World of Tanks (Windows)

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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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Alternate Titles

• "WoT" -- Common abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• Middleware: Bigworld Technology Suite
• Middleware: Umbra 3
• Tank: Ferdinand
• Tank: Hummel
• Tank: IS
• Tank: Jagdpanther
• Tank: Jagdpanzer 38
• Tank: Jagdpanzer IV
• Tank: Jagdtiger
• Tank: Leichttraktor
• Tank: M10 Wolverine
• Tank: M24 Chaffee
• Tank: M3 Lee
• Tank: M4 Sherman
• Tank: M5 Stuart
• Tank: Marder II
• Tank: Panzerjäger I
• Tank: Pz.Kpfw. 35(t)
• Tank: Pz.Kpfw. I
• Tank: Pz.Kpfw. II
• Tank: Pz.Kpfw. III
• Tank: Pz.Kpfw. IV
• Tank: Pz.Kpfw. V Panther
• Tank: StuG III
• Tank: SU-76
• Tank: SU-85
• Tank: T-28
• Tank: T-34
• Tank: T-46
• Tank: T-50
• Tank: Tiger I
• Tank: Tiger II
• World of ... series
• World of Tanks series

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Critic Reviews

Bit-Tech	Jul 18, 2011	95 out of 100	95
Pelit	May, 2011	92 out of 100	92
Ten Ton Hammer	Apr 25, 2011	87 out of 100	87
PC Gamer UK	Jun, 2011	85 out of 100	85
GameStar (Germany)	Dec 01, 2012	84 out of 100	84
GameSpot	Oct 24, 2011	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Nov 29, 2011	8 out of 10	80
GameStar (Germany)	Apr 21, 2011	77 out of 100	77
Jeuxvideo.com	Apr 15, 2018	15 out of 20	75
Calm Down Tom	Apr 28, 2011	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

GameStar covermount release

The covermount release on the German magazine GameStar (issue 09/2012 XL) additionally included 500 gold and three days premium access.

Awards

• GameStar/GamePro (Germany)
  • 2011 - Multiplayer Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
  • 2013 – #2 Community Favourite of the Year (Readers' Vote)

Related Web Sites

• World of Tanks (Official website (English))