TANKS FOR NOTHING

SAND LAND's another disappointing case of Licensed Anime: The Game

By Kerry Brunskill

What year is it? Because this action RPG feels like a return to the bad old days of forgotten adver-games, the sort of thing that included a bit of everything. At times it'll force a platforming section on me, complete with bottomless pits to avoid. Or I'll have to hit buttons at the right time like QTE-ruined cutscenes never went out of fashion, or grit my teeth through multiple stealth sections. Multiple stealth sections. Which is a pity because when I'm not gaming like it's 1999 there's a definite charm to the game's imaginative selection of vehicles, encompassing everything from bulbous tanks to gigantic battleships. Bashed-up trucks might have a balancing pair of back legs that only set down when the vehicle comes to a stop. Tanks rear up slightly whenever…

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