IndestructoTank! AE

So the other day I reviewed Indestruc2Tank, and I breifly mentioned in that post the main reason I was reviewing a game that had been out for quite awhile was because the anniversary edition had been released.

When I first found out about the anniversary edition (VIA Kongregate’s badge system) I was really excited ’cause I really liked I2T and was hoping that this version would be even better, sadly I was disappointed.

The first flaw in indestructotank AE is the camera, as you get higher the camera zooms out which can make it harder to continue your combo especially when you come back down, I think it would have been better if they had stuck with the Indestruc2Tank camera where it doesn’t zoom out it just gives you a (fairly) exact idea of where abouts you are.

The next thing that kind of annoyed me about this game was that Armor Games has attempted to make indestructotank AE look more “realistic” as a result the graphics are more bland (but realistic) but I suppose that may appeal to some people…

The Graphics That Some People May Like...

 

It seems that the fuel in your indestructo tank is used up faster, I suppose this make it more harder then I2T (which is good) but it goes so fast I almost wish there was a way to get fuel back.

It would have been nice if the experience could have been automatically added to your experience bar as you were making these combos as opposed to getting added after you’ve finished the combos as I was getting more then a little ticked off about the way I had to end combos as I was nearing low fuel just to see if I’d got enough experience to move onto the next level.

If this game wasn’t a special edition then I would have have liked it much more, if the graphics weren’t so realistic I would almost dare to say that this game was put together on the spur of the moment…

GRAPHICS: 8/10 (very realistic but not my style…not for this game anyway)
MUSIC: 2/10 (annoying and no mute button, I wanted to listen to some music but it wasn’t possible)
REPLAY VALUE: 3.4/10 (go play indestruc2tank insted)
ALL IN ALL: 6/10

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Indestruc2Tank

This game has been out for quite awhile but I like it so I thought I’d share my thoughts on it (that and there is an anniversary version that I am going to review and I want to compare it to this). The idea is that you have (as the name suggests) an indestructible tank, you have get yourself into the air and hit the enemies, getting combos by hitting multiple enemies. There are 3 different types of gameplay: classic, adventure and enhanced I’ve played each one so let’s go through them…

Classic is a remake of the first game (indestructoTank), I found it was pretty easy to beat the normal mode but I am terrible at Hardcore. I like the unlimited fuel mode you get after completing the game; you get the chance to try to make as many combos as possible. The best amount of combos I got was 98 in normal mode before I gave up. I realize that this version was supposed to be a remake with not too many changes in it but I wish the boom bar had been included (read adventure mode for more info about boom bar).

Adventure is basically the story mode, you are Dirk Danger, the indestructoTank driver and you have 3 missions to complete. The first 2 missions are really easy but the 3rd one is hard! My advice for anyone on the adventure mode is not to hesitate when going over holes, hesitate and you die! On the other hand sometime hesitating does pay off… What I really loved about adventure mode was the “boom bar,” when the boom bar is full you can press the up button and fly into the air, this is really handy especially on level 3, which has more holes then a golf course. While on the topic on level 3 I don’t know what is more depressing, falling into the same hole heaps of times or thinking you’ve cleared a hole and then falling into the next one…

Enhanced is basically Classic with a boom bar (YAY!)…so I can’t really say much about this that hasn’t already been said…

Ok so here are the final scores…
GRAPHICS: 8.5/10 (I reckon the cartoonish graphics really suit the game…except for the conversation graphics in adventure mode, they sometimes looked a bit off)
RE-PLAY VALUE: 7.8/10 (worth playing more then once!)
ALL IN ALL:8.7/10

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