Super Battletank
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| Super Battletank | |
|---|---|
 Sega Genesis cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Absolute Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Absolute Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Garry Kitchen |
| Programmer(s) | Mark Morris Nick Eastridge (GBA) |
| Artist(s) | Jesse Kapili Gregory Faccone |
| Composer(s) | Mark Van Hecke |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis Game Gear Game Boy Super NES Game Boy Advance (as Operation: Armored Liberty) |
| Release | 1992 2001 (Game Gear) 2003 (GBA) |
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Garry Kitchen's Super Battletank: War in the Gulf is a 1992 tank simulation single-player video game which takes place during Operation Desert Storm. The player controls an M1 Abrams main battle tank for the United Nations. A sequel, Super Battletank 2, was released for the Super NES in 1994.
Graphics
[edit]The screen is divided into two sections. One is the instrument panel in the gunner's station of the tank, and the other is a view of the outside, which consists primarily of the desert and military vehicles.
Gameplay
[edit]The player battles helicopter gunships, T-72s, and Scud launchers, in pursuit of a military victory. The player had to use only M1 Abrams tank to play.
Re-releases
[edit]Majesco Entertainment released the game in 2001 for the Game Gear, as part of their licensed line of classic games for Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Super NES, making it by far the last release in North America for the Game Gear. It was also remade as Operation: Armored Liberty for Game Boy Advance in 2003.
Reception
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| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Power | 67%[a][2] |
| Super Play | 50%[1] |
Super Gamer reviewed the SNES version and gave an overall score of 54%. They praised the graphics, but called the gameplay as "repetitive".[3]
Nintendo Power reviewed the SNES version and gave middling score, citing its lack of strategy.[4]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Nintendo Power gave scores of 3.6, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.3 for "Graphics and Sound", "Play Control", "Challenge", and "Fun". Each category score is out of 5. 67% is the average aggregated score.
References
[edit]- ^ "Super Battletank". Super Play Gold. 1993. p. 64. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Now Playing July 1992" (PDF). Nintendo Power. No. 38. United States: Nintendo of America. June 1992. p. 105. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Super Battletank Review". Super Gamer (2). United Kingdom: Paragon Publishing: 123. May 1994. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Now Playing July 1992" (PDF). Nintendo Power. No. 38. United States: Nintendo of America. June 1992. p. 104. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1992 video games
- Absolute Entertainment games
- Game Boy Advance games
- Game Boy games
- Gulf War video games
- Imagineering (company) games
- Sega Genesis games
- Single-player video games
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- Tank simulation video games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games scored by Mark Van Hecke
- Video games set in Iraq
- Video games set in Kuwait
- Video games with historical settings