Tank Universal

I've played this game since sometime near it's release when it was on WildTangent, maybe around 2010 or so (I didn't begin using steam until 2014). Picked the game up when I was 7, loved it since, now I'm almost 19 and still playing it. I don't know what keeps bringing me back to this game, but I don't think I'll be dropping it anytime soon, and I sure as hell won't forget it.

老游戏鼓励性好评。chinese plz. 来个中文宝。202210本平台充值折扣，支付宝红包（？），humble，杉果（？），fanatical，本平台，本平台掉卡零钱，淘宝，它处自定义包入的本体4元。目前就这，看以后追评。

Short game, but very fun.

Erinnert irgendwo entfertn an World of Tanks, nur mit Türmen dazu. Aber nichts für mich. Gespielt auf diesem Laptop System: https://valid.x86.fr/4zvdwc

I got this game some years ago in a game pack and kept putting off playing it. Honestly, it didn't look very good. But, I tried it out and wow, it was great. Reminded me a lot of Battle Tanx on the 64 (cause of the simplicity of the combat). I really enjoyed it, and it was a pleasant surprise.

If you grew up trying out games during trial periods on WildTangent, there's a chance you ran into Tank Universal. I remember that I used to play this game from beginning to end with no focus on the story at all. Only the visuals and the gameplay were all I was focused on. I did not remember it being slow and I was researching how to increase the framerate. And then it donned on me. Even though games today manage to go 60fps and beyond, playing this game at 30fps is oddly...better. Combined with the visual computer fuzzy screen appearance and the TRON atmosphere, 30fps felt more than just an engine limitation. It was for an artistic direction. With that being said, the game is incredibly fun. The story plays out fairly simple. The character names are creative to the point I don't know if they're based on anything, but a breath of fresh air. The main character, George, is meant to be relatable even if he takes a back seat after...well, sitting down participating in the Tank Universal game. I kinda wished his character was more fleshed out inside the program, the feeling of not wanting to get sick and just live, experience life in its joy and adventures. But I felt he was underplayed as we, the player, control him. The visuals really tell you everything. It's meant to look dated. It's inspired by TRON. Gameplay compliments it by feeling punchy, static-like, atmospheric combat. And that helps serve as an identity to the game. Overall, it's a very simple game, but it has so much artistic flourish in it that is underrated. I feel the creator did an amazing job creating a small game that has kept me interested in replaying after all these years. Seriously, if you look past 30fps as an engine limitation, you're going to see what make it fun and exciting.