Tank Set is a game in which you by yourself in your lone tank must fend off an attack on your base by a barrage of 20 tanks. Not only must you avoid being shot by other tanks, but you also must protect your silver eagle treasure. If you are shot or your eagle is taken you lose. Chances are good you will eventually lose, but in the meantime you can rack up points shooting down tanks and also collecting goodies out on the battlefield. Once the 20 main tanks are elminated you can jump to the next wave.
There are 14 levels to choose from each with 118 starting points and once those 118 stages are beaten the game doesn't stop, but continues into infinity making up random levels. And if that's not enough for you, you can constrcut your own level much like Wolfenstein or Excite Bike.
The goodies on the field all wear off over time, but are a nice addition to the game. You can get a rubber bottom that enables you to cross rivers much like the Zelda ladder which without you are unable to defeat the 5th castle. There's also a Super Mario 2 time stopper that enables you to go whoop up on frozen enemes for 10 seconds, there's the Super Mario invincibility token, and of course the Defender nuclear option which eliminates all enemies on the field.
You can choose to start the game with anywhere from zero-99 spare lives, but the seemeingly endless supply of lives only matter if your tank gets shot. If the baddies capture the flag, its game over regardless of your life count. It's a remarkably simple game design and yet offers a lot of fun as you shoot through brick walls and get lost in the trees and negotiate the battlefield as you protect your flag. Worthy of a cell phone game program as you are sure to spend a good 10 minutes zoning out to the game as you blow up tanks and cut off all paths to your base.
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