Downloader: KnifeTank is a cool illustrated update of Atari's classic, Combat

Monday, July 26, 2010

KnifeTank is a cool illustrated update of Atari's classic, Combat - Time Waster

If you loved the classic tank battle game Combat on the Atari -- or even if you're too young to have heard of it -- you'll probably love KnifeTank. In this hand-illustrated battle, you play a normal tank versus other kickass tanks with huge knives attached. KnifeTanks increase in number as you advance in levels, and there are more obstacles on the battlefield to contend with, too. Hit all of the music blocks in a level to advance, but be careful which way your shots ricochet!

The two coolest things about KnifeTank -- other than a tank with a frickin' knife on it, I mean -- are the original 8-Bit soundtrack and the fact that the game's all HTML5. Yeah, that's right: it's not a Flash game, it's entirely HTML5 and JavaScript. That means you need a Webkit browser like Chrome or Safari to get the most out of it, but it also means you don't need Flash.

Of course, those technical details are second to the gameplay, and I wouldn't be endorsing KnifeTank if it didn't have some replay value.