''M4'' is a computer game developed by Deadly Games in 1992 for the

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and in 1996 for Windows 3.x.

Plot

''M4'', also known by its full length name as ''M4: Sherman Tank Simulator'' or its German release as ''M4 Tank Simulator'', is a tank simulation where the player is a tank commander for an

M4 Sherman } The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It ...

tank during World War II.

Gameplay

The game comes with a set of earphones, allowing the player to hear communications from HQ and other units in the battle zone directly to the ears. Game options are point-and-click on a graphic representation of a piece of tank hardware and that is the command to activate. A map overlay allows you the player navigate toward a sector. On the communication screen, the player sets the frequency to listen and respond to commands, weather reports, and other items.

Reception

''M4'' was reviewed in 1993 in '' Dragon'' #193 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars. Markus Dahlberg reviewed ''M4'' for Swedish magazine '' Datormagazin'' in 1994. Dahlberg felt that the game did recreate the feel of sitting inside a tank to some extent, and that the headphones actually give an authentic feel and the sound was very good. He felt that the graphics were obsolete, and noted that the radio communication was the only thing in the game that was really good.

References

1992 video games Classic Mac OS games Classic Mac OS-only games Video games developed in the United States {{simulation-videogame-stub