Battle City

Overview

Battle City, also known as Tank 1990 or Tank in some pirate multicart releases, is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Family Computer produced and published in 1985 by Namco. The game was later released for the Game Boy and was included in the Japanese version of Star Fox: Assault. It is a port of the arcade game Tank Battalion with additional features (including two player simultaneous play and a level edit feature). There was also a rendition for Nintendo's Vs. System arcade cabinets. The player, controlling a tank, must destroy enemy tanks in each level, which enter the playfield from the top of the screen. The enemy tanks attempt to destroy the player's base (represented on the map as a bird, eagle or Phoenix), as well as the human tank itself. A level is completed when the player destroys all 20 enemy tanks, but the game ends if the player's base is destroyed or the player loses all available lives.

Developed by

Namco

Published by

Bandai Namco Games, Dempa Shimbunsha, Namco, Namco Bandai Games, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Player perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Action

Series

Tank Battalion

Release dates

• Family Computer: Sep 9, 1985
• Arcade: 1985
• FM-7: Nov 1986
• Sharp X1: 1986
• Wii: Sep 4, 2007
• Nintendo 3DS: Jul 31, 2013
• Wii U: Jul 9, 2014