Xbox 360 tank battles Pc#

Like I said at the start, if you just roll straight across the battlefield, it's likely you'll be taken out very quickly. And if you haven’t figured it out already, patience also plays an important part in the game as you sit and wait for the right shot, or hole up behind cover and wait for a tank to approach so you can ambush it. The highly accurate damage modeling also ensures that movement and positioning is very important – it's possible to take out tank turrets, tracks, or even specific crewmembers, depending on where the tank gets hit. Most tanks can only shoot once every few seconds, so every shot really does count. This isn't just a straight-up shooter as might be first apparent – this is a game that rewards skill and thought. The tank role aspect also imbues the game with an unexpected level of subtlety. I'm a little impatient, and like more action, so I tend to favor light tanks, which are best used for rushing forward, leading the charge and spotting enemies, at which point I then hunker down and wait for reinforcements or artillery to clear them before moving forward again. It allows you to essentially pick tanks that augment your playstyle strengths.

Xbox 360 tank battles Pc#

Having different roles is an interesting twist that I didn't quite expect when I first encountered the game on PC back in 2010 during North American beta. Tank destroyers are more of a hunter/sniping type, while artillery sits at the very back of the battlefield lobbing shells at the enemy from long range, using an overhead view.

Medium tanks are more of a dual support and spotting role, while highly armored heavy tanks are slower, but ideal for assault and firepower. Light tanks are essentially faster than most, and are scouts, ideal for pushing forward and spotting enemy tanks. There are five basic tank types – light, medium, and heavy tanks, tank destroyers, and artillery – and each has its own strengths and weaknesses. This is where the roles of different tanks come into play. When a round starts, all enemies are invisible on the map, and to locate them you need to move within visual range, which will then cause them to appear on the map. This is a game where you need to take things a little more slow and steady.

Well, you can try to do that, but if you do, you'll invariably be very quickly picked off by heavy tanks or tank destroyers. This is not a game where you drive headlong across the battlefield shooting all and sundry.

In many respects, World of Tanks is a cover-based shooter, since the gameplay echoes the more tactical and strategic nature of tank battles, where you use obstacles and landscape features to help ensure you're not quickly destroyed by the enemy. However, whatever the situation, the objective is always the same: either destroy all the tanks on the opposing team, or capture the enemy's flag by parking your tank within its radius for a specific period of time. Locales range from deserts to the arctic, and the terrain runs from flat plains to mountainous regions, each of which makes for its own unique tactical opportunity. Some are blasted cityscapes, while others are open fields, countryside and mixed urban environments. It's basically a PvP game in which two teams of 15 players face off on one of a wide variety of World War II-themed battlefields. It has since transitioned from PC to Xbox 360, and recently made the jump over to Xbox One (with cross-play support for those who already have a 360 account).

During that time it's been fettled and tweaked into what it is today – a slow-paced, but thoroughly engrossing tactical shooter. World of Tanks has been around on PC for almost five years now.