World of Tanks (Windows)
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Genre

Action, Strategy / tactics

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 The game got a big overhaul with the 9.0 patch in April 2014, including the addition of the Havok physics engine. Here the new standard garage is shown.

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

World of Tanks Windows For special occasions, the garage gets a makeover -- this is for Chinese New Year 2013

World of Tanks Windows A tree's been knocked down by another tank - most of the objects on the map can be knocked down or destroyed by running into it or shooting it

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Alternate Titles

"WoT" -- Common abbreviation

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Critic Reviews

Gaming Nexus	Aug 25, 2011	A	100
Pelit	May, 2011	92 out of 100	92
CD-Action	Jan, 2015	8.5 out of 10	85
GameStar (Germany)	Dec 01, 2012	84 out of 100	84
Common Sense Media	2011		80
Games Finder	Jun 18, 2014	8 out of 10	80
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Aug 19, 2011		80
Gamereactor (Sweden)	Nov 23, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Jeuxvideo.com	Apr 15, 2018	15 out of 20	75
GameSpy	Jul 05, 2011		60