1 post tagged “tanks”

In my last post, I talked about the "Missile Defense" game at the site, http://ugotgames.com/action.  This time, I want to talk about "Tanks."

At the risk of dating myself, I'll say now that I remember playing this one in video arcades, back in college.  The game is a classic, and this flash version comes with all of the bells and whistles.  If those disturb you, I would recommend that you turn off the sound.

Now start the game.  Just find "Tanks" in the ugotgames site menu, and click on it, give a few seconds to load.  The first thing you'll get is an options menu: number of players, how many humans, how many computer players, how "smart" are the computer players.  You also get to choose the terrain: desert is basically flat, forest is slightly hilly, with trees that can block your view, and mountain has very steep, tall hills that are hard to shoot around.  I like playing in the forest terrain, but it's up to you.

To play, just use the arrow keys to move your tank, and raise or elevate the cannon.  The space bar shoots.  That status bar at the top of the screen shows what weapon your shooting, the canon angle, how much power you're putting into it.  I would strongly recommend using the unlimited "small missiles" to target the enemy before letting loose with larger weapons.

As you destroy enemy tanks, and increase your score, you can purchase more and deadlier weapons.  These can range from large atomic bombs, to air strikes with pinpoint accuracy, to the amusing ball weapons that start rolling when they strike.

Try the game.  It's one of my favorite free flash games.