Tank is a two-player strategy game for the Amstrad CPC 464. The idea is that one player should try to score a direct hit on his opponent and blast him into a million pieces. The path of the shell is affected by the speed and angle at which it is fired - determined by the player - and direction and speed of the wind - a matter of luck. The buildings which are built between the players can either be shot over, or blown out of the way. Starting the game, pressing 'O' sets up the options screen which allows the players to determine the size of the buildings and variation in wind strength. The playing keys are: | Player 1 | Player 2 | Function | | A | Cursor up | Increase angle | | Z | Cursor down | Decrease angle | | \ | Cursor right | Increase speed and move left | | / | Cursor left | Decrease speed and move right | | Enter | Copy | Confirm command | | Joystick 1 | Joystick 2 | All the above |
Tank was designed originally for the Amstrad CPC464 but there should be no difficulty using it with the other CPC machines, since the game is written in Basic. Basic was used because there are many calculations for the projectiles and, since it is a strategy game, there is no real need for Amiga-style graphics. PopularComputingWeekly | 
