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| − | '''''Trax''''', known in Japan as '''''突撃！ポンコツタンク, Totsugeki! Poncotsu Tank, "Charge! | + | '''''Trax''''', known in Japan as '''''突撃！ポンコツタンク, Totsugeki! Poncotsu Tank, "Charge! Junk Tank"''''', is a scrolling tank shooter developed and published by [[HAL Laboratory]] in Japan in 1991, and published by [[Electro Brain]] in the USA and UK later that year. It has a single-player story mode and a multiplayer competitive mode. |
| − | I never played this game when it was popular. Instead, I saw it on a list of the best Game Boy games and played it in an emulator. | + | I never played this game when it was popular. Instead, I saw it on a list of the best Game Boy games and played it in an emulator. I found the game to be quite enjoyable, and it had real potential, but it ends far too soon. |
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
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==Review== | ==Review== | ||
| − | * '''Overall:''' | + | * '''Overall:''' 3/10 |
* '''Best Version:''' Game Boy | * '''Best Version:''' Game Boy | ||
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* Scrolling shooters are usually so frustratingly difficult, I don't bother with them, but this one was enjoyable the whole way through. | * Scrolling shooters are usually so frustratingly difficult, I don't bother with them, but this one was enjoyable the whole way through. | ||
* The game has pretty decent graphics and sound for a Game Boy game. | * The game has pretty decent graphics and sound for a Game Boy game. | ||
| − | * The animation, especially the bosses, is cute and fun. | + | * The animation, especially for the bosses, is cute and fun. |
* Movement is nicely responsive. | * Movement is nicely responsive. | ||
* The weapon power-ups vary in style, and none of them are bad. | * The weapon power-ups vary in style, and none of them are bad. | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Games that require turret rotation, but lack a rotating joystick, are always difficult to maneuver, but this one is made even worse because you can only turn your turret clockwise. I know this is a limitation of the Game Boy's two-button controls, and they try to justify it in the manual, but it makes the game less-playable. This would probably be better made on the GBA. |
| − | * The game is far too easy. | + | * The game is far too easy. I beat it the very first time I played it. |
* It would have been nice to allow the weapons to be upgraded to multiple levels. | * It would have been nice to allow the weapons to be upgraded to multiple levels. | ||
==Ugly== | ==Ugly== | ||
| − | * The game is far too short. There are only 4 | + | * The game is far too short. There are only 4 levels, so you can beat it an about 15 minutes. Had I paid money for this I would have felt ripped off. |
==Box Art== | ==Box Art== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Trax - GB - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese box has the game's ball-shaped tank bounding through a battlefield. The art accurately captures the game, and the cartoon logo and lettering are great. | Trax - GB - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese box has the game's ball-shaped tank bounding through a battlefield. The art accurately captures the game, and the cartoon logo and lettering are great. | ||
| − | Trax - GB - USA.jpg|The art used in Western countries is essentially the same, only less interesting, and with | + | Trax - GB - USA.jpg|The art used in Western countries is essentially the same, only less interesting, and with cheesy comic sound effect bubbles that don't exist in the game. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Documentation== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Trax - GB - Manual.pdf|Game manual. | |
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[[Category: Games]] | [[Category: Games]] | ||
[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Game Boy Games]] | ||
[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
[[Category: Scrolling Shooters]] | [[Category: Scrolling Shooters]] | ||
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Multi-Player]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Multi-Player Versus]] | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 31 January 2018
Trax, known in Japan as 突撃！ポンコツタンク, Totsugeki! Poncotsu Tank, "Charge! Junk Tank", is a scrolling tank shooter developed and published by HAL Laboratory in Japan in 1991, and published by Electro Brain in the USA and UK later that year. It has a single-player story mode and a multiplayer competitive mode.
I never played this game when it was popular. Instead, I saw it on a list of the best Game Boy games and played it in an emulator. I found the game to be quite enjoyable, and it had real potential, but it ends far too soon.
Status
I do not own the game, but I beat it on 2017-11-26.
Review
- Overall: 3/10
- Best Version: Game Boy
Good
- Scrolling shooters are usually so frustratingly difficult, I don't bother with them, but this one was enjoyable the whole way through.
- The game has pretty decent graphics and sound for a Game Boy game.
- The animation, especially for the bosses, is cute and fun.
- Movement is nicely responsive.
- The weapon power-ups vary in style, and none of them are bad.
Bad
- Games that require turret rotation, but lack a rotating joystick, are always difficult to maneuver, but this one is made even worse because you can only turn your turret clockwise. I know this is a limitation of the Game Boy's two-button controls, and they try to justify it in the manual, but it makes the game less-playable. This would probably be better made on the GBA.
- The game is far too easy. I beat it the very first time I played it.
- It would have been nice to allow the weapons to be upgraded to multiple levels.
Ugly
- The game is far too short. There are only 4 levels, so you can beat it an about 15 minutes. Had I paid money for this I would have felt ripped off.
Box Art
The original Japanese box has the game's ball-shaped tank bounding through a battlefield. The art accurately captures the game, and the cartoon logo and lettering are great.
The art used in Western countries is essentially the same, only less interesting, and with cheesy comic sound effect bubbles that don't exist in the game.
Documentation
- Trax - GB - Manual.pdf
Game manual.
Links
- mobygames.com/game/gameboy/trax - MobyGames.
