Armada Tanks Review



Posted on Saturday, May 02, 2009

If tanks were never developed for warfare, they certainly would have been developed for video games. What's better than an armored moving platform with a huge gun when you have lots of enemies to blow away? If you like digital tank warfare, you'll like Armada Tanks.

Armada Tanks main page

The idea behind Armada Tanks is that you have one tank to defend your base camp while a minor horde of less than intelligent enemy vehicles try to destroy you. As with most casual games, it takes about two seconds to learn the major controls; left click shoot, right click move. The main gamescreen is a maze with cartoon like vehicles roaming around wreaking havoc.

Camp Attack
Camp wall breached
by enemy tanks The game presents an overhead view of a maze that contains your tank, your base, entry points for the enemy and, of course, lots of enemy vehicles. You can shoot the maze walls to destroy them and create a shortcut for your tank. Enemy units usually don't do this. The base is surrounded by walls but, as with the other walls, can be destroyed by shooting them repeatedly. The walls give the base enough protection so you can move away from it to destroy enemies; just don't stay away too long. Enemy fire can reduce the walls and destroy the base fairly quickly. Remember that your shots will also destroy the base walls, so watch your aim when protecting it.

Power Ups
Officer tells you what power ups are for As you're driving around blowing enemies up, powerups will randomly appear. One of your officers appears at the top to the screen and describes what the new powerup will do. The powerups only appear for a limited time and do a variety of things such as add to your health, allow you to destroy all vehicles on the screen or stun enemy tanks. They add interest to the game by giving you more options and by forcing you away from your base to retrieve them.

At the end of each level, a victory screen will appear and tell you how well you've done. Your points are based on the number of enemies you kill and you get extra points for picking up powerups even if you don't use them.

Victory screen

You also collect money for each round depending on your level of success. The money allows you to upgrade your tank with features such as new weapons, better armor, faster fire rate, or faster movement. The weapon choice adds another interesting aspect of the game since upgraded weapons are not always the best choice in certain situations.

Tank upgrade screen

Bunker and Tank
Bunkers shoot at you. Just when you think you've build the best badass tank around, some new enemy units appear that just don't seem that impressed with your armor or weapons. These new, tougher units will match your upgrades and keep the game interesting. New buildings such as bunkers and towers also add to the challenge.


This is how I rate Armada Tanks:

Cost - Very affordable at less than $10

Available Platforms - PC Only

Gameplay - Easy and quick to use with no places where tanks can get stuck.

Graphics - No 3D graphics here but they're more than adequate for the game.

Originality - Nothing much new here - shoot and destroy. I think the second game made after "Pong" was a tank game.

Strong points - Lots of fun, easy to use, and the right level of difficulty keeps you interested.

Weak Points - for this type of game, none.

Boredom/Frustration Ratio: 2/1 - Not engaging enough to keep you up until 5 AM but engaging enough for an extended mental break from spreadsheets or coding.

Overall rating - 7

Conclusion: Armada Tanks is a great game if your looking for some mindless fun blowing moving targets away.


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