WDL Thunder Tanks
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Released On:
19 Dec 2000
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In a grim, dystopian future, the World Destruction League has become the prime source of entertainment. Television crew is following the participants as they travel across the world, competing in just what the league's name implies: destruction. With their heavily armed tanks, the combatants do not just destroy each other: they lay waste to everything around them...
World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks is a tank combat game that has similarities with BattleTanx games, as well as vehicular combat titles in the vein of Twisted Metal. Single-player gameplay consists of a tournament mode, in which the player selects a tank and takes it through a series of combat matches. The game's focus, however, is on the multiplayer, which includes different modes: deathmatch, capture-the-flag, frenzy, (a capture-the-flag variant with randomly appearing flags), as well as a so-called "domination mode", in which players must capture several tank generators scattered across the arena. Up to four players can compete in each of the multiplayer modes.
Various power-ups can be picked up on the arenas. These include turbo boosts, shields, fire missiles, grenades, mines, artillery and satellite strike (which allow players to target a specific spot on the arena and bombard it with missiles or a focused ion cannon blast), as well as guided missiles, which can be steered through the arena.
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SLES-50170 (Europe)
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Media Type:
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Multiplayer Options:
Same/Split-Screen
Number of Offline Players:
1-2 Players
Additional Hardware Supported:
Multitap
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Number of Offline Players via Multitap:
1-4 Players
Multiplayer Game Modes:
Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller, Digital Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a vehicular combat game set in a dystopian future where players compete in televised tank battles. As a rookie contender, you'll fight for survival and glory in the World Destruction League.
Story
World Destruction League Network
The year is 2062. Masses are crowded around big screens, watching cutthroat competition broadcast by the last existing television network.
"The following is a presentation of the World Destruction League Network, the leader in global mayhem."
"WDL presents... Friday Night Thunder Tanks! Where every night's a fight for survival."
Live from New York City
"And now - live from New York City, the city so nice they bombed it twice - here are your hosts, Chuck 'Mad Dog' Clemens and Kate Maxwell!"
"Welcome to WDL's Friday Night Thunder Tanks. I'm Kate Maxwell. I'm joined by my colleague, Chuck Clemens."
"So as we embark upon the first stage of competition, the question on everyone's mind is, 'Is this new contender for real?'."
"This guy's a rookie, so all bets are off as to how the competition will shape up. This is really gonna get exciting, Kate."
Enemies & Characters
DRAGONFLY
This is a highly modified hover tank, equipped with inertia-dampened thrusters. It is fast and dangerous, and can hover over obstacles.
MANTICORE
This tank is the pride and joy of ReVolt, constructed from a modified M1 chassis with a functional tesla coil powering its weapon system.
ARIES
The Aries is a highly modified tank chassis, possibly from a scavenged King Tiger tank, with a titanium plate reinforcing the front as a battering ram.
SKORPION BOMB-TANK
This is essentially an armored mobile bomb designed specifically for seeking out competitors and self-detonating with a high-yield warhead.
HUNCHBACK TANK
A small attack drone armed with a turreted 40mm cannon. These fast vehicles often try to flank opponents using high speed.
JAVELIN TANK
A small attack drone armed with a turreted missile launcher. Similar to the Hunchback, these fast vehicles try to flank opponents.
FIREFLY TANK
A modified Plasma Projection system placed upon a mobile drone chassis, armed with a potent laser weapon designed to slice open armored vehicles.
NATALIYA "THE BLACK WIDOW" KROMINOV
A beautiful woman who commands a stealth tank armed with a 60mm cannon. She is in the tournament for the sheer pleasure tank combat gives her.
LEONARD "BIG LENNY" ASENDORF
A master mechanic and whiz with military hardware, Lenny built one of the largest tanks and wants to win the tournament to give prize money to the needy.
INFERNA
Inferna grew up struggling in a world of vicious thugs and shadowy crime lords, and now burns with the desire to prove that the new WDL champion will be a woman.
BUTCHER BRONSKI
A cantankerous, abusive, and fiercely nationalistic Canadian bruiser who hopes his victory in the tournament will inspire an invasion of the U.S.
MAXINE "GLORY" HALLEY
Maxine fights for truth, justice, and the American way, believing that winning at any cost, even smashing her enemy to dust, is the best approach. She aims to prove American values are the best and intends to spread the American spirit globally after winning the tournament.
NARUKO "SHADOW" WATANABE
Naruko is a consummate tactician who believes in speed and precision, weaving intricate traps for her opponents. She compares her laser to a scalpel, aiming to eliminate larger opponents who dominate through brute force and showcase old-fashioned technology.
"REVOLT"
ReVolt was a scientist studying efficient energy transfer until a backfiring experiment imbued him with pure energy, addling his brain and instilling a maniacal desire to take over the world. He believes the tournament will pave his way to becoming the absolute ruler.
"BLOOD HOUND"
Blood Hound survived by eating small creatures until a local crime syndicate took him in, providing food and shelter in exchange for his obedience. The syndicate has entered him into the Great Tournament to wager on his fights.
RHONDA "RHINO" MALONE
Rhonda, once kind-natured, turned to stone after her family was killed and her sister kidnapped, now competing in the WDL Tournament for vengeance and to free her sister. She suspects one of the other competitors is the guilty party.
COLE "HARD" CASH
Cole Cash grew up in the Apocalypse's ruins, constantly silenced and told he didn't matter, leading him to become rebellious. He pilots tanks and loves loud Rock & Roll to defy the silence, always having something to say.
KRUSH
Krush was a scavenger who discovered and rebuilt a damaged tank, hoping to fulfill his dream of competing in a WDL Tournament. He also enjoys the choice pickings left after each battle.
GORDA “THE FAT”
Gorda and her gang swept through the WDL Tournament, and as the reigning Champion, she uses her remaining gang members to 'adjust' events to maintain her position. Her overwhelming goal is to crush anyone who dares to stand up to her.
Controls
A button
Fire main gun.
O button
Fire special weapon.
X button
Cycle forward through special weapons.
button
Cycle backward through special weapons.
START BUTTON
Pause the game. Cancels the match intro movie.
SELECT BUTTON
Toggle between first and third-person perspectives.
R1 BUTTON
STRAFE RIGHT Tanks with strafe ability can move side-to-side using this button.
L2 BUTTON
SKY CAM Holding this button down gives you an overhead view of the arena.
L1 BUTTON
STRAFE LEFT Tanks with this strafe ability can move side-to-side using this button.
R2 BUTTON
TANK SPECIAL This button utilizes a special ability that is unique to each tank.
LEFT STICK/RIGHT STICK/DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS
Controls tank movement. Moves the tank forward, backward, left, and right. The tank body follows the turret closely.
How to Play
GAME SETUP
When you load the World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks game, the Title screen appears. Press the START button.
After the intro movie, the Setup screen appears. Press the directional buttons to highlight choices.
Note: Only Player One may make adjustments in the Game Setup screen.
PLAYERS
This option changes the number of players in a game. Up to four may play, depending on the number of controllers connected.
Three or four players will require the use of a multitap (for PlayStation®2). Moving the directional buttons changes the number.
PLAYMODE
Here you select the type of battle you wish to play. Use the directional buttons to change modes.
TOURNAMENT
In this game mode, you choose one tank, which you will use throughout the competition. The game becomes increasingly challenging as you battle through matches to reach the next stage of competition.
At the end of each level, you have the option of playing that level again or, if you win, proceeding to the next challenge. You are also given an option to save the game at the end of each level.
SKIRMISH MODES (NON-TOURNAMENT)
In the Skirmish modes, you customize the battle before play. All Tanks/Competitors, as well as most of the Tournament game levels, are available. Options in this mode include type of game to play and the number of opponents.
The following are the types of games available in Skirmish mode:
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Death Match
In this mode of play, the objective is simple: Destroy them before they destroy you! The first tank to acquire a pre-selected number of kills (3, 5, or 10) wins.
When a player or computer-controlled tank is destroyed during the game, it will re-spawn back at its starting point.
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Family
This mode of play is a derivative of Death Match. In Family mode, steering is in "easy" mode where the turret is locked to the tank. The buttons fire your main armament.
This allows less experienced players the opportunity to enjoy playing Death Match even when playing against experienced opponents.
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Domination
In Domination, the objective is to take control of all tank emitters within an arena. The sole purpose of the emitters is to produce tanks to destroy competitors.
When a competitor gains control of an emitter, the tanks produced by it will immediately be allied with that competitor, and they will try to destroy the opponents of that team. Combatants take control of emitters by driving onto them for a few seconds. Victory is awarded to the player who controls all the emitters.
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Capture the Flag
The objective is to liberate the opposing teams' flags and then return them to your home base. With all the teams trying to capture the other teams' flags, this is a game of intense action as well as a battle of strategy.
If a player or non-player tank is ever destroyed during game play, the tank will re-spawn back at its starting point.
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Frenzy
In this mode of play, a flag will appear in a randomly set location on the battlefield. Each competitor races in an attempt to grab this flag and return it to their bases.
If the tank carrying the flag is destroyed en route, the flag will remain where it is dropped briefly and the tank re-spawns back at its starting point. If a flag is successfully captured and delivered to a base, a new flag will appear somewhere on the battlefield. The first team to capture the required number of flags wins.
DIFFICULTY/KILLS/FLAGS
Depending on the type of mode being played, you may set the difficulty, number of kills or number of flags. Set the difficulty level of AI (computer-controlled) opponents to Easy, Normal or Hard. This affects Tournament mode only.
The difficulty setting for non-Tournament game play is listed on page 12 under "Skill Level". Set the number of kills for Death Match and the number of flags for Frenzy by highlighting the appropriate text and pressing the directional buttons.
OPTIONS
Player 1 adjusts all the options. Highlighting Options and pressing the button takes you from the Game Setup screen to the Options screen, which allows you to customize the World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks game to your liking.
Press the directional buttons to highlight an option. To exit this screen, highlight EXIT and press the button to accept changes.
SOUND FX VOLUME
Set the sound effects volume by pressing the directional buttons.
MUSIC VOLUME
Set the music volume by pressing the directional buttons.
ANNOUNCER VOLUME
Set the announcer volume by pressing the directional buttons.
CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION
Each player in turn may select his/her own controller configuration. There are five pre-set configurations, with the Arcade pre-set configuration serving as default. However, each configuration can be fully customized.
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From the Option screen, highlight the Controller Configuration option and press the button.
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Press the directional buttons to select which controller to access and press the button.
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From the Controller Configuration screen, highlight the "Preset" option and press the directional buttons to scroll through the available configurations.
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Access the Vibrate option by pressing the directional buttons. Enabling the Vibrate option allows the controller to react to game play. Once accessed, press the directional buttons to toggle between ON and OFF.
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If you wish to customize a configuration, press the directional buttons to scroll through the control functions. Press any button you desire to assign the function to that control button. Do this as many times as you like for any of the functions.
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Highlight EXIT by pressing the directional buttons and press the ✖ button to
Items & Weapons
ARTILLERY STRIKE
This allows you to call in a team of explosive saturation experts to rain destruction on a target or area of your choice.
SATELLITE STRIKE
This puts you in contact with The Osprey 1500 laser satellite, which uses an automated guidance system and a powerful laser system to destroy targets.
TIMESTOP
This device halts all action around you, leaving you free to destroy what you please.
NUKE
This high-yield, low-area tactical nuclear device will clear the field of the opposition with ease.
GRENADE
No description provided.
NANO-WALL
No description provided.
TELEPORT
No description provided.
GUIDED MISSILE
No description provided.
MINE
No description provided.
AUTO CANNON
These automated turrets are programmed to cover the rear of your tank, firing weaker 'Concussor' charges and utilizing an automated guidance system.
HOMING MISSILES
No description provided.
INCENDIARY GRENADES
No description provided.
DEATH BLOSSOM
No description provided.
HOLOGRAM
No description provided.
SIREN SONG
No description provided.
FIRE BLAST
No description provided.
SHIELD
No description provided.
TURBO
No description provided.
SWARMER MISSILES
No description provided.
JUMP JETS
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WRAITH
This deadly and elusive tank incorporates lost technology, featuring a high-powered Spectre cloaking device that drops when moving at full speed.
TITAN
This huge tank was designed for superior firepower, packing a punch but seriously impaired in movement, and can crush drone tanks.
SCORCHER
A medium-sized, armor-fitted vehicle with a large napalm tank and flame projector, it cannot take much abuse but deals devastating damage.
MARAUDER
A highly modified Sherman tank with a Phalanx system Gatling gun on its turret, delivering an obliterating spray of lead.
M1A3 "PATRIOT"
A standard U.S. tank formerly used in the Great Wars, known for its armored giant status and impressive firepower.
FLP-E "BERSERKER"
A reliable WW3 tank design with vectored thrusting jets for advanced dodging abilities, allowing side-to-side strafing and short-distance 'flying'.
RHINO
A modified Paladin mobile artillery piece retrofitted with heavy blast armor on the front, sacrificing rear protection.
BANSHEE
An M1A3 tank chassis equipped with special audio weapons and a power core, utilizing sonic-based weaponry and teleportation abilities.
STINGRAY MINES
These highly charged anti-trespass mines are activated by extreme pressure, guaranteeing that only the weight of a tank will set them off.
HEALTH & SUPER HEALTH
These power-ups restore portions or full hull integrity to a tank, and are used automatically upon touch.
STAR
A special Health power-up that provides a small boost in health, acquired from destroyed drone tanks and used automatically upon touch.
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