The enemy AI will react to the type of units placed by the player, and thus, keeping close stock on what is placed is crucial it may be necessary to deconstruct units that are less useful to make way for better suited units. Likewise, choosing to defend will require setting up fortifications to defeat the throngs of units before too many can pass the point of no return.
Assault involves laying out a decent balance of troops in the hope that enough will reach the checkpoint before a finite level of resources is depleted. On the assault side, tanks and infantry are accompanied by enormous mechs guarded by energy barriers, while giant mechanized laser turrets of various types are unleashed to defend against this new mechanized force.Įach stage in a campaign will present the player with the choice to attack or defend to clear the round. The action surrounds a fictional World War scenario where the Allies are still warring with Germany decades later. While it does bring attention to the many facets of gameplay, the frequency of breaks in pacing can be overwhelming and slightly off-putting. The first campaign stages are a barrage of information appearing as text boxes. I still hit walls, but I felt more in control of the action. If the defender role is proving too vexing, try switching to assault. And yet, after numerous failed attempts, it started to feel less like my shortcomings as a less-than-hardcore RTS gamer, and more as though GTB is geared more towards a specialized class of player. Could this be due to my level of skill? It’s quite possible.
The real-time battles and adaptive enemy AI resulted in most of my battles ending not long after they started. I’d like to state this before storming into the fray: Though I’ve had some limited success while playing Tower Defense-type games, I generally get trounced when I attempt to change the difficulty to anything higher than medium.Įven the lowest difficulty settings on GTB had my head spinning. They may not be airborne, but the enemy is still plenty spread out Goalie, Goalie, Goalie! Sieve, Sieve, Sieve! While there certainly is a lot of depth to be found, Gratuitous Tank Battles almost seems to delight in putting players into shallow graves. Units and upgrades can be unlocked by clearing stages, and the number of possible configurations is virtually limitless. The result is a game that feels like a hybrid of it’s spiritual progenitor GSB, and a real-time tower defense strategy, though players can also opt to play the role of the attacking force.
Gratuitous Battles – From Positech Games:Īfter experiencing great success with Gratuitous Space Battles, Positech Games switches the battleground to Terra Firma.
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