Super Battletank
Garry Kitchen's Super Battletank: War in the Gulf is a 1992 tank simulation single-player video game which takes place during Operation Desert Storm. The player controls an M1 Abrams main battle tank for the United Nations. A sequel, Super Battletank 2, was released for the Super NES in 1994.
| Super Battletank | |
|---|---|
 Sega Genesis cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Imagineering |
| Publisher(s) | Absolute Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Garry Kitchen |
| Programmer(s) | Mark Morris |
| Artist(s) | Jesse Kapili Gregory Faccone |
| Composer(s) | Mark Van Hecke |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis Game Gear Game Boy Super NES Game Boy Advance (as Operation: Armored Liberty) |
| Release | 1992 2001 (Game Gear) |
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Graphics
The screen is divided into two sections. One is the instrument panel in the gunner's station of the tank, and the other is a view of the outside, which consists primarily of the desert and military vehicles.
Gameplay
The player battles helicopter gunships, T72s, and Scud launchers, in pursuit of a military victory. The player had to use only M1 Abrams tank to play.
Re-releases
Majesco Entertainment released the game in 2001 for the Game Gear, as part of their licensed line of classic games for Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Super NES; and making it by far the last release in North America for the Game Gear. It was also remade as Operation: Armored Liberty for Game Boy Advance in 2003.