There are different types of tanks, but in terms of power there’s really only two. There are bombs, which will destroy all enemy tanks a clock, which will freeze all enemy tanks shields, which are pretty self-explanatory and shields, which will temporarily protect the base with steel. There are more power-ups that can be acquired throughout the game. The only way to destroy steel walls is by collecting a certain number of stars, which will enhance the firepower of your tank. The map consists of five different types of terrain: bricks, which can be destroyed by your weapon steel, which cannot be destroyed without enough stars trees, which the player can easily drive through ice, which hinders the tank’s control and water, which cannot be crossed. Once all tanks are destroyed, you will progress to the next level. The number of tanks you have to destroy is indicated by a counter on the right of the screen. You have to destroy enemy tanks that are scouring the map so they don’t destroy your base (indicated by an eagle) at the bottom of the screen. Are you familiar with the Atari 2600 classic Combat? Well, Battle City is pretty much a juiced up version of it. As for the music, it’s fine, but there’s only one jingle that plays when you start a level. The graphics are pretty simple, although everything is at least identifiable the tanks look like tanks, the bricks look like bricks, the trees look like trees, etc. The objective is to move your tank around a city and destroy enemy tanks while defending your base at the bottom of the screen. The game begins with that classic scrolling title that was common back in the early days of the NES. Even today it’s never been made available on Virtual Console here in the states. I am legitimately wondering why this game never saw release outside of Japan. Yup, it went straight the consoles, and later to handhelds with the help of British developer Nova Games. That game is Battle City.ĭeveloped and published by Namco, Battle City was one of the few games made by the company to not receive an arcade release. When you hear “Namco classics”, what games do you usually associate with it? Pac-Man? Galaga? Dig Dug? Pole Position? All fantastic games to be sure, but Namco put out a lot more phenomenal games: Soulcalibur, Tekken 3, Xevious, The Tower of Druaga… one that literally nobody seems to talk about is a game that, shockingly, never saw release outside of Japan, even on Namco Museum or Virtual Console.
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