Battle City — Classic Tank Game
Play the classic tank game online for free. No download or installation required.
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Gameplay
How to Play Battle City
Battle City is a classic top-down tank game. You have to destroy every enemy tank on the stage and keep them from breaking through to your base.
Each stage combines brick and steel walls, water, forest and other terrain. Brick walls can be destroyed by shots, so the battlefield changes as you play: you can open a route for yourself, but careless fire can also clear a path toward your base.
Keep an eye on the enemies and the routes leading to your base. Losing a tank does not always end the game, but if the base is destroyed, the game ends immediately.
Keyboard
Battle City Controls
The tank is driven with WASD and fires with Space. The arrow keys move through the game menus.
History
About Battle City
Battle City was released by Namco for the Nintendo Famicom in 1985. Its simple idea — destroy enemy tanks while protecting your base — gains surprising depth from destructible walls, different types of terrain, power-ups and a two-player mode.
The version on BattleCityOnline.com recreates the classic Battle City as closely as possible, including its familiar rules, stages and tank behavior. You can play it online without downloading or installing anything.
Mechanics
Why Players Love Battle City
Simple rules
The controls and the goal are clear within seconds, and the difficulty grows stage by stage.
Destructible battlefield
Part of the walls can be shot away, opening new directions for movement and fire.
Base defence
Destroying enemies is not enough — you constantly have to make sure nothing breaks through to the base.
Different terrain
Brick, steel, water and forest all affect how tanks move and where shots can go.
Attack and defence
Every stage makes you balance attacking, controlling the routes and keeping enemy tanks away from your base.
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