Hit Tank PRO Demo

Minimalistic video games can receive just as much praise from both critics and the community as triple-A productions, especially if they feature the right combination of gameplay mechanics. You only need to look at gems like Angry Birds and Super Meat Boy to realize that, although there are many other examples as well. In short, simplicity can be a strong point as long as it doesn’t hurt the experience in any way.

Hit Tank PRO is a top-down arcade shooter in which your goal is as straightforward as it gets: destroy the enemy tanks and avoid being killed yourself. It sounds easy in theory, but lightning-fast reflexes are required to stay alive during the later stages of the game. Multiple enemies upgrade the challenge even more, although you are pretty well-equipped to deal with group attacks.

The game is split into missions, which get significantly more difficult as you manage to pass them. You also have the option to try a few challenges, not to mention the multiple difficulty levels that make it even harder to stay alive and come out on top. Thankfully, the gameplay mechanics allow you to move quickly and react to what’s happening around you, although there are some problems as well.

You’ll have to deal with some bad decisions on behalf of the developer, unfortunately, even if they are not that serious. The most annoying of them is the pause between respawns, because, for some reason, the game forces you to wait for a few long seconds before a new round starts. Given the fact that you’ll die a lot in the later stages, this issue only gets more stressful if you keep playing.

The top-down perspective is well-chosen for the genre, although the washed out retro graphics can be a bit too ugly for the modern gamer to deal with. As long as you are here for the gameplay, on the other hand, the visual quality shouldn’t matter that much anyway. The AI is a bit erratic and random at times, but it can certainly put you through hell on higher difficulty levels.

Hit Tank PRO is a bit too rough at the moment to be enjoyable over long periods of time. The ungodly waiting times are downright depressing, and the tank movement could be refined a bit as well. Other than that, this could definitely turn into a hit with the casual crowds.