Atari's Combat, while being a fun game, can't be considered a true tank combat simulation game. This game, however attempts to give you a taste of what it's like to really fight with a huge, destructive army vehicle. Compare both of the games if you have access to them and see what I mean. When you get to the main menu, you can select how many players there are and how many rounds you and a
. friend (or you and the CPU) will go for. After selecting your choices, the battle begins. Each side has two tanks. You can switch which one you are controlling on the fly. Your tank can go in reverse as well as forward. If you fire, your tank will move slightly backward and might also turn slightly from the recoil of the blast. You will also be unable to shoot again for a second or so. This means you can't shoot three straight shots at the enemy and destroy a tank just like that (it always takes three shots for a tank to go down). Strategy is a MUST when you play this game. Can you shoot at the tank that isn't being controlled? Yes, but that means *your* spare tank is also vulnerable. Plus, the enemy might suddenly switch control to the spare tank and fire at you.
