Tank Racer
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Cover art for Tank Racer
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| Developer(s) | Glass Ghost, Simis |
| Publisher(s) | Grolier Interactive, R&P Electronic Media |
| Platform(s) | PC, PlayStation, Mobile Phone |
| Release |
March 26th 1999 (PC and PlayStation versions), February 28th 2005 (Mobile Phone version) |
| Genre(s) | Action game, Racing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
March 26th 1999 (PC and PlayStation versions),
Tank Racer is a 3D action racing computer and video game by Focus Multimedia Ltd,Grolier Interactive and Glass Ghost, copyrighted in 1998 and released on March 26 1999.
There are 4 tanks to choose from for each championship , one secret tank for each cup (15 in total), and 8 different tracks. To unlock the secret tank of every cup you need to be in the first place at all the levels. The main goal of the single player mode in Tank Racer is to win all 3 cups in Cup Race. There are 4 courses in the bronze cup, 3 courses with 2 repeated courses in the silver cup and 1 course with 5 repeated courses in the gold cup. There are 4 'brands' of tanks to choose from. Though each cup has a different type of a specific brand, they keep the same purpose and more or less the same characteristics. For example: the EBZ brand is build for handling and taking corners rather than for speed and this remains true for each of the cups. Although there are differences, the 'EBZ 212 coupe' has handling as the highest statistic while the 'EBZ 720 SLi' switched to acceleration, top speed is still their lowest rating.
Each track is different, usually with a main road to follow and some shortcuts to discover. With the premise of racing tanks other interesting options are provided. Cars that block the road are no longer unpassable obstacles, you simply run over them rendering them flattened for the next round. Driving through parts of a houses to quickly cut off a corner and save time becomes standard. These and other possibilities can quickly alter the flow of a race. If anybody manages to clear all the levels in a single cup race, there is a bonus tank hidden in the game, which becomes visible for use. The capabilities of this tank is better than others.
There are two multi-player modes, Battle mode and Multiplayer Race mode
Battle mode:
Battle mode lets you battle against one other player (on the PC version you battle via LAN, the Internet, Modem link or DirectCable and on the PlayStation version you battle using split screen mode) in 1 of 8 tracks.
Multiplayer Race mode:
With the PC version of the game you play Multiplayer Race mode with up to 5 other players over LAN or the Internet, or with 1 other player via Modem link or DirectCable connection. With the PlayStation version of the game you can play Multiplayer Race mode with 1 other player in split screen mode.
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