Atomic Cannon is an arcade game meant for the PDA, but also can be played on a PC or a Mac. Its a typical arcade game where you get to control a battle tank and blast your opponent's tank away with various types of weapons. The visuals and graphics are quite advanced with detailed and elaborate landscapes. Once installed, you can configure the game controls with your keyboard. The game interface also provides ample use of the mouse, as almost all the actions can also be performed with it. As with any other similar type of arcade game, the fundamental gameplay lies in aiming and firing towards your opponent's tank, until his health diminishes to zero. However, the variety of weapons, coupled with the variety of landscapes and weather effects makes it very addictive. The demo version has 20 weapons including acid rockets, shells, machine gun, cluster bomb, sky cluster etc. different kinds of weapons inflict different levels of damage on the enemy. Aiming your guns towards the enemy is controlled by setting a specific angle as the bombs are hurled towards the enemy in a projectile motion. Estimating the angle of the projectile and the power of the shot becomes very vital to register a win. As the game goes by, your enemy also gets equal number of chances to inflict damage upon you. There are 10 difficulty levels, from 'easiest' through 'hard' to 'elite'. There is an option to set up a network game(LAN), though it is not available in the demo version. With the the full version having more than 100 weapons, 25 landscapes and 5 weather effects, this game provides tremendous re-playability.
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