Panzer Front

Set in various theaters of World War II, this tank sim pits Russian, German, and American armor against each other in a series of missions designed to test both strategizing and twitching abilities, albeit with a heavy emphasis on the former. The game offers two main modes, Tank Select and Tactics. Tank Select is an arcade-style mode, with exaggerated tank capabilities and basic missions, most revolving around killing whatever moves. Tactics offers a selection of 28 different maps with a variety of terrain, opposition, and victory conditions. The missions are almost evenly divided between Russian, American, and German missions, but secondary factors mix things up so thoroughly that the different capabilities of each army's tanks are only a small drop in the bucket full of strategic factors you have to consider.

Released: 22 December 1999
Platforms: Dreamcast PlayStation
Genres: Simulation Strategy Tank simulation World War II
Developers: Enterbrain
Publishers: Agetec
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action Warfare
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

Panzer Front (Japanese: パンツァーフロント, Hepburn: Pantsā Furonto) is a World War II tank simulation game first released in 1999 in Japan by Enterbrain for the PlayStation and Dreamcast game consoles.

Keywords

tank
tank combat

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Gameplay

Players perform the role of a tank commander during the war using one of six fictional tanks. Battles are fought on various maps based on actual historical campaigns. During the game, the player can engage the enemy while calling in artillery barrages whenever they are available. Panzer Front takes a realistic approach, some enemies can kill the player's tank with one shot. Reinforcements are also available in some missions if allied tanks are lost.

Panzer Front has 25 missions, based on real events. Examples include the destruction of a British armored column in the Battle of Villers-Bocage, the US Army's defense against a ferocious German counterattack in Le Dezert, the defense of the Reichstag during the Battle of Berlin, and several based on the Battle of Kursk.

Reception

The PlayStation version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 for the Dreamcast version, and 29 out of 40 for the PlayStation version.