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#WAR MACHINES FREE MULTIPLAYER TANK SHOOTING GAMES PS4 PS3#
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I switched off the game long before I could have died. At one point, I ended up with 950 health and was racking up kills without having to move. Because of this, the play gets boring very quickly. This AI level and enemy tank type remains the same no matter if you’ve killed 1 or 70 tanks (the total you’ll need to destroy in a single run if you want to 100% the trophy list – no, there’s no plat). Tanks vs Tanks doesn’t get any more difficult as you play either. It’s like watching a bunch of toddlers playing football at times, tanks just driving randomly around the map and firing at each other.

Unless you go rolling in all gung-ho and get totally outnumbered, it’s possible to stay with your allied tanks and destroy tank after tank after tank without taking a hit. They’ve got very little strategic nous and are sluggish to react to attacks which means that they’re easy to defeat. The AI of the opposition is the most disappointing aspect of this title. These grant you a +50 health to your existing total.

#WAR MACHINES FREE MULTIPLAYER TANK SHOOTING GAMES PS4 PLUS#

To keep you going, you can collect health boosts in the shape of big yellow plus signs which drop from defeated tanks.

If it reaches 0, it’s game over and you’ve got to start the game from scratch. Each hit the tank take reduces that number. At the start of each run at the game, you’re equipped with 200 health. When that bar gets low, the tank starts to smoke and a few hits later, it explodes and becomes a flaming black block. Instead, each tank has an invisible health bar. There’s no blasting the track off the tank, targeting weak spots on the armour or disabling a gun. Targets that take a hit don’t take that damage to the area they’re hit. It’s a shame that that’s where the enjoyment and depth stops with Tanks vs Tanks. There’s a satisfying chunkiness to the way the tank moves too, that’s on par with big budget alternatives. Get stuck in a fire fight with these jets of dirt firing up around you and it can make it look like a scene from a low-res Saving Private Ryan. The plume of dirt and smoke that emanates from the impact of a shell, while not entirely impressive, is gratifying to see. In close quarters, it’s worth mixing it up between the two weapons between cool downs. Similarly, the autocannon is useless at distance because it’s inaccurate. You’re got to account for the arc of the shell. There’s a little bit of drop to the shells fired which means lining up a straight hit won’t work on enemies that are far away. The offensive game play is by far and away the best aspect of Tanks vs Tanks.

Take aim with the on screen gauge (or the aiming screen if you’re using the realistic internal screen view), get into position and let fly when you’re able. Each weapon has a cool down time so you can’t just spam the top gun at your opposition. The tank has 2 offensive capabilities – the top gun capable of firing off explosive shells and an autocannon (basically a machine gun). Using the left stick to move the tank around the arena and the right stick to control the turret/gun direction, the aim of Tanks vs Tanks is to destroy the endlessly spawning opposition without getting destroyed yourself. Thankfully, this is the deep end of the kiddies pool. You’re thrown in at the deep end without any explicit objective or explanation of the controls. Like the name suggests, it’s then Tanks vs Tanks. They have a red outline and appear on the mini-map as red circles. On the other side of the battlefield, a team of enemy tanks, all of which are identical to one another, spawn. Friendly tanks also have a green outline that surrounds them. You’re spawned alongside a team of friendly AI controlled tanks with the exact same visual look as your own vehicle.

#WAR MACHINES FREE MULTIPLAYER TANK SHOOTING GAMES PS4 PS3#

A hilly field with a series of buildings at its centre, the arena looks like an early noughties PS3 game, akin to a less detailed Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising. Start the game and you’re spawned into a tank, the only tank you’ll control, on a 3D battlefield, the only battlefield in the game. After starting the game, you’re met with a menu with 2 options – Start Game or Options. It has no tutorial or explanation of the controls. If you want more detail, let’s get into it. If that’s enough of an indictment for you, feel free to scroll down to the bottom and see the score if you’ve not done so already and be on your way. An insubstantial take on tank combat, this game is unsophisticated and basic compared to every other game I’ve experienced in this genre. I know that’s a pretty scathing line to open a review with but it’s the truth. The time it takes to write this review of Tanks vs Tanks will last longer than my enjoyment of the game did. It’s Tanks vs Tanks, a trifling take on the genre. It has tanks and they’re fighting other tanks.

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