Tank-based shooter Tanki X announced – beta soon

Tanki X a new tank-based shooter has been announced by AlternativaPlatform today.  This is a follw up to their arcade action MMO Tanki Online from 2009.

Starting off with a basic tank players can customise theirs with different guns (flamethrowers, freeze guns, high-calber shotguns, plasma blasters) and hulls and further enhance them on the battlefield by way of temporary power ups.  Players can earn upgrades to improve the spec and appearance of tanks the more they play.  The standard shooter modes of play such as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and CTF will be available.

Created on the Unity engine (Pillars of Eternity, Wasteland 2 used this), the graphics and animations are much improved and gameplay is said to be more dynamic and intense.  There’s a video below that will give you a decent idea of what it looks like in action and if you want to give it a try they are beginning their beta soon which you can sign up for here.