TT makes Macworld 2003 Game Hall of Fame
by Baba · in ThinkTanks · 12/24/2003 (1:00 pm) · 0 replies
FYI: not sure this was noted here before-
DATELINE: January 2004 Issue
The Game Room
Macworld's 2003 Game Hall of Fame
By Peter Cohen
Best Recycled Idea
ThinkTanks
Here at the Game Hall of Fame, I often find myself reminiscing about the eighties -- the golden age of coin-operated video games, and a time when a game's graphics could easily be duplicated on fabric by any neophyte cross-stitcher. One of the all-time classics of that era was Combat, an Atari 2600 game that placed you and a friend in tanks on opposite sides of a 2-D battlefield. This game was the inspiration for Bravetree Productions' ThinkTanks.
ThinkTanks puts you in the turret of a metal machine and sends you across a 3-D battlefield to take on anyone who crosses your path -- online or on your own computer. Strategically placed power-ups charge your cannon with special abilities, while jump pads let you snatch a brief bird's-eye view of the battlefield. It's an old concept smartly updated for gamers whose graphical tastes tend toward Unreal Tournament, but who still have a hankering for simple game play.
What's Cool: Being able to run your own multiplayer server from your Mac. Who It's For: People who get a twinge of nostalgia when they see the black, rubbery, single-button joystick of the Atari 2600 in video game retrospectives. From: GarageGames, 541/345-3040, www .garagegames.com; $20.
[It received a 4 (out of 5) mice rating]
DATELINE: January 2004 Issue
The Game Room
Macworld's 2003 Game Hall of Fame
By Peter Cohen
Best Recycled Idea
ThinkTanks
Here at the Game Hall of Fame, I often find myself reminiscing about the eighties -- the golden age of coin-operated video games, and a time when a game's graphics could easily be duplicated on fabric by any neophyte cross-stitcher. One of the all-time classics of that era was Combat, an Atari 2600 game that placed you and a friend in tanks on opposite sides of a 2-D battlefield. This game was the inspiration for Bravetree Productions' ThinkTanks.
ThinkTanks puts you in the turret of a metal machine and sends you across a 3-D battlefield to take on anyone who crosses your path -- online or on your own computer. Strategically placed power-ups charge your cannon with special abilities, while jump pads let you snatch a brief bird's-eye view of the battlefield. It's an old concept smartly updated for gamers whose graphical tastes tend toward Unreal Tournament, but who still have a hankering for simple game play.
What's Cool: Being able to run your own multiplayer server from your Mac. Who It's For: People who get a twinge of nostalgia when they see the black, rubbery, single-button joystick of the Atari 2600 in video game retrospectives. From: GarageGames, 541/345-3040, www .garagegames.com; $20.
[It received a 4 (out of 5) mice rating]
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