Not for everyone, but younger gamers and arcade fans will love it. The multiplayer mode adds a surreal slice of joy, too. Worth picking up if you find it cheap.
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Everyone, say hi to Reese. He got the thing he really, really wanted most for Christmas. And yes, it's Tank! Tank! Tank!, which was ... not exactly the best launch title for the Wii U. More »
I hope this is a sign for the future that developers will bring more arcade games to home consoles as they’re very diverse and creative. Hopefully they can just work on making the solo experiences a little more engaging.
My Kong remains the one element of Tank! Tank! Tank! that's likely to earn a lasting place in your heart. If only this was just the start of the designers' party game creativity, eh? Instead, it's the high point of a fairly limited package that quickly runs out of ideas.
If Namco Bandai had lopped off the limp campaign mode and released the game as a multiplayer offering on the Wii U eShop for $15 then it would be easier to recommend, but as it stands now, Tank! Tank! Tank! is better described as Lame! Lame! Lame!
The only true redeeming quality of the solo experience is the presentation, which is the same in multiplayer. It isn’t the worst of the Wii U launch titles, but it certainly is nowhere near the best.
Like the original arcade game, Tank! Tank! Tank! is designed as a multiplayer action game. Perhaps, Namco Bandai should’ve skipped the story mode and released Tank! Tank! Tank! as a downloadable game? Four tanks and a monkey are enough tank action for me.
This is from a We Got This Covered review for Tank! Tank! Tank!...
Tanks has absolutely no redeeming factor. It's boring, repetitive, shallow, uninteresting, poorly designed, infuriating, and a handful of other descriptors I can't even come up with words for. This is the kind of game you'll see in the bargain bins before the year is even over, look at it, think about it, then realize that even the Wii U's karaoke game seems more appealing.
While Tank Tank Tank offers up a bit of goofy fun, it's the sort of fun that probably won't last. I'd liken it to the overnight NES Rampage sessions of my youth. Fun for a few hours, better with friends, soon set aside for more complex experiences.
- one button used
- selection of three weapons
- destructible buildings and scenery
- "Kong Mode" is where the GamePad controls a huge monkey mech
- this puts your face on the monkey mech
- options such as smashing stuff with its fists and farting
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