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Battle City
1985 · Shoot 'em up, Fighting, Puzzle · NES, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade, FM-7, Sharp X1 · Bandai Namco Games
Battle City is ranked no. 1,876 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,509 and 55% of duels won. Of the 3 duels that pitted it against Mortal Kombat X, it has won 2 and lost 1. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 4 out of 16 (1985).
World rank
no. 1,876
ELO score
1,509
Wins
55%
Duels played
114
About Battle City
Battle City, also known as Tank 1990 or Tank in some pirate multicart releases, is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Family Computer produced and published in 1985 by Namco. The game was later released for the Game Boy and was included in the Japanese version of Star Fox: Assault. It is a port of the arcade game Tank Battalion with additional features (including two player simultaneous play and a level edit feature). There was also a rendition for Nintendo's Vs. System arcade cabinets.
The player, controlling a tank, must destroy enemy tanks in each level, which enter the playfield from the top of the screen. The enemy tanks attempt to destroy the player's base (represented on the map as a bird, eagle or Phoenix), as well as the human tank itself. A level is completed when the player destroys all 20 enemy tanks, but the game ends if the player's base is destroyed or the player loses all available lives.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,509 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Mortal Kombat X 67% 3 duels played · 164 points behind
- against Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 33% 3 duels played · 374 points behind
- against Dissidia Final Fantasy 50% 2 duels played · 22 points ahead
- against Street Fighter IV 50% 2 duels played · 218 points behind
- against Mortal Kombat: Armageddon 50% 2 duels played · 56 points behind
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The standing
Where Battle City ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Battle City stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 4 out of 16 (1985).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 1,876 | 5,035 |
| Shoot 'em up | 10 | 70 |
| 1980s | 43 | 155 |
| 1985 | 4 | 16 |
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