Bundle78Namco Museum Archives Volume 2Jun 17, 2020Multi-item package
Release
Monday, September 9, 1985
Player score
78/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
Battle City, also known as Tank 1990 or Tank in some pirate multicart releases, is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Family Computer produced and published in 1985 by Namco. The game was later released for the Game Boy and was included in the Japanese version of Star Fox: Assault. It is a port of the arcade game Tank Battalion with additional features (including two player simultaneous play and a level edit feature). There was also a rendition for Nintendo's Vs. System arcade cabinets.
The player, controlling a tank, must destroy enemy tanks in each level, which enter the playfield from the top of the screen. The enemy tanks attempt to destroy the player's base (represented on the map as a bird, eagle or Phoenix), as well as the human tank itself. A level is completed when the player destroys all 20 enemy tanks, but the game ends if the player's base is destroyed or the player loses all available lives.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
More like this
Namco · Bandai Namco Games
Connected releases
5
Game data from IGDB
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Languages
1 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Gameplay Video
Gameplay Video
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Content map
DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.
Store collections
Packages combining this title with other games or downloadable content.
Platform versions
Adaptations made for another platform, device, or hardware generation.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Arcade

Sharp X1

Nintendo 3DS
Gen 8

Wii
Gen 7

Family Computer
Gen 3

Wii U
Gen 8

FM-7

Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 3