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You may also read more about our privacy policy and site functionality at this link. Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Just think of your computer as a big tank, though, and you'll be right in the spirit of things. Sony Interactive's Tanarus attempts to cash in on the current vogue of multiplayer, online-only entertainment with a no-frills game of tanks, tactics, and teams.
The game cuts out all the extras, including storyline and graphically interesting terrain, to create a sometimes annoying and an occasionally brilliant battle for honor and territory. Despite its interesting emphasis on teamwork and Sony's efforts to constantly improve the player experience, the game ultimately doesn't seem to be worth a monthly fee. Tanarus is basically a glorified version of capture the flag, albeit with some cool weapons and the chance to watch your enemy get blown sky-high.
In the standard scenario, each arena can consist of four teams, with a maximum of five players on each team, which are differentiated by color Red, Green, Blue, or Gray. The basic goal is protect your team's flag, capture your enemy's flag, simply destroy your enemy, or stay alive. In addition, your tank needs energy to run, so you also battle for the control of satellites that provide defensive laser fire for your team as well as a power supply for shields and weaponry in or near enemy territory.
Most games are running battles between two groups of tanks on the edges of their areas of control. As a participant in these battles, you get to choose from five different basic tanks types -- Lightning, Vanguard, Devastator, Chameleon, and MagRider. Each has its own built-in advantages and disadvantages. After choosing the tank type, you then equip it with a variety of defensive mechanisms, such as extra shielding or nana-repair technology, and a range of offensive firepower including missiles, cannon shells, and lasers.
One of the most interesting parts of the game is mixing and matching different configurations. A shareware registration only allows you to work with the Vanguard tank type, so to get a chance to drive the other tanks you will need to register with a credit card. I worked with the retail CD-ROM version that included a month of free gaming, which seemed a great way to get a look at the entire game.
Basically as you take damage, it first effects your shields, then your armor, then the critical portions of your tank. The power needed to fire up your weapons and your shields are provided by your battery and your power feed. The closer to your home base, the better your power feed. You can switch your shields from back to front as you move into battle, and front to back as you retreat. These stats are displayed at the bottom of the screen, so you can track them at all times. Most of the game controls are rather straightforward, conveying the feeling of driving a rather awkward box of metal, but they do take some time to get familiar with.
Then this game could pose a new challenge. This large install version includes 13 battle arenas for you to run amok in. The 13 arenas can also be downloaded directly from within the game if you choose the small install version by clicking on the link below. Direct3D is supported. Full Specifications. What's new in version 0. Release November 9, Date Added August 3, Version 0. Operating Systems. Operating Systems Windows, Windows Total Downloads 58, Downloads Last Week 0.
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