West Field, Province, Abbey, Fisherman's Bay, Prokhorovka, Himmelsdorf, Lakeville and Mountain Pass.[3]

The game is free-to-play for Xbox Live Gold subscribers, and includes a 7-day trial for Xbox Live Silver subscribers.[4] Playing the game earns experience for tanks and accessories, and silver for buying tanks and equipment.[3] Players can use gold, an in-game currency, to buy premium World of Tanks accounts, which in turn give players more experience and credits faster.[4] Players can buy gold with real money in the later patches[4] Gold for premium accounts and tanks is the fastest method for progressing through the game.[3]

The Xbox 360 Edition will not be linked with the PC game.[3]

Development

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition is in development with Wargaming West,[4] formerly Day 1 Studios until purchased early in 2013.[3] Day 1 was looking for a publisher for their console mech game when Wargaming asked the studio about porting World of Tanks.[3] Day 1 prototyped the game on the Xbox 360 "in mere days".[3] They were given unrestricted access to Wargaming's servers and art.[3] The game's client side runs on Wargaming's Despair engine.[3] The company aims to give each tank class 100 hours of unlockable content, or 400 to 500 hours overall.[3]

A closed beta test began in early 2013, and E3 2013 attendees were invited to the beta after the game's announcement.[3] The game was working on retail Xbox 360s by mid-May 2013.[3] In late May 2013, Wargaming announced that they would be showing its first console game at E3 2013.[5] The game was officially announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 press event.[4] An open beta with 40 American and German tanks is scheduled to begin the weekend after E3 2013.[6][3] The beta is for stress testing the servers and multiplayer matchmaking.[6] Players cannot buy gold in the open beta, but Wargaming will provide free in-game gold to test the store, though this will reset with the official release.[4] British tanks are also available with in the beta.[3] About 60 total tanks are expected to be included in the full version.[6]

Xbox Live regulations bar Wargaming from offering premium accounts as recurring subscriptions.[4] An upcoming expansion being released on June 3 will include Russian tanks.[3] Wargaming West said that if the Xbox 360 version gets a "meaningful user base" then they will focus on the Xbox One edition.[7]

The beta closed on 28 January 2014. All stats on all of the players who participated were reset. Only the people that participated in the beta got the game first when it came out.

Reception

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition received positive reviews from critics. Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version 78/100[8] score and GameRankings - 76.86%.[9]

References

  1. ^ http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/02/04/world-of-tanks-xbox-360-edition-release-date-announced
  2. ^ "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition Beta is Available 24/7". Wargaming. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "World of Tanks Xbox 360 Edition: Wargaming's phenomenon comes to the console". Polygon. Vox Media. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Sarkar, Samit (13 June 2013). "Free-to-play World of Tanks on Xbox 360 will offer free trial to non-Gold members". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (28 May 2013). "Wargaming bringing its first console game to E3 2013". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Crecente, Brian (11 June 2013). "World of Tanks Xbox 360 beta kicks off this weekend". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  7. ^ Wright, Jeffery (15 June 2013). "E3 2013: World of Tanks is blasting its way to the 360". Joystiq. AOL Tech. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  8. ^ a b "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. ^ "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition Review". IGN. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  11. ^ "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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