Battle Tank World War 2

In game a rookie tank driver lost in the chaos of an invasion.

Battle Tank World War 2 isn't much fun. There's very little to it, and what is there is bland, and simplistic.

If there's one feat developer Miles managed to pull off, it's how dull it managed to make the act of blowing up tanks.

That might be a fascinating accomplishment, but it makes for an utter bore of a game.

There is one upside to the sound: Sometimes your combat companion will tell you an enemy is ahead, or off to the right or left.

But to whose left is never clear. You might head off to your own left while sweeping your view only to find nothing at all,

just in time to notice an enemy rolling in from the right. Another irritation is the simple act of drawing a path.

If you draw one, it's indicated with a bright yellow line on the touch screen to let you know where the tank is headed.

But occasionally there is a midmission cutscene, and when the scene is over and you are returned to gameplay, the path is gone.

So even though your tank will still be following the now-invisible path, you'll need to either use your photographic memory to know where it's headed, or draw a new path.

And while some tanks can fire while in motion, others must stop before they can fire.

With these tanks, if you stop midpath to fire at an opponent, the path disappears and you need to redraw it.

Was it too much to ask to have the tank continue its journey once it fires?

The little campaign takes about three hours to finish, and you can skirmish against the artificial intelligence or up to four other players using the maps and tanks you have unlocked.

Battle Tank World War 2 supports both DS download play and Wi-Fi, but it's tough finding even one opponent online, let alone three.

But it doesn't matter. Whether you think of Battle Tank World War 2 as an action title or a strategy title,

it's easiest just to call it a game you shouldn't play.