Arms Trade Tycoon Tanks - Subjective Review

Ever fanced designing tanks and selling them to witless nations who just fancy blowing each other up? You're in luck. That's exactly what Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks gives you the option to do.

The publishers, MicroProse, offered to pay me to give it a go for you to get a look at, so here it is! I've played around 5 hours of the game to figure out whether I want to play any more. As much as this is a paid video, no editorial control has been asked for by MicroProse.

The game goes into early access on February 6th, and you can find out more here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/16...

Here's the game blurb!

Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks” is a tycoon simulation game that puts you in charge of a small and young arms trading company, specializing in constructing and selling tanks all around the world. Shape the history of tank warfare as you research, design, produce and sell the ultimate fighting machines from the dawn of tank warfare to modern times. Every design decision you make will be tested on the battlefield starting from small skirmishes to world wars. Every business you engage in will affect your company and change the world history. Grow your arms trade empire, monopolize the markets and prove yourself worthy to be called a true Arms Tycoon and Tank Designer!


Tank Design
Recreate world-famous tank models or design your own unique fighting vehicles from a multitude of tank components. Adapt your tanks to new challenges and environments with the help of various improvements. Extend the life of your tank models by introducing new powerful upgrade packs!


Engineering
Fine tune every single tank component with the help of modifications to match upcoming challenges. Acquire your opponent’s tank models and reverse-engineer them to gain access to rare tank components. Use cutting-edge technologies from various tank schools to create decisive instruments of war that the world has never seen!


Tank Schools
Embark on the path as a tank designer fordifferent countries. Each country offers a different play-style due to unique research trees, tank doctrines, political systems and accessibility to various resources. Guide your company to success through the turbulence of conflicts and world wars!


Battlefield
Observe your tanks performance in all major historical conflicts and world wars. See them succeed or fail and make your design decisions based on the provided battle reports. Make a general-purpose fighting vehicle or adapt your tank models to specific theaters of war!


Company
Control various aspects of your corporation including raw resource procurement, logistics and staff management. Gain access to different corporate advances ranging from building upgrades to new trade deals. Attract and hire tank visionaries to help you lead different parts of your company!


Trade and negotiations
Scout for the most lucrative tank tenders. Grow you companies reputation to gain leverage over your competition. Engage in complex trade negotiations to get the most exclusive deals and become the most powerful company in the world!

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