History YMMV / BattleTanx

** Inferno tanks have little health, but they move swiftly and can chew through your armor ''very'' quickly if they get too close.

** Brandenburg Gate, also in the second game. Have fun trying to escort four slow, fragile-as-tissue-paper transports through swarms of enemy tanks (some of which appear from behind), multiple minefields, dozens of turrets, a reinforced steel barrier, and a few Hornets at the end.
** The secret mission where you command a frigate. You can't choose what tank you want to drive, and the frigate is almost as weak at the Mototank, so going against much stronger tanks with much more health than you (and being unable to drive on land) is more than frustrating.
** The [[EscortMission convoy missions]] in the second game, [[TheLoad for obvious reasons]].

* MostWonderfulSound: [[NukeEm NUKE DEPLOYED.]] [[AC:*CLUNK* *CLUNK*]]
* ScrappyLevel: The [[EscortMission convoy missions]] in the second game, [[TheLoad for obvious reasons]].

** The prison break level In the second game. Finding the prisoners is easy; getting to them is another story. The entire base is loaded with plenty of strategically planted, heavy hitting turrets that can take a licking and keep on kicking, and the thick barriers surrounding them means you usually have to put yourself right in their line of fire in order to shoot them. The m1 barely stands a chance against them, and they will mop the floor with the Mototank. Making matters worse is that this is a fairly early level in the game, so it can easily catch you off guard.

** The secret mission where you command a frigate. You can't choose what tank you want to drive, and the frigate is almost as weak at the Mototank, so going against much stronger tanks with much more health than you (and being unable to drive on land) is more than frustrating.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Griffin and Madison are in New York when the viral outbreak and nuclear war happen...in 2001. (Granted, it happens a few months before September 11, but still.) If that's not bad enough, devastated Manhattan is referred to as "Ground Zero" afterwards.

** The Nuclear Knights in the first game's multiplayer mode. They use Goliaths exclusively, and each one of them has a nuke onboard.
** The Psycho Brigade and Iron Maidens spawn with DeflectorShields.

** Mototanks pose no threat whatsoever, but they move so fast that it's hard to destroy them.
** Rattlers are slightly tougher than Mototanks (and can't be crushed by them), but they are just as annoying and don't deal much damage.
** Gun Buddies from the first game. A single one will barely put a dent in your armor, and they're constantly spammed throughout the levels. The Laser Gun Buddies, however, can seriously damage you and have lots of health.

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilRedhead Cassandra]], the BigBad of ''Global Assault'', is a malicious [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen QueenLord]] who is responsible for releasing a plague that wiped out [[{{Gendercide}} almost all of the women on the planet]]. After the world tore itself apart and humanity fell, Cassandra used her mind-controlling powers to build her own empire across America and Europe. Upon discovering that [[PlayerCharacter Griffin Spade]], along with his wife. Madison, and son, Brandon, possess the same PsychicPowers as her, she orders her army to kidnap their son and eliminate anyone in their way. While chasing them across America, Cassandra succeeds in brainwashing and kidnapping Brandon so she can later use him for more nefarious deeds. When Brandon's parents finally rescue him, Cassandra orders her troops to go after the Spade family again, no longer caring if Brandon is killed in the crossfire. Shortly before Cassandra's defeated, she tries one last time to brainwash Brandon into [[OmnicidalManiac destroying the entire world]].

* CompleteMonster'': [[EvilRedhead Cassandra]], the BigBad of ''Global Assault'', is a malicious [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen QueenLord]] who is responsible for releasing a plague that wiped out [[{{Gendercide}} almost all of the women on the planet]]. After the world tore itself apart and humanity fell, Cassandra used her mind-controlling powers to build her own empire across America and Europe. Upon discovering that [[PlayerCharacter Griffin Spade]], along with his wife. Madison, and son, Brandon, possess the same PsychicPowers as her, she orders her army to kidnap their son and eliminate anyone in their way. While chasing them across America, Cassandra succeeds in brainwashing and kidnapping Brandon so she can later use him for more nefarious deeds. When Brandon's parents finally rescue him, Cassandra orders her troops to go after the Spade family again, no longer caring if Brandon is killed in the crossfire. Shortly before Cassandra's defeated, she tries one last time to brainwash Brandon into [[OmnicidalManiac destroying the entire world]].

* AwesomeMusic: The whole soundtrack, really. To give some notable examples:
-->'''[=BattleTanx=]'''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_IEsYRdEM The main theme]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKAGrQ8MQoU "Ground Zero"]], which sounds like an industrial remix of ''Ride of the Valkyries''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u67LZRISVxk "Armageddon Highway"]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn9ey1p81Ik "Fremont Street"]], which tends to make players feel [[NothingCanStopUsNow invincible]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY4Amk9k9OU "The Crimson Gate"]].
-->'''[=BattleTanx=]: Global Assault'''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiUlo2e0hjI Global Assault's main theme]].
** The [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation PS1]] version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX0NnMUTQ9w "San Francisco Airport"]]. The EtherealChoir is what sells it.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO8DBr4YuUk "Arizona Truck Stop"]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNKwWVxTfik "Tower of London"]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPUCdXxgilw "Champs Elysees"]], a sad tune some fans have have come to associate with the death of 3DO.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTmKEiO58oU "Berlin War Zone"]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2c-K7dj8uE "Special Battle"]], a multiplayer-only track.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln6OVQzYqh8 This nameless track]] ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1mzjRT9dhI Playstation version here]]), which, sadly, [[CutSong didn't make it into the final game]].

* GameBreaker: The Nuclear Knights in the first game's multiplayer mode. They use Goliaths exclusively, and each one of them has a nuke onboard.

* ThatOneLevel: The prison break level In the second game. Finding the prisoners is easy; getting to them is another story. The entire base is loaded with plenty of strategically planted, heavy hitting turrets that can take a licking and keep on kicking, and the thick barriers surrounding them means you usually have to put yourself right in their line of fire in order to shoot them. The m1 barely stands a chance against them, and they will mop the floor with the Mototank. Making matters worse is that this is a fairly early level in the game, so it can easily catch you off guard.
** Brandenburg Gate, also in the second game. Have fun trying to escort four slow, fragile-as-tissue-paper transports through swarms of enemy tanks (some of which appear from behind), multiple minefields, dozens of turrets, a reinforced steel barrier, and a few Hornets at the end.

** The [[{{Playstation}} PS1]] version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX0NnMUTQ9w "San Francisco Airport"]]. The EtherealChoir is what sells it.

* ThatOneLevel: The prison break level In the second game. Finding the prisoners is easy; getting to them is another story. The entire base is loaded with plenty of strategically planted, heavy hitting turrets that can take a licking and keep on kicking, and the thick barriers surrounding them means you usually have to put yourself right in their line of fire in order to shoot them. The m1 barely stands a chance against them, and they will mop the floor with the Mototank. Making matters worse is that this is a fairly early level in the game, so it can easily catch you off guard.

* ThatOneLevel: The prison break level In the second game. Finding the prisoners is easy; getting to them is another story. The entire base is loaded with plenty of strategically planted, heavy hitting turrets that can take a licking and keep on kicking, and the thick barriers surrounding them means you usually have to put yourself right in their line of fire in order to shoot them. The m1 barely stands a chance against them, and they will mop the floor with the Mototank. Making matters worse is that this is a fairly early level in the game, so it can easily catch you off guard.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The music for the "Fremont Street" stage in the first game sounds similar to Music/{{ACDC}}'s "TNT".

* MostWonderfulSound: [[NukeEm NUKE DEPLOYED]]
* ScrappyLevel: The [[EscortMission convoy missions]] in the second game, [[TheLoad for obvious reasons]].

* ScrappyLevel: The [[EscortMission convoy missions]] in the second game, [[TheLoad for obvious reasons]].
* TooGoodToLast: 3DO, we hardly knew ye...

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPUCdXxgilw "Champs Elysees"]], a sad tune some fans have have come to associate with the [[TooGoodToLast death of 3DO]].

** The [[{{Playstation}} PS1]] version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX0NnMUTQ9w "San Francisco Airport"]].

* JustHereForGodzilla: Really, the game's plot is an [[ExcusePlot excuse]] to drive around in a CoolTank and [[StuffBlowingUp Blow Stuff Up]].

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln6OVQzYqh8 This nameless track]], which, sadly, [[CutSong didn't make it into the final game]].

** The Psycho Brigade and Iron Maidens spawn with DeflectorShields.