BattleTanx

"Vehicular mayhem in a world where Philip-Morris has taken over"

Yes, it's true. Big tobacco will take over in the future. Well, it is the only plausible way to explain how this future world's terrain.

Graphics: 6/10. Everything looks pretty good, and would look even better if you could see in front of you. Actually, you can see in front of you for a little bit, but the battle arenas are all large outdoor places. There is a lot of fog, almost too much. If you can ignore this, you'll definitely enjoy this game. The tank models are all unique enough, and everything looks pretty much outstanding, except for some overuse of textures.

Sounds: 7/10. The sound effects are great, and can almost make up for the rather lacking music. The music is easily forgotten. The effects are really good, though, and all sound as you would expect them to. Whoosh go the rockets! Rikka rikka goes the machine gun! And, uh, click goes the cloaking device. Wheeeeee!

Replay: 8/10. There are several multiplayer modes, so you and your friends should be busy for a while. The solo missions can be fun, but get a little boring after a little experience with them.

Story: 5/10. Eh. The story is sort of interesting, but the you won't really need to pay attention to it to enjoy the game.

Gameplay: 9/10. There is a wide assortment of weapons and tools to use, so it is almost always fun to use them. The arenas are a bit on the large side, but it's fun to explore and try to find secret areas which contains bonuses. Control is a little hard at first, but is easy to use after a while.

Overall: 8/10. This competes with Vigilante 8 as the best vehicular action game on the Nintendo 64. I urge anyone to get it, because it should be available pretty much anywhere.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 06/26/00, Updated 06/26/00