World of Tanks (Windows)
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Genre

Perspective

1st-person, Behind view, Top-down

Gameplay

Massively Multiplayer

Interface

Direct control

Vehicular

Self-propelled artillery, Tank

Narrative

War

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Description

World of Tanks is an online-only multiplayer game in which two teams with up to 15 tanks each try to win the match - this is done by either killing everyone from the other team or by conquering the enemy base. The game is officially based in World War II but this has no big bearing: some of the available tanks were made after the war and there is also no separation of nations; German and US tanks can fight side by side. Each tank has different advantages, for example artillery has a big range but slow reload times, and a damage simulation: certain parts of the tank get destroyed when damaged enough. They respawn after a short time, but the performance takes a hit. But nevertheless, World of Tanks is no simulation and is designed for fast matches of ten minutes or less.

If the whole tank dies during a match it doesn't respawn and gets locked for the rest of the match - this means the player has to watch the remaining time or uses one of his other tanks to jump right into the next. The game knows two resources which are gained with every match: experience to unlock new tanks and upgrades, and money to but them. This is were the business model comes into play: World of Tanks is free to play, but experience and money progression is relatively slow. But real money can be traded for game money and experience/money boosts which improve the profit per match.

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Screenshots

World of Tanks Windows There are now 7 nations: US, Germany, USSR, UK, France, China and Japan. Compare this to screenshot 11!

World of Tanks Windows Battle roster that appears at the beginning of a battle, showing the map you'll be battling on and what tanks you'll be up against

World of Tanks Windows WoT is highly moddable. Here the popular XVM mod's additions to the pre-battle loading screen show statistics for each player and a probability of the player's side winning.

World of Tanks Windows The tech tree for Russian tanks, showing what I've unlocked so far

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Alternate Titles

"WoT" -- Common abbreviation

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Critic Reviews

Bit-Tech	Jul 18, 2011	95 out of 100	95
Worth Playing	Jul 06, 2011	9.2 out of 10	92
Pelit	May, 2011	92 out of 100	92
GameStar (Germany)	Aug 30, 2013	85 out of 100	85
NZGamer	Jul 22, 2011	8.5 out of 10	85
CD-Action	Jan, 2015	8.5 out of 10	85
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Nov 29, 2011	8 out of 10	80
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Aug 19, 2011		80
GameSpot	Oct 24, 2011	8 out of 10	80
Calm Down Tom	Apr 28, 2011	7 out of 10	70