Battle City

**Battle City** is a classic tank shooting game for the NES, where players control a tank and must protect their eagle-shaped base from enemy tank attacks, while simultaneously destroying all 20 enemy tanks in each stage. The game features a total of 35 stages, with increasing difficulty as you progress through levels.

Players will face various types of enemy tanks, each with their own speed and durability. Some special enemy tanks can pick up power-up items, adding an extra layer of challenge for the player.

To assist the player, **Battle City** offers several types of power-up items that appear randomly when special enemy tanks are destroyed:

• Star: Increases the player tank's firepower. Collecting three times allows the tank to shoot through steel walls.
• Tank: Grants an extra life.
• Grenade: Destroys all visible enemy tanks on the screen.
• Helmet: Makes the player tank invincible for a short period.
• Shovel: Temporarily transforms the brick walls around the eagle base into steel walls, providing better base protection.
• Timer: Freezes all enemy tanks on the screen for a short duration.

The game environment is diverse with various terrain types such as brick walls (destructible), steel walls (initially indestructible, but can be destroyed with maximum player power-up), ice (slippery), trees (can hide tanks), and water (impassable). Players need to utilize the terrain to their advantage.

**Battle City** also supports a two-player cooperative mode, where two players can control two tanks together to protect the base and destroy enemies. The game ends when the player loses all lives or the eagle base is destroyed.