By John Walker on March 9th, 2011 at 6:09 pm.
In case you were wondering how to identify a slow news day in the world of PC gaming, it’s when you find me posting about a strategy game demo. Armoured And Dangerous is such a thing. It’s a game. It’s a strategy game. I don’t want to understand it. There’s a video of it below. It looks a bit dodge. But it’s super-cheap, and it does have tanks in it.
It’s possibly the boldest use of “picturesque” I’ve ever seen. Also, the last minute is a little disappointing.
I’m not sure that territory is worth fighting for.
09/03/2011 at 18:17 JibbSmart says:
What an ugly game!
09/03/2011 at 18:36 BooleanBob says:
I see what they did there, and I raise you an eyebrow.
09/03/2011 at 18:38 JFS says:
But a tank RPG with differing class roles and special abilities would probably be quite nice. Albeit stupid, but there’s a lot of treadheads out there. Treadheads who love themselves some picturesque battlefields.
09/03/2011 at 18:44 Commisar says:
I see this game and raise you one World of Tanks
09/03/2011 at 18:56 pepper says:
World of Tanks looks good but has a gameplay that is disappointing if you love armoured warfare.
09/03/2011 at 18:40 Xiyng says:
Umm… What just happened?
09/03/2011 at 18:55 Inigo says:
Where’s the Land Shark Gun?
Oh.
09/03/2011 at 20:36 patricij says:
My thoughts exactly…I mean: seriously? GUYS? This is beyond fail…they are either computer games “history” illiterate or somewhat stupid…OR BOTH.
09/03/2011 at 21:16 Tokjos says:
Indeed.
I remember being annoyed when Lionhead released Fable, forgetting that a game with the same name was released in 1996.
09/03/2011 at 21:45 dadioflex says:
“Armed and Dangerous” is a pretty old trope. Usually used as part of a police report. “Suspects should be considered armed and dangerous.”
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/armed+and+dangerous
09/03/2011 at 19:01 Sarlix says:
Not the most realistic tank movement I’ve ever seen..Think I’ll stick with Men of War for now.
09/03/2011 at 19:32 leeder krenon says:
i wish i could advance my career through challenging objectives in campaign.
09/03/2011 at 20:37 Chunga says:
Now tanks is well and good but Revenge of the Titans is out – go buy and play that instead!
http://www.puppygames.net/revenge-of-the-titans/
09/03/2011 at 20:37 MinisterofDOOM says:
I hope that gigantic popup indicator UI style doesn’t catch on. The attack selection icons (I think, anyway) were so big they were almost always partially obscured by picturesque scenery. For a bit there, the player appears to be trying to select a coffee mug with little success.
09/03/2011 at 21:00 amandachen says:
War can be ugly. Avoid.