M1 Tank Platoon II

M1 Tank Platoon II (sometimes referred to simply as M1TP2) is a tank simulation video game developed and published by MicroProse Software in 1998 for the Microsoft Windows. It is a simulator of the M1 Abrams main battle tank and a follow-up to MicroProse's 1989 release M1 Tank Platoon. M1 Tank Platoon II was sold to Interplay Entertainment in 2009.[1]

M1 Tank Platoon II
North American cover art
Developer(s)MicroProse
Publisher(s)MicroProse
Producer(s)Scott Spanburg
Designer(s)Tim Goodlett
Programmer(s)Scott Spanburg
Brian Whooley
Artist(s)Michael R. Bates
Composer(s)Roland J. Rizzo
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseFebruary 28, 1998
Genre(s)Vehicle simulation, real-time tactics
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

M1 Tank Platoon II allowed the player to play several positions in the four tanks that comprised the platoon. A player could play as a tank commander under cover ("buttoned up") or open on the hatch to man the .50 caliber machine gun. Other positions included gunner and an "outside 3-D scrolling view" of any unit on the battlefield.

Compared to the first M1 Tank Platoon, this game incorporated many new features, including much improved graphics as well as multiple campaigns, and multiplayer options. The ability to play as armored cavalry, USMC or army platoons added another dimension. The manual accompanying the game, over 100 pages, touched on such things as armor types, tactics, vehicles and more.

There was a patch available[2] to upgrade the game to allow for improved machine gun and map performance.

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "due to the depth of this simulation and the rather steep learning curve, M1 Tank Platoon II may prove to be an exercise in frustration rather than fun, but for the individual who truly wants to be 'Hell on Wheels,', this title is just the ticket."[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2013-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Downloads – TankSim.com
  3. "Finals". Next Generation. No. 43. Imagine Media. July 1998. p. 117.
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