World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks

World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)The 3DO Company
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
PlayStation
Game Boy Color
Release
September 28, 2000
  • PlayStation
    • NA: September 28, 2000[1]
    • EU: November 17, 2000
    Game Boy Color
    • NA: December 8, 2000[2]
    • EU: April 6, 2001
    PlayStation 2
    • NA: December 19, 2000[3]
    • EU: March 30, 2001
Genre(s)Car Combat
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks is a car combat shooter game that has a similar gameplay to the Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8 series.

Gameplay

Like Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8, the player must obtain "powerups" and defeat enemy vehicles, but must capture the enemy flags in order to win. However, all of the vehicles are tanks, hence its name. The game itself is short, making it quite unpopular among gamers. It was also one of the first PlayStation 2 titles to be released. It is considered a spiritual successor to the Battletanx series, since it has similar gameplay to that as well, and is made by the same company, The 3DO Company. Also a mototank from Battletanx: Global Assault can be seen in the opening title sequence, and many of the playable tanks are inspired or directly copied from Battletanx. A reversed M-80 (only in the PS1 version of Battletanx: Global Assault) can also be seen in game as the unplayable AI controlled Skorpion Bomb Tank.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7][8] Emmett Schkloven of NextGen said in its January 2001 issue that the latter console version was "Not even worth the price of gas it would take to drive to the video store to rent it."[26] Three issues later, Eric Bratcher said that the former console version "fails to innovate. It misses the brass ring simply because it doesn't bother reaching for it."[27] Uncle Dust of GamePro said of the same console version, "3DO has stripped away everything engaging from BattleTanx, while increasing the carnage to mind-blowing proportions. WDL's single-player gameplay is sadly lacking, and the multiplayer games pale in comparison to stellar fragfests like TimeSplitters or Unreal Tournament."[31][b]

Notes

  1. ^ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation 2 version each a score of 7/10, 6.5/10, and 8/10.
  2. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and control, 2/5 for sound, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.

References

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  12. ^ Einhorn, Ethan (January 2001). "World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 138. Ziff Davis. p. 207. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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  19. ^ Liu, Johnny (January 2001). "World Destruction League Thunder Tanks Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  20. ^ Davis, Ryan (October 4, 2000). "World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks Review (PS)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 20, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  21. ^ Davis, Ryan (January 9, 2001). "WDL: Thunder Tanks Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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  24. ^ Cleveland, Adam (October 31, 2000). "World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  25. ^ Zdyrko, David (December 22, 2000). "World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  26. ^ a b Schkloven, Emmett (January 2001). "World Destruction League – Thunder Tanks (PS)". NextGen. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 108. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  27. ^ a b Bratcher, Eric (April 2001). "WDL: Thunder Tanks (PS2)". NextGen. No. 76. Imagine Media. p. 78. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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  31. ^ Uncle Dust (February 2001). "World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks (PS2)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 149. IDG. p. 68. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2024.


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