History VideoGame / BattleCity

''Battle City'' is a series of four-directional shooters developed and released by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]], featuring tanks. This series consists of:

* ''Tank Battalion'' (1980), released in arcades and on the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}.
* ''Battle City'' (1985), released on the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem. Some consider it only a port rather than sequel.

* EveryTenThousandPoints: ''Tank Battalion'' and ''Battle City'' give the player extra life after reaching certain score. In Battle City, it's 20000 points.

Namco has also released ''Shingun~Destroy! Girl's Tank Battalion'' in 2014, which is sometimes considered to be part of this series, [[InNameOnly though aside from its title and having tanks in it, the game has little to do with any of the aformentioned games]].

''Battle City'' is a series of four-directional shooters developed and released by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]], featuring tanks. This series features several games:

In these games, the player spawns right next to their base, represented as a bird. The enemy tanks start appearing from the edges of the screen and moving semi-randomly towards your base. To win the round, all enemies in the level have to be defeated. Game over is not only when all lives are lost, but also if the enemies (or the players, either by accident or on purpose) manage to shoot the base down.

* OneUp: Occasionally, a tank item in spawned in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force''. Collecting it gives an extra life.

** Clock power-up slows all enemy tanks down for few seconds. The effects also applies to those that appeared after power-up was picked up.

** In ''Tank Force'', player's bullets have different effect on your base and other player tanks from ''Battle City''. It's now impossible to damage your own headquaters, and you won't get a game over by accidentally shooting it. As for the latter, player's bullets now just push friendly tanks instead of freezing them in one place for few seconds, meaning that you're less likely to get screwed over by another player while trying to avoid enemy attacks.

* DestructibleProjectiles : If there's an enemy projectile heading towards your tank, you can take them down with your own bullets.

* EndlessGame: In ''Tank Battalion'' and ''Battle City'', the levels just loop. After 35 stage in ''Battle City'', the second goaround has tank spawning patterns and speed of stage 35. After completing the second loop, the game resets back to stage 1.

* HoldTheLine: The line in this case is a bird-shaped headquaters. The goal is to keep 20 enemy tanks from it, while trying to stay alive yourself.

* ObstructiveForeground: Done deliberately in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force'' with tree tiles. Although it's still possible to see through. There's also an inversion of this in the form steel tiles that can hide the bullets the enemies shoot, which you would normally counter with your own bullets.

* PressStartToGameOver: The fact that your bullets are just as effective as the enemy ones against the headquaters mean that you can shoot it down as soon as the round starts.

* ShoutOut: Some levels are shaped after characters from other games by Namco, including VideoGame/{{Mappy}}, [[VideoGame/DigDug Pooka]] and VideoGame/PacMan himself.

* YetAnotherStupidDeath: A rare non-roguelike game where you get plenty of these. Have you shot your own base on accident? Game Over! Have you done so after destroying all enemies just as round ends? Game Over! Tried to recklessly go into a huge pile of enemy tanks? The most likely outcome is that they will make you lose your life really fast.

In these games, the player spawns right next to their base, represented as a bird. The enemy tanks start appearing from the edges of the screen and moving semi-randonly towards your base. To win the round, all enemies in the level have to be defeated. Game over is not only when all lives are lost, but also if the enemies (or the players, either by accident or on purpose) manage to shoot the base down.

* EndlessGame: In ''Tank Battalion'' and ''Battle City'', the levels just loop.

%%* EveryTenThousandPoints: ''Tank Battalion'' and ''Battle City''.

%%* FlashOfPain: Enemies with multiple hitpoints and bosses in ''Tank Force''.

* InvincibilityPowerUp: Subverted. Although helmet/shield power-up grants invulnerability to the player, it's still possible to get game over due to the base still being vulnerable. Of course, there's a shovel/fortification power-up to protect it as well.

* TimeStandsStill: Clock powerup in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force'' freezes all of the enemy tanks on the screen for few seconds.

** In ''Tank Force'', player's bullets have different effect on your base and other player tanks from ''Battle City''. It's now impossible to damage your own headquaters, meaning that you won't likely to get a game over by accident. As for the latter, player's bullets now just push friendly tanks instead of freezing them in one place for few seconds, meaning that you're less likely to get screwed over by another player while trying to avoid enemy attacks.
* ArtShiftedSequel: While the original games were more or less cartoony, ''Tank Battalion Blitz'' goes for more realistic approach, being heavily influenced by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

''Battle City'' is a series of four-directional shooters developed and released by Namco, featuring tanks. This series features three games:

%%* DestructibleProjectiles : You can take down the enemy projectiles that way.%%What way?
%%* EasterEgg: In ''Battle City'', credits are shown that way.

%%* FlunkyBoss: Every boss except the last one in ''Tank Force''.
%%* FrictionlessIce: In a few levels of ''Battle City''.

%%* HoldTheLine: Early example. In ''Tank Force'', things can get intense while you do so.%%Do what?
* InvincibilityPowerUp: Subverted. Although helmet/shield power-up grants invulnerability to the player, it's still possible to get game over due to the base still being vulnerable. Of course, there's a shovel/fortification power-up to protect the base too.
%%* LevelEditor: One of the earliest examples in the NES.
%%* MazeGame

%%* OneBulletAtATime : At least without powerups.
%%* ProtectionMission: The whole game is based on this.
%%* RegeneratingHealth: Armored tanks in ''Tank Force''
* ShowsDamage: Armored tanks in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force'' and bosses in ''Tank Force'' change color when they're damaged.
* SmartBomb: Grenade powerup in ''Battle City'' and air strike powerup in ''Tank Force''
* TankGoodness: Bosses and large flame tanks in ''Tank Force''.
%%* TimeStandsStill: Clock powerup in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force''.
%%* TurnsRed: The final boss of ''Tank Force'' turns red gradually.%%Meaning?
%%* YetAnotherStupidDeath: A rare non-roguelike game where you get plenty of these.

* ChainReactionDestruction: The AK series supertanks and the final boss in ''Tank Force''.

* DestructibleProjectiles : You can take down the enemy projectiles that way.
* EasterEgg: In ''Battle City'', credits is shown that way.
* EndlessGame: ''Tank Battalion'' and ''Battle City''. Levels just loop.
* EveryTenThousandPoints: ''Tank Battalion'' and ''Battle City''.
* FlashOfPain: Enemies with multiple hitpoints and bosses in ''Tank Force''.
* FlunkyBoss: Every boss except the last one in ''Tank Force''.
* FrictionlessIce: In a few levels of ''Battle City''.
* HitboxDissonance: Both in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force'' have tanks actually snapping from one tile to another even though the movements seem smooth.
* HoldTheLine: Early example. And in ''Tank Force'', things can get intense while you do so.

* LevelEditor: One of the earliest examples in the NES.
* MazeGame

* OneBulletAtATime : At least without powerups.
* ProtectionMission: The whole game is based on this.
* RegeneratingHealth: Armored tanks in ''Tank Force''

* TimeStandsStill: Clock powerup in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force''.
* TurnsRed: The final boss of ''Tank Force'' turns red gradually.
* YetAnotherStupidDeath: A rare non-roguelike game where you get plenty of these.

In these games, the player spawns right next to their base, represented as a bird. The enemy tanks start appearing from the edges of the screen and moving semi-randonly towards your base. To win the round, all enemies in the level have to be defeated. Game over is not only when all lives are lost, but also if the enemies manage to shoot the base down.

''Battle City'' is a game series of four-directional shooters developed and released by Namco, featuring tanks. This series features three games:
* ''Tank Battalion'' (1980).
* ''Battle City'' (1985). Some consider it only a port rather than sequel.
* ''Tank Force'' (1991). A rarer 4-player version also exists.

In these games, player spawns right next to base, represented as a bird. The enemy tanks start appearing from the edges of the screen and moving semi-randonly towards your base. To win the round, all enemies in the level have to be defeated. Game over is not only when all lives are lost, but also if the enemies manage to shoot the base down.

The first of games, ''Tank Battalion'', featured simple graphics, clunky movement and only one type of obstacle. ''Battle City'' improved it with much smoother movement, different types of enemy tanks, more varied scenery, different powerups and most importantly two-player co-op mode. ''Tank Force'' further improved the game by adding boss levels, more powerups, more enemies and increasing the pace of levels even more.

This series wasn't quite popular, with the exception of ''Battle City''. Even this was the most popular in places where it wasn't officially released. Along with ''Road Fighter'', its almost impossible to find an unlicensed multicart that doesn't have this game on it. Its even gotten to the point where unofficial remakes have been made for clone systems.

* KobayashiMario: ''Tank Battalion'' and ''Battle City''. Levels just loop.

This series wasn't quite popular, with the exception of ''Battle City''. Even this was the most popular in places where it wasn't officially released, along with ''Road Fighter'', its almost impossible to find an unlicensed multicart that doesn't have this game on it. Its even gotten to the point where unofficial remakes have been made for clone systems.

''BattleCity'' is a game series of four-directional shooters developed and released by Namco, featuring tanks. This series features three games:

This series wasn't quite popular, with the exception of ''Battle City''. Even this was the most popular in places where it wasn't officially released, as its almost impossible to find an unlicensed multicart that doesn't have this game on it. Its even gotten to the point where unofficial remakes have been made for clone systems.

This series wasn't quite popular, with the exception of ''Battle City''. Even this was the most popular in places where it wasn't officially released.

This series provides examples of the following tropes:
* BetterThanItSoundsVideoGames
* ChainReactionDestruction: The AK series supertanks and the final boss in ''Tank Force''

* ObstructiveForeground: Done deliberately in BattleCity and Tank Force with tree tiles. Although it's still possible to see through. There's also an inversion of this in the form steel tiles that can hide the bullets the enemies shoot, which you would normally counter with your own bullets.

* HitboxDissonance: Both in ''Battle City'' and ''Tank Force'' have tanks actually snapping from one tile to another even thought the movement seems smooth.

* InvincibilityPowerUp: Subverted. Although helmet/shield power-up grants invulnerability to the player, it's still possible to get game over due to the base still being vulnerable. Of course, there's a shovel/fortification powerup to protect the base too.

* LevelEditor: One of the earliest examples in the NES

* ObstructiveForeground: Done deliberately in BattleCity and Tank Force with tree tiles. Although it's still possible to see through.