About Battle City
A classic top-down tank shooter originally released for NES, tasking players with defending a base from waves of enemy tanks.
Battle City (バトルシティー, Batoru Shitī) is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Family Computer produced and published in 1985 by Namco. It is a successor to Namco's 1980 Tank Battalion, and would be succeeded itself by the 1991 Tank Force. An arcade version for the Nintendo VS. System would follow, and the game would eventually end up with the Virtual Console release for the Wii and Wii U. There was also a related Game Boy game of the same name dating back to 1991, which was also published by Namco but developed by Nova Games.
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How long does it take to beat Battle City?
Players report about 20 hours of playtime on average for Battle City. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is Battle City?
Battle City is an Action game, released in 1985.
Is Battle City worth playing?
Battle City is an action game from 1985. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Red Dead Redemption 2, Resident Evil 4. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.
What games are similar to Battle City?
Games similar to Battle City include: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Red Dead Redemption 2, Resident Evil 4, Half-Life 2, Resident Evil 2, Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, The Last Of Us, Portal, God of War (2018), Half-Life. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.