(Game Description From Official Homepage)

Tank Racer is the racing game with a difference. Developed by the Glass Ghost team at Simis, Tank Racer offers the player '50 tonnes of Fun' as they blast their way around a multitude of tracks.
 
Viewed from a 1st and 3rd person perspective, the ultimate aim is to win the Championship in the fastest time - if this involves blasting everything in sight, so be it! The player has to choose from a set of twelve tanks, find numerous power ups and allocate powerful weapons.

 

The PC version can be played by up to six players and is playable only with the latest 3D accelerator cards. The Playstation version has a multiplayer option (split screen) and will run in high resolution.

Release Date:
Q1 1999

(From www.3dfiles.com)

You'll have to watch your back, front and sides when you enter the world's wackiest race… because Tank Racer is much more than just a racing game. It places as much emphasis on its 'inter-tank' battles as it does on the racing. Blasting your opponents to smithereens and bulldozing through buildings feels almost as good as winning! And there are lots of buildings to demolish… from cosy cottages in the English countryside to wooden huts in a swampland and even a moon-based space station. But the battle doesn't stop there. As well as the different racing tracks there are also dedicated battle arenas where the aim is purely to annihilate your challenger before he annihilates you.

In single player mode choose your tank and compete against 7 computer-controlled tanks. Start at the first Bronze race and try to win the necessary points that allow you to progress through all the Bronze, Silver and Gold tracks to the ultimate accolade of Champion.

Battle mode allows you to battle it out against another player in 1 of 8 tracks. As with the other game modes, the cups play a part. The different cups effect the speed of the tanks and the power-ups.

Racing mode lets the players race against each other on 6 tracks. Up to 6 players can race against each other on a LAN or the Internet. While 2 players can compete via Modem link or DirectCable connection.

Each Tank has different abilities from the rest: Top Speed, Acceleration, Handling, Grip

4 camera views: Behind Tank, Further Behind Tank, Inside Tank, Bonus View (you need to win this one!)

8 power ups:

• Homing Missile Locks onto the tank you are aiming at and homes in on it.
• Concussion Shell Causes a shockwave to come out from the point of impact. This shockwave causes any tank that it hits to spin off.
• Turbo Gives 8 seconds of Turbo Aceleration.
• Mines Drops 3 mines behind your tank, which when driven over cause you to lose control.
• Shield Gives you a shield for 10 seconds. If you are shot whilst you have the shield the weapon will have no effect o you.
• Alien Abduction When a tank is hit with this it will be abducted by a UFO and transported back down the track.
• Electro Mine Causes you to loose control of the tanks turret for 6 seconds.
• Slider Rizer This is a mine based weapon that causes the tank to slide around as if out of control.

Requirements:
P166, 32 Megs RAM, Direct3D

File Size: 7 Megs

Download Sites:
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/3dfiles/games/tankracerdemo.exe
ftp://ftp.epix.net/pub/3dfiles/games/tankracerdemo.exe
http://ftp.telepac.pt/pub/3dfiles/games/tankracerdemo.exe
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/3dfiles/games/tankracerdemo.exe
ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/3dfiles/games/tankracerdemo.exe
ftp://ftp.iol.it/3dfiles/games/tankracerdemo.exe
ftp://ftp.agnfiles.com/game_demos/tank_racer/tankracerdemo.exe

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LINKS TO OTHER TANK RACER SITES

http://www.grolier.co.uk/tank_racer/index.html (Official Site)
http://tankracer.grolier.co.uk/ (Official Homepage)
http://www.planetriva.com/reviews/games/tankracer/tankracer.htm (Game Preview)
http://www.3dfiles.com/movies/tankracer.shtm (Movies)

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