Battle City

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Average Player Score

Based on 314 ratings

7.7

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Score Breakdown Based on 314 ratings

1. 10 (94)
2. 9 (68)
3. 8 (62)
4. 7 (37)
5. 6 (15)
6. 5 (4)
7. 4 (5)
8. 3 (3)
9. 2 (5)
10. 1 (21)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:9.7

  Loved it as a kid. Love it now. Will love it in the future.

  By priest17 | Review Date: Apr 18, 2006 | NES

  Great game! So you have a tank you ,have to shoot other tanks and protect youre base simple as that. Even a five year old would get it (i had this game when I was 5). The game has a lot of power ups, bombs that will blow... Read Full Review

  7 of 8 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Battle City

• Rating:9

  A Decent Enough Tank Shooter That Gets The Job Done Well For It's Time.

  By 4EverGreen | Review Date: Sep 27, 2024 | NES

  I've been on the search for any and all kinds of video games released in the past that I haven't been able to play before. And when I see a game that I've actually never HEARD about before, it makes me want to play the g... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  An eternal classic that I would never forget as I grow old.

  By extifery | Review Date: May 18, 2019 | NES

  I played this all the time when I was young, I used to play it with my father competing to who ever had higher scores. I even invited my friends to play with me. Too bad our device broke too many times because we played ... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:4

  Despite Namco's attempts to adapt it for the GameBoy, Battle City just isn't cut out for the Nintento hand-held.

  By Gelugon_baat | Review Date: Jan 27, 2012 | GB

  Battle City was caught in the rush to port arcade games over to the once-wildly popular (and profitable) Nintendo machines that started off Nintendo's fortunes. While the NES version was a pretty good facsimile of its ar... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:6

  Battle City is better than its predecessor, but it resorts to content recycling and relies on luck to provide challenge.

  By Gelugon_baat | Review Date: Jan 25, 2012 | NES

  The Namco tank-battle franchise has its origins in arcades, but the earlier games of this franchise are not necessarily as hard and coin-eating as arcade games typically were. Despite this, the popularity and commercial ... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  Plain, Simple and Enjoyable Classic Gaming

  By afme333 | Review Date: Apr 04, 2008 | NES

  This is the classic game is one of my most favorite game in FamilyCom (or NES). It's just plain and fun, just press start button and play though 50 levels or if you have a co-player, play together through 2 player mode s... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  This game is an Instant Classic! It's revolutionary, it's addictive, and easily, One of The Best Video Games Ever!!!

  By Xyekenvort | Review Date: Dec 19, 2007 | NES

  This is Battle City, a very old game that was for the NES. This is one of the most unknown games that should be known. This game is, truly, a great joy to play! Battle City is revolutionary, because it was the first dece... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful