Tanked Up
- Racing
- Shooter
Mouse
Keyboard
Flash
HTML5
Tanked Up is a racing game released on September 28th, 2006[1]. The player is a tank and has to race and win tracks while avoiding obstacles and hazards.
A HTML5 port of the game was released on Nitrome.com on November 11th, 2022[2].
Controls[edit | edit source]
Movement
- Move up
- Move down
- Turn left
- Turn right
Shoot
- Move turret
- Shoot
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
In each level of Tanked Up the player controls a tank among five other tanks and has to arrive in first place at the end of each race, which lasts two laps. Tank moves at a constant speed and can fire balls from their turret, which can damage other tanks. Levels of the game take place across different environments with different set pieces.
Levels[edit | edit source]
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Levels, designated as "tracks", total up to eight.
1: Desert Heat[edit | edit source]
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This is the shortest track. There are many cacti.
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2: Rumble in the Jungle[edit | edit source]
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This track has several twists and and tight turns, making it difficult to avoid a run-in with the opponents.
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3: Deep Freeze[edit | edit source]
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4: Dusty Debris[edit | edit source]
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5: Jungle Boogie[edit | edit source]
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6: In the Dock[edit | edit source]
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7: Electric Shock[edit | edit source]
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8: Melting Point[edit | edit source]
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Ending[edit | edit source]
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The ending depicts a short animation situated in the middle of a model kit's parts, similar to selectable menu screens of Tanked Up, on a large rectangular piece. At the top, on piece has the words "you win" written in white text, "back" is written on a piece near the bottom, "congratulations!" near the top of the rectangular piece, and a square indentation saying "submit score".
The animation depicts the grey tank, blue tank, and brown tank spinning in circles on a sandy shore with water visible above and a small cluster of palm trees on the left side.
Hazards[edit | edit source]
- Land mines - They are placed on the tracks Rumble in the Jungle and In the Dock. They blow up on Impact, slowing the Tank down.
- Snowballs - Dangerous balls of snow. They roll down hills, and deal great damage to tanks.
- Swinging axes - These axes are positioned above small door ways. They swing back and forth, being hard to avoid.
- Fire shooting mouths - They frequently shoot fireballs from their mouths, dealing damage to passing Tanks.
- Battle ship - A gray ship with three cannons. It will shoot at passing tanks.
- Electric towers - They shock all tanks that go off the track.
- Lava - An orange fiery liquid that flows at the bottom of the track melting point. Even touching, or even going into it, will instantly kill a tank.
Credits[edit | edit source]
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Gallery[edit | edit source]
The titlescreen for Tanked Up
The slider animation for Tanked Up
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Tanked Up was used by Destructoid in week one of the "Destructoid Gauntlet" contest in 2008, where players had to play Tanked Up and try to achieve a high score and the top five players would win a prize[3].
- Lee Nicklen composed the game's music in August 2006[4].
- The game's page was present on Nitrome's website on July 16th and 18th 2006, two months before release, but was not publicly accessible[5].
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Internet Archive Wayback Machine - Nitrome.com October 4th 2006 - News: 28-09-06 - Tanked Up [date is written in Day/Moth/Year format]
- ↑ Nitrome on Twitter: [1], 11 Nov 22, retrieved 19 Jan 23.
- ↑ Destructoid: Destructoid Gauntlet week one winners announced!, 31 Oct 08, retrieved 11 Mar 16.
- ↑ Kayotix: Tanked Up, retrieved 15 Feb 18.
- ↑ 401 Authorization Required on the Wayback Machine (archived July 16, 2006 )
401 Authorization Required on the Wayback Machine (archived July 18, 2006 )
| v • d • eTanked Up | |
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| General | Tanked Up • Tanks • Tank (Character) |
| Hazards | Land mines • Snowballs • Swinging axes • Fire shooting mouths • Battle ship • Electric towers • Lava |
| Tracks | Desert Heat • Rumble in the Jungle • Deep Freeze • Dusty Debris • Jungle Boogie • In the Dock • Electric Shock • Melting Point |