Tank Battle: Normandy

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Tank Battle: Normandy is a single player strategy game. It was developed by HexWar Games and was released on June 9, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Land your troops on the beaches of northern France, lay bridges to cross flooded enemy defences, avoid tanktraps, clear the area of dangerous minefields, overcome the enemy and claim the beachhead for the Allies!

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

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The game features large scale battles that are fun and engaging, despite being somewhat simplistic.
It offers a variety of missions, including unique objectives like escorting engineers and storming beaches, which keeps gameplay interesting.
The historical maps and scenarios reflect actual battlefields, adding an authentic touch to the gameplay experience.

Many players feel the series is mediocre and lacks originality, as the games appear to be very similar to each other.
There are significant bugs, such as crashes when landing medium tanks, which can disrupt gameplay.
The game lacks a multiplayer option, which limits its replayability and social interaction.

story
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The game's story features a mix of historical and thematic missions, with some players finding the historical missions tedious. However, the inclusion of sub-goals adds variety and engagement to the gameplay experience. Overall, the mission design offers a blend of regular and gigantic landing craft, contributing to the narrative's dynamism.
- “One way the level designers enlivened these missions is by sub-goals.”
- “I really like that there was some variety in the missions for this one.”
- “Frankly, the historical missions tend to be tedious.”
- “Many missions use landing craft that come in two varieties: regular and gigantic.”
- “Other missions are more thematic than modeled directly after Normandy events.”
music
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The music in the game has received criticism for being unsatisfactory, with players suggesting that it lacks appeal typical of hex games. Some users have found a workaround by replacing the original background tracks with their own selections, such as marches and movie themes, to enhance their gaming experience.
- “Play the game and enjoy your own background music.”
- “My only complaint (and that includes most hex games) is the background music. Here's how I fixed it: 1. Find some good music (marches, military bands, movie themes work fine).”
- “Go to program files (x86) > steam > steamapps > common > [your game title] > resources > art > music.”
- “Change 'theme1' - 'theme3' etc., file names to 'theme1old', etc. Change your mp3 file names to 'theme1', 'theme2', 'theme3', 'victory', 'defeat', etc. and add them to the 'music' file with renamed original mp3 files.”
grinding
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly in relation to the historical missions, which can feel repetitive and monotonous.
- “Frankly, the historical missions tend to be tedious.”
- “The grinding feels endless and often pointless.”
- “I find myself repeating the same tasks over and over without any real reward.”