BattleTanx

{{Infobox video game

|title=BattleTanx

|image=BattleTanx.jpg

|caption = North American Nintendo 64 cover art

|developer = The 3DO Company
Lucky Chicken Games (GBC)

|publisher=The 3DO Company

|engine =

|released = Nintendo 64
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|genre = Action

|modes = Single-player, multiplayer

|platforms = Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color

}}

BattleTanx is a 1998 action game released for the Nintendo 64, produced by The 3DO Company. The game was followed by a 1999 sequel, titled BattleTanx: Global Assault.

Plot

In 2001, a virus has killed 99% of the female population of Earth. Various countries fight over each other's quarantine zones, and end up engaging in nuclear war, destroying much of civilization. The few remaining women (called Queenlords) are held by gangs who have taken over small pieces of the world. The main character, Griffin Spade, had his fiancée Madison taken away from Queens, New York by the U.S. government. Griffin becomes separated from his fiancée, and New York City is destroyed. He claims a tank for his own and sets out to cross the United States to find her, battling gangs as he reaches his goal. After surviving the ruins of New York City, Griffin heads westward gaining recruits in the countryside, Chicago, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.

Gameplay

There are three tanks in the game for the player to choose from. The player can choose between a Moto Tank, M1A1 Abrams MBT, or the Goliath. There are 17 levels to complete in order to finish the single player game, all of which are filled with enemy tanks. Each level is located in a specific place in the United States, such as New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. The game features destructible environments, and in some cases, interactive environments.

In the game's multiplayer mode, players can battle with up to 4 players simultaneously. There are four different multiplayer configurations; Battlelord mode (equivalent to capture the flag), Deathmatch, Family Mode, and Annihilation.

Battlelord Capture the opponent's Queenlords.
Deathmatch The first to seven kills win.
Family Mode Deathmatch, but ammo cannot be switched, only used up.
Annihilation provides each competitor with five tanks, last survivor wins.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| GBC = true

| N64 = true

| na = true

| GR_GBC = 42%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250568-battletanx/index.html|title=BattleTanx for Game Boy Color|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522223843/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250568-battletanx/index.html|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| GR_N64 = 79%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/196733-battletanx/index.html|title=BattleTanx for Nintendo 64|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512161106/https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/196733-battletanx/index.html|archive-date=May 12, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| Allgame_GBC = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Cook|first=Brad|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20293&tab=review|title=BattleTanx (GBC) - Review|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114222918/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20293&tab=review|archive-date=November 14, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| EGM_N64 = 5.875/10{{cite magazine|last1=Davison|first1=John|last2=Boyer|first2=Crispin|last3=Hager|first3=Dean|last4=Smith|first4=Shawn|url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-648-165.jpg|title=BattleTanx (N64)|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=115|date=February 1999|page=165|access-date=January 20, 2021}}{{efn|In Electronic Gaming Monthly{{'}}s review of the Nintendo 64 version, one critic gave it 5/10, another gave it 6.5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 6/10.}}

| GI_N64 = 6.75/10{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_070_February_1999/page/n55/mode/2up|title=BattleTanx|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=70|date=February 1999|page=54|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| GamePro_N64 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Scary Larry|url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-786-110.jpg|title=BattleTanx (N64)|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment|issue=125|date=February 1999|page=110|access-date=January 20, 2021}}{{efn|GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version 4/5 for graphics, and three 4.5/5 scores for sound, control, and overall fun factor.}}

| GameRev_N64 = C−{{cite web|last=Hsu|first=Tim|date=March 1999|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32580-battletanx-review|title=BattleTanx Review (N64)|website=GameRevolution|publisher=CraveOnline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907190545/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/battletanx|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| GSpot_GBC = (unfavorable){{cite web|last=Provo|first=Frank|date=April 5, 2000|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gbc/action/battletanx/review.html|title=BattleTanx Review (GBA)|website=GameSpot|publisher=CNET|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210012954/http://www.gamespot.com/gbc/action/battletanx/review.html|archive-date=February 10, 2005|url-status=dead|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| GSpot_N64 = 5.5/10{{cite web|last=MacDonald|first=Ryan|date=January 20, 1999|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/battletanx-review/1900-2544122/|title=BatteTanx Review (N64) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209100818/https://www.gamespot.com/n64/action/battletanx/review.html|archive-date=February 9, 2005|url-status=live|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| Hyper_N64 = 77%{{cite magazine|last=Norton-Smith|first=Hugh|url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-698-46.jpg|title=BattleTanx|magazine=Hyper|publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd|issue=68|date=June 1999|page=46|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| IGN_GBC = 5/10{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=April 11, 2000|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/battletanx|title=BattleTanx (GBC)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| IGN_N64 = 8/10{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Peer|date=January 15, 1999|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/01/16/battletanx-4|title=BattleTanx Review (N64)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=October 16, 2020}}

| N64_N64 = 74%{{cite magazine|last=Weaver|first=Tim|title=BattleTanx|magazine=N64 Magazine|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=26|date=March 1999|page=71}}

| NGen_N64 = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_51/page/n93/mode/2up|title=BattleTanx (N64)|magazine=Next Generation|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=51|date=March 1999|page=93|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| NP_N64 = 7.7/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-358-123.jpg|title=BattleTanx|magazine=Nintendo Power|publisher=Nintendo of America|volume=116|date=January 1999|page=123|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

}}

The Nintendo 64 version received favorable reviews, while the Game Boy Color version received unfavorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said that the former console version was "fast [and] controls well, and it's got tanks blowing up everything in sight – sounds good to us."