Table Top Tanks

Game details

Game:: Table Top Tanks
AKA
Genre:: Action
Sub Genre:: Tank Combat
Release Date (US):: May 23rd, 2012
Release Date (UK):: May 23rd, 2012

Players:
Online Players:: N/A
Developers:: SCEE
Publisher:: SCEE
Rating:: PEGI 7
PSU Rank:: 0 of 1169 Games
PSU Rank on PSVita:: 0 of 0 Games

Additional Information:: Have a blast in this explosive augmented reality experience and bring the battle into your home.

About Table Top Tanks

Deploy your tanks on a virtual battlefield using AR Play Cards and engage in a series of tasks to test your skills as a commander. Design your own battlefield then add real-world objects as obstacles and bonus items onto the action-packed theatre of war. Blow away up to three nearby friends across a variety of maps via Ad Hoc Mode. Note: Table Top Tanks requires at least three AR Play Cards to play. Download a free set of AR Play Cards from eu.playstation.com/psvita-ar.

Review

PSU Review Score: 6.5
Avg. user review score:: 0.0

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Summary

Table Top Tanks shines as a tech demo but falls rather flat as a game. Still, recommending PlayStation Vita's most novel experience is easy when it's priced at $1.99.

We like

Fascinating use of AR technology
Fun with friends
Super cheap

We dislike

Shallow modes and content
Lackluster presentation
Limited solo appeal

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Much ado has been given to PlayStation Vita's augmented reality features in the months since its reveal, but the apps and games to use AR have so far ranged from less-than-stellar experiences to glorified tech demos. In this regard, Table Top Tanks doesn't do much to break the mold. That said, it also presents the best use of the technology I've yet seen, and a promising (yet limited) glimpse of what AR's future could hold. I'...