BattleTanx: Global Assault

About

BattleTanx Global Assault is a fast-paced tank combat game that adds more firepower to the 1998 original. Players command customizable vehicles in single-player campaigns or competitive matches, using destructible terrain to blast through maps and gain tactical edges. Up to four players can fight on shared screens in split-mode chaos, with options for co-op teamwork or head-to-head brawls. The game emphasizes explosive action over story, letting you focus on dominating opponents with upgraded weapons and vehicle abilities. The split-screen modes and variety of maps remain its strongest points. While the 1999 release leaned heavily into its convoluted plot about mind-controlled armies and viruses, most players remember it for the frantic multiplayer battles. Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions offered similar content but distinct control feels. With its focus on chaotic tank warfare and local co-op, it carved a niche among 90s shooters, though its messy narrative and dated graphics keep it from wider acclaim.

Storyline

On January 13, 2006, a Queenlord, Cassandra, is spying on Griffin Spade's family, telling her troops to kidnap Griffin's son Brandon and kill everyone else. Griffin and his army manage to push back the invaders, but Cassandra soon turns the tables by mind-controlling Griffin's own army. Griffin and Madison manage to escape San Francisco and begin chasing Cassandra across the United States, eventually cornering her in Washington, D.C.. Cassandra, however, escapes with Brandon to Great Britain; Griffin and Madison follow. They build a new army in Europe, and chase Cassandra through England, France and Germany. While in Paris, they discover Cassandra released the virus in 2001 to kill every female on Earth who didn't have the power of the Edge.