''Garry Kitchen's Battletank'' is an action video game released by

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in September 1990 for the

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. The game is similar to the

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game '' Battlezone'', and supports one player. It was considered to be a poorly designed game, as it was intended to become a space flight game for the

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during its development.

Gameplay

The player is placed inside a tank, hence the game has a

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view. The tank is equipped with a smokescreen, a missile launcher, a 150mm cannon, and a .50 caliber machine gun. The object of the game is to destroy enemy tanks and helicopters in the area. If the player fires the tank's guns for too long, they will overheat and will take time to cool down.

References

1990 video games Absolute Entertainment games Imagineering (company) games Nintendo Entertainment System games Nintendo Entertainment System-only games North America-exclusive video games Tank simulation video games Video games developed in the United States Single-player video games {{vehicle-simulation-videogame-stub