Battle City
Also known as BattleCity, Tank
Battle City is a 1985 GB, 3DS, NES, Wii, Wii U game by Namco.
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About the game
Battle City is a refined version of Namco's old arcade game Tank Battalion . Destroy different enemy tanks, while trying to keep them away from your base. When you have destroyed 20 enemy tanks you advance to the next level with different layout. In each level there's some obstacles which you can use to your advantage. Obstacles include red bricks which you can shoot out of your way, silver bricks which are highly armored, water and ice. You start the game with a basic tank, which you can power up to better one little by little.
The NES game includes a construction mode, so you can make your own levels when you have played through all the 35 original levels.
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Facts
- First released
- 1985-09-09
- Developers
- Namco
- Publishers
- Namco
- Genres
- shoot 'em up, tank simulation game
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 7.3 (77 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Screenshots
Title Screen (GB) Use the terrain to your advantage. (GB) Taking out an enemy tank. (GB) Keep an eye out for power-ups. (GB) Larger tanks are slower, but take more hits. (GB) Defend your base! (GB) Only 3 tanks to go... (GB) End of level results. (GB) This is the first game for destroying all tanks on-screen in Battle City. (GB) Here is the summary of the tanks destroyed at Battle City. (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 1985-09-09 | JP | Namco |
| NES | 1985-09-09 | JP | Namco |
| Wii | 2007-09-04 | — | — |
| 3DS | 2013-07-31 | — | — |
| Wii U | 2014-07-09 | — | — |
Barcodes
- 4920534381825
Where this comes from
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- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-06
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