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Battle Tanx Global Assault
"Dynamic artificial intelligence means the player will rarely see the enemy use the same tactics twice"
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Developer  3DO Game Type  Action
Distributor  3DO Preview Date  Mar 00
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The Story so Far:
 
      You are Griffin Spade, BattleLord, in the year 2006. The apocalypse raged in 2001, which unleashed the lethal X-2 virus. It appeared from nowhere and infected only female members of the human race. The collapse of civilization happened quickly, as the world's population of women fell to a tiny fraction of its former numbers. Panic spread immediately among the men in fear of the inabilty to sustain their nations' populations.

The panic lead governments to round up all the remaining women, by force if necessary, and relocate them to facilities in secret locations. Rioting soon followed, as nations attacked their neighbors in hopes of capturing and retaining their surviving women. As international tensions and battle intensity increased, a global nuclear war arose that devastated more than 50% of the planet. The abrupt demise of formal governments caused groups of survivors to band together and claim ownership over vast regions. Other groups formed ruthless militarized bands called "Gangs", who show no mercy to strangers. Other groups, however, established themselves to be more peaceful, and became known as "Tribes".

In these new societies, women are called QueenLords. They are both tribal rulers and objects of jealous adoration. Both Gangs and Tribes guard thier QueenLords at any cost. Throughout all of the madness, you acquired a National Guard tank and built up your own Tribe. Your mission was to cross the country to save Madison, your fiancee and true love. She was one of the lucky women to survive the virus, but you became separated through the government's secret "relocation" of her. During your rescue mission, you faced many ruthless Gangs, but ultimately triumphed. Now you and your Tribe have established yourselves in San Francisco, with Madison as its QueenLord. With this new leadership in place, you have begun to rebuild the world under new rules.

You and your wife Madison, now have a young son, Brandon. He is three years old, and he is unusually inteligent and active for a child of his age. Keeping him safe is the most important thing in your life. As the game begins, you have been having nightmares about a sinister QueenLord whom you have seen before. Her face is evil, and something about her seems more than human - as if she has some mysterious power that you don't understand. Your instincts tell you that she has been spying on you and your family, with some terrible purpose in mind. You will soon learn the truth as the mystery unfolds.

Battles take place in recognizable cities such as Washington, Paris, London and Berlin. The city environments are completely destructible. Players can destroy and collapse buildings, streetlights, and assorted other objects.

The sequel features beautifully enhanced rendered pyrotechnics. Hyper-real explosions, fire, and smoke effects with pieces raining down from destroyed buildings. Missile and shell projectiles have smoke trails and particle explosions.

There are 12 different kinds of tanks for players to choose from, nine all-new tanks and three tanks from the original BattleTanx™. New tanks include a Hover Tank that glides above the terrain, a special light tank with gattling guns, an agile tank that flips from side to side, and a virtually indestructible Rhino tank, to name a few.

Devastating arsenal includes guided missiles, flame throwers, lasers, swarmer missiles, mines, gun emplacements, cloaking, radar, turbo booster, and nuclear weapons.

24 completely new levels that can be re-played by any of the different gangs, allowing for hundreds of unique battles! Dynamic artificial intelligence means the player will rarely see the enemy use the same tactics twice.