Monday, November 22, 2010



Tanks! for DROID Phones

Platform: Android

RATING:
5 out of 5

PRICE:
$1.60

TASTY:
It’s Battlezone on your Android phone!

BUMMER:
Mastering the controls present a real challenge; be sure to try both modes.

COOL:
The first must-have tank battle game for your phone adds depth of field, stellar graphics, and even enemy helicopters to take the Battlezone experience to the next level.

SIMILAR APPS IN THE MARKETPLACE:
Super Tank
Tanks
Burst Tanks
Warfire
War Zone Lite

REVIEW:

When I was a teenager, Battlezone was all the rage. This arcade and early console classic put you in the seat of a tank, and your task was simple: navigate through the landscape and take out the enemy tanks coming your way.

Tanks! both upgrades and enhances the Battlezone experience right on your Android phone. Gone are the flat, gray vector graphics. In its place are neon-colored replacements, rendered in front of a thoroughly modern background of mountains and sky line, which add critical depth of field and a feeling of motion to the action.

Add in a healthy supply of aerial baddies (helicopters) and tons of enemy tanks, and you’ll be shooting your way through this battlezone with reckless abandon. Be sure to try both control schemes. The standard mode is harder to wrap your brain around, but does offer superior control once you climb the learning curve and gain some experience.

Pro Tip: Rapidly tap the screen to fire lots of bullets all at once (unlike the original, continual rapid fire is encouraged), and be sure to lead your targets. The helis and tanks tend to move, a lot, and you’ll need to fire your bullets just ahead of them to score solid hits.

How many bogeys can you take out? Tanks! is the first must-have tank battle game for your phone that takes the Battlezone experience to the next level.

Read all of my past Android app reviews at Appolicious and Yahoo! Tech -- click here.

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