Auto-aim and auto-zoom assists help keep things streamlined and snappy (an impending update with further enhance auto-aim and allow on-the-fly toggling of the feature), and the whole approach proves easy to pick up and understand, not to mention highly effective in combat. Wargaming tried several control approaches-including one that utilized the iOS device’s gyroscope-but ultimately settled on using a virtual joystick for movement, with indicated zones easily showing how you can rotate your tank in the heat of action. “In this environment, reflexes still matter but are not critical.” “It’s far more important to know the landscape, the flaws and strengths of both your vehicle and the vehicles of your adversaries,” says Carroll, comparing World of Tanks to other real-time action games.
Luckily, even the fastest tanks aren’t exactly speed demons, which gave World of Tanks a better shot of translating to touch than other hardcore types of games, such as first-person shooters.Īutomatic aiming and zoom assists make it easy to line up a shot without fumbling with too many on-screen buttons. Losing the keyboard and mouse (or controller) represented a real challenge for the Blitz team, however, as they strived to allow players precise control with a touch interface.
Blitz does sacrifice a bit of strategy with the scale, losing the artillery class of tanks (which used a specialized interface on other platforms), but it remains very entertaining as a swifter and slightly more action-oriented affair. Live seven-on-seven battles provide plenty of free fun in World of Tanks Blitz.ĭoing so also results in quicker battles, lasting just seven minutes apiece or less, and there’s always competition-I’ve never waited more than a few seconds to have a full match start up.
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