3D Tanx

3D Tanx
Publisher(s)DK'Tronics
Designer(s)Don Priestley
Platform(s)ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro
Release1982
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

3D Tanx is a shoot 'em up video game written by Don Priestley and published by DK'Tronics in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum,[1] Commodore 64,[2] and BBC Micro.

Gameplay

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The aim of the game is to shoot tanks moving across a bridge, shown in the distance into the screen. The player aims a gun turret by adjusting its rotation and elevation, this being the '3D' aspect of the game. Skill and timing is required to strike the tanks.[3]

Reception

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Crash magazine wrote, "The graphics are very good and so is the sound," and concluded,"...and at the price, excellent value."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "3D Tanx". World of Spectrum.
  2. ^ "3D Tanx". Lemon64.
  3. ^ "3D Tanx review". Sinclair User (14). Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  4. ^ "3D Tanx review". CRASH (3).