Griffin Spade
The campaign’s protagonist, a resistance leader who fights across the ruined United States and seeks to confront General Braddock.
How it plays
The game is viewed from a third-person perspective behind the player’s tank. Campaign missions usually require the player to travel through an area, destroy enemy vehicles, protect or reach objectives, and survive encounters with increasingly dangerous opponents.
Players drive, aim the turret, fire primary and special weapons, collect power-ups, and change equipment during battles. Progression is mission-based, with new areas and weapons becoming available as the campaign advances. Multiplayer provides arena-style tank combat for multiple players.
Plan your run
Use the environment for cover instead of trading shots in open ground. Keep moving while tracking enemy vehicles, and save powerful special weapons for groups of enemies or heavily armored targets.
Explore mission areas for weapon and health pickups, but avoid unnecessary detours when an objective is active. In multiplayer, vary your routes and use the arena layout to break an opponent’s line of fire.
Meet the cast
The campaign’s protagonist, a resistance leader who fights across the ruined United States and seeks to confront General Braddock.
The principal antagonist and military commander whose forces oppose Griffin and control much of the post-apocalyptic conflict.
Before you begin
Strafe and reposition frequently; stationary tanks are easy targets.
Reserve area-effect weapons for clustered enemies.
Learn the arena layout before relying on powerful weapons in multiplayer.
BattleTanx: Global Assault is a post-apocalyptic vehicular-combat action game developed and published by The 3DO Company for Nintendo 64. Players control armored vehicles in a world devastated by plague and political collapse, fighting through hostile territory while pursuing the forces responsible for a personal and global conflict. The game combines third-person driving with direct weapon aiming, explosive special attacks, and mission-based progression. Its campaign expands on the original BattleTanx with larger environments and a broader arsenal, while multiplayer supports competitive tank battles. Reception was generally favorable for its destructive combat and multiplayer variety, although critics also noted uneven controls and repetitive mission structure.
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