The World War influence is leveraged to great effect. There isn’t much story beyond the premise, but it provides amusing set dressing and is a great part of the game. Obviously, there is a bit of disillusionment involved in a war that has gone on for so long.Ī dystopian humor reminiscent of Catch-22 emerges from that disillusionment. Most combatants in the war couldn’t say who Archduke Franz Ferdinand was, and those who could think he pretty much had an assassination coming for riding in an open top limousine. In this war, the soldiers are still human (aside from the robotic enhancements), the tanks are still tanks, but there are a lot more mechs and lasers involved. In the world of Gratuitous Tank Battles ( GTB), World War I not only never ended, but has been raging for 200 years. While it shares design elements with its space sibling, as well as building an army you'll be expected to take a more hands-on role once the fighting starts.Ĭlick for a large version of the pic, which is intended to show off the all-important user interface.A World War? We should have this wrapped up by Christmas.Ĭoming from Gratuitous Space Battles creator Cliff “Cliffski” Harris is a new effort in gratuitousness. Jim wrote about Gratuitous Tank Battles a while ago and it sounded very good indeed, containing, as it will, both trench warfare and death-dealing giant robots. The expansion pack is $5.99/£4.91 and is available under the DLC button here. There’s a trailer showing some particularly gratuitous space battles below and a new pic from Positech’s upcoming Gratuitous Tank Battles for your eyes to look at. Swanning around the galaxy looking for host species to grow their larvae in? It’s not on. The new ships belong to the titular Parasites faction, who sound very unpleasant indeed. While this fresh bit of DLC doesn’t add any new game modes, it does add 10 new ships, three new pieces of equipment and a new scenario. Observant eyes may have noticed that there’s a new expansion out for Gratuitous Space Battles, the fleet building slice of indie goodness from Positech.
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