PaTaank
PaTaank is a video game developed and published by PF Magic for the 3DO.
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| Developer(s) | PF Magic |
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| Producer(s) | David Feldman Rob Fulop |
| Designer(s) | Curtis Norris Joel Dubiner Leslie Hedger |
| Programmer(s) | Andre Burgoyne |
| Artist(s) | Charles Hacskaylo Lisa Wong |
| Composer(s) | Nicolaas tenBroek |
| Platform(s) | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer |
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| Genre(s) | Pinball |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (up to four players) |
Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot.
Pataank is a pinball game where the player plays as the pinball, steering the ball and knocking into targets.
Development and release
Reception
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Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "It's an interesting idea, done badly."[5] Entertainment Weekly gave the game an A-.[8]
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References
- "3DO Soft > 1994" (in Japanese). GAME Data Room. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- Smith, Geoffrey Douglas (1998). "PaTaank - Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Williams, Ken (December 1994). "Review Crew - Pataank". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 65. Sendai Publishing. p. 44.
- Mo, Slo (January 1995). "ProReview: PaTaank". GamePro. No. 66. IDG. p. 88.
- "Finals - Pataank". Next Generation. No. 1. Imagine Media. January 1995. p. 90.
- Wynne, Mark (December 1994). "Reviews: PaTaank – Like the innovative Twister, PaTaank is another odd-ball, U.S.P. release, guaranteed to challenge even the most seasones gamesplayer's senses. It's Pinball, but not quite as you know it..." 3DO Magazine. No. 1. Paragon Publishing. p. 56.
- "Pataank - 3DO Review". Coming Soon Magazine. No. 4. Coming Soon Magazine, Inc. March 1995. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- Strauss, Bob (January 27, 1995). "Pataank". Entertainment Weekly. No. 259. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- "Tests Express... Pataank". Génération 4 (in French). No. 73. Computec Media France. January 1995. p. 166.
- Dulin, Ron (January 1995). "Power Reviews: PaTaank – Finishing PaTaank only takes a few attempts". VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine. No. 72. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 71.
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