1999 · Real-time strategy · Strategy

Tanktics (1999)

Tanktics was a game developed by DMA Design in 1999 for the PC. It was published by Interplay.

Released: 1999
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Real-time strategy Strategy
Developers: —
Publishers: Interplay Entertainment
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy Science fiction Historical Warfare
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Tanktics is a strategy video game developed by DMA Design for Microsoft Windows. It was published by Interplay in 1999.

The objective of the game is to progress through four eras. The player must build and control tanks in preceding eras to fight the "evil black tanks" from a more advanced era. Tanks are built by hand out of parts, which are randomly constructed by a factory (the "Part-o-Matic") in the player's base when it is provided with resources. Different parts may offer the ability to cross various terrain, offensive capabilities more suitable to current tactics, and so forth.

Keywords

modern warfare
post-apocalyptic
medieval
construction
military
building
tank
tank combat
sheep
modern military
leveling up
catapult

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Gameplay

There are four worlds in campaign mode: Stone Age, Medieval, Modern, and Futuristic, each containing six levels. The enemy is always one world in technology above the player's team, the final one being the "Evil Black Tanks" themselves. There is also a challenge and training mode. The challenge mode consists of tasks such as destroying certain tanks with boulders, crushing black sheep to defending the base, and reassembling tanks.

The Part-O-Matic is the only structure controlled by the player. It produces a set of parts, determined by the level. The speed is determined by the number of sheep on its wheel. Sheep are found randomly grazing and can be picked up by the player's crane and dropped on the Part-O-Matic's wheel.