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Tank Defense

arcade.itch.com — Not quite tower defense, and not quite your average shooter. However you want to classify it, I had fun getting through the first 15 levels and I think you will too.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 3, 2008

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  • aydoubleyou, on 06/03/2008, -1/+85took me til lvl8 to realize i could move around.
  • levitron, on 06/02/2008, -6/+77Meh.
  • nmalhot, on 06/02/2008, -11/+40gameplay: 4 out of 5 stars
    graphics and sounds: 1 out of 5 stars

    It's a shame you guys didn't put in just a bit more time to polish the graphics and sounds. I think you guys underestimate how much high quality polish can add to the overall pleasure of the game. Honestly, if it wasn't the weekly challenge I would've skipped it based on the first few level graphics. And when will you add the ratings and comments to the game screen so they can be posted directly on the site???
  • moo113, on 06/03/2008, -5/+29I'm tired of people complaining about graphics. A good game is a good game no matter what it looks like. Things like Chrono Trigger, Super Mario Bros and Contra are still amazing games.
  • narcosis219, on 06/03/2008, -3/+26game was so easy... =/

    max reload time = instant win
  • NateDog, on 06/02/2008, -0/+221 out of 5 is a bit harsh. The graphics aren't amazing but they aren't "bad". The style of the tanks is pixelart and not photo-realism. I think the graphics are actually pretty good but the style isn't consistent between the tanks, background, explosions, fonts, etc. and so maybe that's irking you than the quality.
  • Jasper710, on 06/02/2008, -4/+26yah for games!
  • Grummond, on 06/03/2008, -1/+20This one is ALOT better, very addictive: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/408209
  • SevenTwo, on 06/03/2008, -1/+15Tower Defense is still the king of Office time wasters...er "productivity limiters."
  • jasmus, on 06/03/2008, -1/+14Would they be as amazing with stick figures? Graphics aren't critical, but they help in pulling you into the world and making you care why you're playing.
  • macaddct1984, on 06/03/2008, -1/+13The difficulty curve ramps up crazy quickly after about level 22...
  • 0xABADC0DA, on 06/03/2008, -0/+11why did you guys bury?
    Max reload time + hold mouse button = instant win.
  • TommyHigh, on 06/03/2008, -3/+14Why did this get front page?

    How about giving some cred to the people who actually have a clue...

    try, http://www.rocksolidarcade.com/games/robokill/

    same game. different theme. 1000 million times more fun. 1000 million times better graphics.
  • FUO213, on 06/03/2008, -0/+11wow i haven't seen a game on digg in forever... at least one that made it onto the front page
  • Vodd9, on 06/03/2008, -1/+10***** YOU
    I'm supposed to study for an exam.
  • euro22, on 12/17/2008, -0/+9i had to read your comment to realize it :(
  • Zarokima, on 06/03/2008, -1/+10Yahtzee doesn't believe an opinion about a game can be simplified to mathematical expression.

    "You like numbers? Okay, how about 4? As in 4ck you!" -Yahtzee
  • SevenTwo, on 06/03/2008, -1/+9Download more ram.
  • ericcire, on 06/03/2008, -0/+8Fullscreenage: http://uploads.ungrounded.net/408000/408209_ageofw ...
  • jflowers45, on 06/02/2008, -0/+8isn't that what you said about Halo 3?
  • krts, on 06/03/2008, -0/+8Whatever you say boss!
  • johnnliu, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7I was pretty blown away with Chrono Trigger's graphics when it came out.
  • ByteGuerilla, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7Classic game graphics were advanced graphics for their day. Everybody loves to say gameplay is what matters and graphics isn't important, but that's just as daft as saying graphics are all that matters. A good, enjoyable game needs to have both. Not necessarily in equal measure, but both are certainly necessary.
  • visionaryIX, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7Disappointed I couldn't purchase other defense items.
  • visionaryIX, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7Wow. Thanks!
  • jflowers45, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7you're not the only one!
  • kimjongil, on 06/03/2008, -0/+6Well, I believe you.
  • singleton, on 06/03/2008, -0/+6"wasd movement, firing rockets at enemies, random power ups that enemies drop, upgrades between levels"

    That describes like a million existing games.
  • pyro789x, on 06/03/2008, -0/+6I figured it out only after I saw the game congratulating me on my gigantic balls for not moving at all by giving me an extra dollar.
  • inactive, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5super mario bros has brilliant graphics
  • spammishking, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5well submit better games so we all can play them
  • Osmose1000, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5Having bad graphics for your platform(Side Note: Chrono Trigger had amazing sprite art for the SNES) is forgivable to a certain extent, but the problem in this case is that they tried to have good ones and made it worse - plain green would've been ten times more preferable than the horrid grass texture which makes bullets harder to see.

    In cases where Simple = Better it is annoying when someone goes complicated and hurts the experience.
  • tama00, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5a review of nmalhot review:

    content 1 out of 5
    descriptive language 1 out of 5
    quality 1 out of 5
    being female 5 out of 5
  • notyourbroom, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5Not bad... The "normal" difficulty was a piece of cake, but still fun. I'll have to try it on a harder setting.
  • insertAliasHere, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4Graphics can't carry you through bad gameplay, but amazing gameplay can outweigh poor graphics, as long as the graphical issues don't cause gameplay issues.

    I didn't play Chrono Trigger until well after the SNES was 2 or 3 generations old, and I still had a great time. Sure, I'll take beautiful graphics any day, but I'll take a fun game first.
  • Jasper710, on 06/02/2008, -0/+4Play at work!
  • Dominicc2003, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4woah thanks for that. didnt realise *blushes*
  • LordSnooze, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4I agree... gameplay over graphics
  • inactive, on 06/03/2008, -1/+5Holy crap, I think I should try investing in mines or something. That rush of like, 40 really speedy ones is insane.
  • wogrodnik, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4Kinda fun...
  • brjndr, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4Just keep buying reduced reload time and your tank cannon become a chain gun. I just sat back and sprayed a wave of ammo at the other side of the screen.
  • Dracusis, on 06/04/2008, -0/+3Levels and leveling need to be tweaked. Goes from average to super easy for ages then to impossible.
  • robuk24, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3yuck don't like it
  • tyywebb, on 06/03/2008, -3/+6*****!! Why couldn't they at least put in a password option?
  • fireashes, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3you can log in and create a password.
  • Bradygilg, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3Score 1453

    Reload time 0 is insta-gib.
  • Chainheart, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3Needs projectile speed option
  • inactive, on 06/03/2008, -1/+4I think your comment threatened his e-peen.
  • visionaryIX, on 06/03/2008, -1/+4Submitting doesn't guarantee front page. We're not all MrBabyMan.
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