Magnetik Tank

Magnetik Tank is a classic arcade-style tank game that mixes shooting with the unusual idea suggested by its title: magnets. Rather than simply driving around and blasting everything that moves, the game introduces magnetic mechanics that affect how your vehicle interacts with the battlefield. The result is a more experimental experience than the average early tank shooter. Graphics are necessarily simple, but that leaves the action front and center, with compact levels and straightforward objectives. It belongs to the era when programmers could turn almost any household object or scientific concept into a videogame mechanic and expect players to accept it without complaint. The controls take some getting used to, but once the basic rhythm clicks, there is a certain charm in navigating the primitive battlefield. It is short, quirky, and unmistakably old-school.