Game Idea:Tank Only War Game?

[PizzaTheHutt]

I was playing the tank section on CoD WaW and realized that the only genre unexplored in WW2 was ground driving/racing. Would it be a good idea to produce a game with multiplayer and a campaign where you only control tanks? Would it be necessarily limited to ww2? The game could really re create some key battles that are usually unsung in games and movies. As for gameplay im thinking it would have 2 campaigns. One in WW2 and one in the Gulf War. It could alternate between the two wars and the tank crew in the gulf could be the descendants of the WW2 tankers. As far as multiplayer you can have tank races and deathmatch and stuff. Thoughts suggestions?

 

[Avatar Roku]

Its been done. Play BattleTankz for the N64.

 

[letsnoobtehpwns]

no that would suck really really hard

 

[cainx10a]

Novagolic did create a few tank 'simulator' games if I recall, they were pretty fun, so was their AH-64 games.

 

[Art Axiv]

Look for tank simulators on google. Buckets of them - tank only.

 

[Say Anything]

Tank Ball 2!

http://www.maidmarian.com/Tank.htm

haha, mind you, it's not very realistic, but still VERY fun.

 

[GunnerGraye]

no that would suck really really hard

Agreed.

 

[xitel]

Its been done. Play BattleTankz for the N64.

Yeah, and it was pretty bad.

 

[Sewblon]

Well tanks can't navigate every environment where people fight. The ocean being the obvious example and they would be sitting ducks in swamps. And no indoor missions would kind of cripple a game. Why should developers restrict themselves.

 

[PirateKing]

I think there was a pc game a few years ago where you only controlled tanks. I saw a review on X Play. You could easily plow over metal fences. But a wooden pole? Puh-lease.

 

[GuerrillaClock]

Its been done quite a lot, although not recently. I wouldn't mind seeing the genre come back.

 

[xitel]

What about walking tanks like Armored Core? Do those count?

 

[DeathsAmbassador]

I don't like the tank sections in games much, their fun when you have the feeling of unstoppable power, but when you have to fight against other tanks it kinda ruins it. A tank only game is a good thought, but I think it would fail.

 

[Art Axiv]

What about walking tanks like Armored Core? Do those count?

Mechs. Walkers. They are a different breed. Geeks like me(us?) are sensitive to calling mechs tanks [ /lol ].

 

[xitel]

What about walking tanks like Armored Core? Do those count?

Mechs. Walkers. They are a different breed. Geeks like me(us?) are sensitive to calling mechs tanks [ /lol ].

But they've been described as "walking tanks" many times, even in Armored Core info.

 

[MintyFreshBreathGuy]

No I probably wouldn't like it. There's no where to really drive in WW2 if you think about it. Plenty of aquatic levels but that's been done too. I also say this because I hate driving games (because I suck at them). Sorry, but good job noticing it.

 

[Teh_Lemon]

I think a better game would be something along the lines of jeeps with somebody on top controlling a turret. It'd be like Double Dash but with guns. Sounds pretty epic to me.

 

[geldonyetich]

It's funny, but many people have a hard time feeling well associated with their in-game personae whenever all they see is the vehicle.

Me, I don't mind a good vehicular war game. It's not new, but nor is it a particularly bad formula.

 

[Ursus Astrorum]

What about walking tanks like Armored Core? Do those count?

Mechs. Walkers. They are a different breed. Geeks like me(us?) are sensitive to calling mechs tanks [ /lol ].

But they've been described as "walking tanks" many times, even in Armored Core info.

METAL GEAR!!! *hides under cardboard box*

Anywho, I think this was done many a year a go, in the form of a game called Battlezone [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghIPGXs3LAo&feature=related]. If we updated the graphics and perhaps added a plot, I'm sure it would still be a blast.

 

[xitel]

What about walking tanks like Armored Core? Do those count?

Mechs. Walkers. They are a different breed. Geeks like me(us?) are sensitive to calling mechs tanks [ /lol ].

But they've been described as "walking tanks" many times, even in Armored Core info.

METAL GEAR!!! *hides under cardboard box*

Anywho, I think this was done many a year a go, in the form of a game called Battlezone [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghIPGXs3LAo&feature=related]. If we updated the graphics and perhaps added a plot, I'm sure it would still be a blast.

! (tell me you folks get the reference)

And let's not forget Tanks for the Atari!