Main Menu
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MISSION Mission description
Select an item. Use the Directional buttons to highlight an available option and the OK button to select for all menu screens.
Menu
Press the START button during the game to display the menu.
Map (Mission)
Displays the map of the entire area or a town map, if you're in a town. During the mission, you can also see the mission description.
Status
Shows part equipped to your tank.
Options
Changes the vibration, camera, and operation settings.
Escape
Leaves town or a mission and goes to the Field Map.
Exit
Exits the menu and returns to the field or the mission if you're in a mission.
Name Entry
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Space Delete Done
Enter a name. Choose your name and highlight "Done" when you've picked your choice.
Select A Tank
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Select a tank from 15 different tanks displayed. Don't worry too much about which one to choose. You will gain more tanks as you play the game. The fifteen tanks have different performances, but the differences are very slight.
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Now, let's start the game! After the in-game movie, your mission (battle) will begin. Operate your tank and destroy the enemy!
Battle Mode
Match Battle
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1P VS 2P Against player 2
Select an item.
You can play a match against an opponent in this mode. If you've saved the game before, you can load the data and play with your custom tank.
Select A Player
You can choose from 1P vs. 2P and 1P vs. Computer (3 levels of difficulty). In DESTRUCTION game, you will play alone under special rules.
Select A Game
You can play a one-on-one game or a mini game in which you play under certain rules.
Select A Tank
Choose your tank here.
Entry Tank
Choose from the existing tanks. These tanks are already equipped with parts to suit the game. You cannot customize them.
Custom Tank
Load the game data from the memory card, and use tanks and parts you acquired. Data in all 3 places are combined. For the arms on the tank, the information saved last is used. When loading data, use slot 1 for player 1, and slot 2 for player 2.
Customize
You can customize your tank as usual. Press OK when complete. A warning will be displayed if the parts do not suit the game. Read the descriptions and change to parts to suit the game. If you're confused, press AUTO. From what you have, parts will be automatically selected to suit the game.
Arenas
There are 8 types of arenas to choose from. Customize your tank to suit the features of each arena.
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Normal Arena Has no special feature.
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Battle Cross Arena Makes good use of the buildings in town.
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Water Arena Has both land and water.
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Low Arena Has low ceiling. Flight parts are useless.
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Forest Arena Hard to see the enemies in the woods.
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Blockhouse Arena The blockhouses will attack you!
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Small Arena It'll be an all-out battle!
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Wild Arena Wilderness. Take close aim.
Mini-Games
There are a total of 16 mini-games. Each mini-game has different restrictions on customizing. Be sure to read the rules before you play!
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Unit Bomber Break the huge blocks quickly!
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Battle Gate Fulfill the requirements and advance!
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Water Race Race on water.
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Bomb Figure 8 Place bombs on the course!
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Flight Path Fall nicely through the air!
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Speedway Be light and fast and race to the goal.
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Mass Bomber Break many blocks!
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Web Battle Push one another off the narrow paths!
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Target Shot Shoot the target and advance!
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Ground Bomber Make the opponent step on your bombs!
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Flight Step Step on rocks and head to the goal.
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Obstacle Way Head for the goal as you break the obstacles.
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Turn Drop Break the balls with your chainsaw.
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Marine Battle Dodge attacks while on water.
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Falling Balls Break the most to win!
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Grand Shot Beware of the mines!
Starting the Game
Some games have split display, and others have overlapping display.
Split Display
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Play Again Play the same game with the same tank.
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Quit Choose a different game.
Destruction
This game is for 1 player only. You can test your skills by counting how many tanks you can destroy before you lose. You cannot use saved data. There are restrictions on the tanks and parts you can use. The enemies will appear one after another. There is no time limit