For some reason, a messy screen filled with efffects, 'splosions, and loudness is a lot of fun.
And as far as all that is concerned, Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank is the embodiment of everything I stand against. But guess what...I love this stupid game!
I love that you are this little tiny tank, side scrolling your way through level after level. I love the unimpressive backgrounds that scroll by as you try shooting anything and everything that comes onto the screen. I love that the screen is sometimes filled to the brim with enemy aircraft, and all kinds of weaponry being tossed at each other....all of which is associated by loud obnoxious noises. And I love that the further you get into the game, the worse it gets.
You start out with not much to fire back at your enemies. A main weapon and a shield. That's about it. But as you get from level to level, you can add more insanity to your arsenal. And it's not a replacement thing...you are ADDING weapons and firing them all at the same time! You get heat seeking missles, laser beams, lightning, nukes, and more shields just to name a few. Each time you add a new weapon, it's that much more noise thats coming out of your speakers and is filling up the screen.
In fact, it gets so ridiculous that you can barely concentrate! You'll try to dodge enemy weapons and aim at enemy aircraft...but there is so much to focus on you'll just start drooling. Your brain will explode and you'll just stare at the T.V....and it's great. The screen is literally filled with bullets, lasers, bombs, nukes, airplanes...and god knows what else.
I play this game in the privacy of my own home...like a junky with a dark secret....occasionally getting online with people who don't know that I scoff at this game when I am out with my hipster friends, eating sushi, looking at modern furniture, and complaining about the government like the subversive little commies we are.
I should hate this game. But I don't. I love it. It's probably one of the most potentially annoying games you'll play. But you won't want to put it down. So if you don't have a clue about art design and just like to watch things blow up...get this game. If you are like me and pretend to have an air of sophistication about design in general....get this game....but don't tell anyone..and only play it in the wee hours...in your feng-shui inspired apartment, looking down at the game through your hipster black rimmed glasses....wondering how you became this person that you would have made fun of in High School.