

2009 · Port · PopCap Games · Shooter · Arcade
Heavy Weapon
Port
2005 video game
- Released
- 16 December 2009
- Platforms
- Legacy Mobile DevicePlayStation 3Xbox 360Zeebo
- Genres
- ShooterArcade
- Developers
- PopCap Games
- Publishers
- PopCap Games
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- ActionWarfare
- Age ratings
- CLASS_IND L
- Languages
- English, Portuguese (Brazil)
About
Heavy Weapon, also referred to as Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank, is a horizontally scrolling shooter that was both developed and published by PopCap Games and released in 2005.
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
In Heavy Weapon, the player guides a powerful atomic tank through several stages of opposing enemy forces in the Cold War. The tank moves only left and right, while its main weapon, a turret gun, can be aimed in a 180-degree span, and nukes can destroy enemies off the screen. The game's storyline revolves around an invasion by the Red Star, a fictional parody of the Soviet Union infused with elements of the Russian Empire, occurring in 1984. The player assumes the role of the commander of an Atomic Tank, tasked with driving the invasion back to the primary headquarters of the Red Star.
The game features a total of 19 levels/missions along with two game modes (mission and survival). In mission mode, one must blast through countless enemies and defeat a boss at the end. Mission mode provides three lives for every mission. Upon defeating the boss, the player visits the armory, where one can get various upgrades and power-ups for use in subsequent missions.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Part of
- Heavy Weapon
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Collections5 collections
Platform libraries
- Xbox 360 games (A–L)
- Backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/SList of compatible titles from Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3 games (D–I)
- Zeebo games
Publishers
- Sony Interactive Entertainment gamesVideo games
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