TOKYO WARFARE Reviews

Tokyo Warfare is the spiritual successor to the 1996 arcade tank shooter called Tokyo Wars (I have never played Tokyo Wars btw). The objective of the game is to eliminate your opponent a certain amount of times to claim victory. You have the option to play as the Japan Defense Forces or the Red Star. The gameplay is fast and the tanks move well for the most part. You have the option to fire either armor piercing rounds, explosive rounds, or a machine gun. During gameplay, you have two health bars: turret armor and chassis armor. Getting either one of these damaged can cause some negative side effects such as your tank having a slower fire rate because the barrel is damaged or even having your tank completely immobilized because the tracks are completely ruined. As of now the game has only three maps: Arena, Naniwa-Ku, and Oi Terminal. Arena seems to be a map that tests how well each player can maneuver since there is virtually no cover, Naniwa-Ku seems to be a map based on close quarter battles with its small streets and super tight alley ways, and Oi Terminal seems to be a mix of close and long range battles with the main area being a container yard with lots of cover to go by as well as corners to turn. Well after mentioning all of this, I think it is safe to address the many faults of Tokyo Warfare. First of all, Tokyo Warfare has no kind of in game tutorial. This could lead some players to be completely confused as to how to play the game or even how the game works overall. You are able to download the manual for the game but that makes me wonder why they couldn't just add the manual in game. One issue I have with the gameplay is the constant bobbing when moving your tank. This makes aiming and shooting a lot harder than it needs to be. The camera bob even gets in the way when you are moving. I am not sure if this was to replicate how being in a tank feels like but this just comes off as very annoying. Another issue with the gameplay that I have revolves around the two ammo types which are the armor piercing rounds and the explosive rounds. The two ammo types seem to function extremely similar to one another as they seem to eliminate the target in about the same amount of rounds fired. The only difference I was able to spot was that explosive rounds have some splash damage to them. My next issue comes from the map pool. Now I know that the Tokyo Warfare team is small but would it have hurt to have at least another map or two? I don't know maybe this is just me being a bit picky. While I am on the topic of maps, one of the more annoying problems I have with the game comes from the map design. On both Naniwa-Ku and Oi Terminal, It is very easy to get stuck on things such as a little piece of the wall poking out or even by something completely unknown. This can become aggravating as this can allow an enemy player to acquire a cheap shot on you just because you are unable to move due to being stuck on something you should not be on. Tokyo Warfare was a game I was really looking forward to. I was amused at the idea of a fast paced tank shooter. Sadly, the current issues with the game prevent me from enjoying the game as much as I would like to. On the plus side the devs are active on the forums and are willing to take feedback to improve the game. My review may change in the future but as of now, I have to sadly rate this game down. I believe this game has a lot of potential and I am hoping that the devs make the necessary changes so that Tokyo Warfare can become a better game. *Btw if the devs are reading this, in the about this game section under the "moar" section, vehicle is spelled as vehycle.

I bought this game mostly on a whim and am not regreting it at all! Let's go over the pros and cons I had first Pros +Anime style (This can be toggled off) +Easy to learn +No internet required at all +MP if you can get some friends together to play a match. +WW II Tanks +Modern Tanks +Destructible enviorments and a wide variaty of maps. Cons -Game can have low frame rate for very strange reasons even if you PC can handle the hardest games out there. This can be a little incoveniant. -There is no options menu at the main screen (Only in a match.) -Tutorial is a video which can't be rewound... In other words if you are trying to firgure something out your preatty much on your own. (Would recomend some writen tutorials.) Being a World of tanks player, and someone who played warthunder... If you just want to derp around and have a good time, rather then being stressed out by the online world. Or would rather ONLY play with friends. This might do it for you. Keep in mind this game doesn't really have a armor system, so we are talking REALLY old school arcade. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I personally feel that is one of this games strenghts. Would I recommend this game to others? YES!

It's like Tokyo Wars, but younger, faster, beefier and doesn't eat your quarters like a maniac. Also looks even more like some kind of a bloody anime, which is understandable. The good: it's fucking Tokyo Wars 2.0, do I really need to explain it? The bad: I can only mention that some tanks love to snap oversteer and overall collision detection is a bit on the iffy side. Makes driving kinda hard at times. The ugly: KV-2. Perfectly balanced, and that there is a #serbfact [strike][i]also i am almost sure the avatars for drivers are made by ghettoyouth[/i][/strike]

A fun game with waifus and tanks with a variety of maps and and actively in development with new features and content added often. The developer is active and actually takes input from the community of players which is rare for early access much less games in general. No Microtransactions No Loot Crates No DLC No Season Pass No Problem Weebs that enjoy armored vehicular combat will enjoy this.

So I do recommend this game. But with that being said it does need work. The gameplay is interesting as it the game is based off and old Japanese arcade game called Tokyo wars. It is pretty different compared to the larger tank games ( World of tanks , Armored Warfare , Warthunder). It is faster paced than these games. I would sort of equate it to how Battlefields tanks play. So far there are 3 maps. Arena - This is a large blue square thats about it. Naniwa-ku - This is a city with lots of tall buildings and several overpasses. A lot of the landscape can be destroyed I am not sure if everything can be but I know some of the overpass can and some of the buildings. OI-Terminal - It is another city like landscape but closer to water with a large shipping area. Its a pretty large map with some destructable environments. Right now there is 2 factions to choose from each with 1 tank. A Japanese faction with a Type-10 MBT and I believe a Soviete faction with a T-80U. The second 2 maps, the red faction and online multiplayer are unlocked thru leveling up. Its fairly fast to unlock everything in the game so far. I think you can get everything by level 8 which is easily achieved in a few games. The game has controller support and plays pretty well with an Xbox One controller. It also has VR support. VR isnt really my thing but if you like that the game has it.

I used to love playing a very similar game in arcade centers 20 years ago. I never had enogh coins to play it long enough. I had completely forgotten about this game until I saw it about 2 years ago on KickStarter. I backed it but it didn't succeed. The dev continued to work on it regardless because he believed in his project and the fruit of labor is what we see on Stream. This is a simple game. You pick your favorite tank, chooe your opponent's tanks, select a backdrop and off we go. It's good at killing time for a bit from time to time. Just like the game I loved playing 20 years ago or so.

[h1] Updated Review [/h1] The developer caved into all the Girls und Panzer fans and added vehicles that have no place in this game. Adding new vehicles and factions was a great thing, but to add ridiculous and outdated vehicles was very disappointing as an original backer and long time fan of the original Tokyo Wars. Voice lines are still as cringey as they were, there are still optimization and framerate issues, certain bugs and glitches still persist since launch. This game had a lot of promise, ...had. [h1] Outdated Review [/h1] A spiritual successor to Tokyo Wars, a great arcade game back in 96'. Tokyo Warfare was a game I've always been hoping for since the Tokyo Wars arcade booths were decommissioned. Though the original soundtrack doesn't live up to the standards Tokyo Wars set, the gameplay is still the same and it's great. The simple and fast paced game play really is what makes this game great. There are no complicated armor penetration values or angling of armor, 2 Factions, 2 MBT's, 1 Game Mode. This may put off some, but sometimes simple is for the better. As for bugs and glitches, there are a few minor camera clipping issues and sometimes you respawn on top of another tank, but nothing game breaking or big enough for it to matter. I also hope to have full Japanese voicing for menus and in-game implemented soon, as the English voices sound rather cheap and as a native speaker it really is unbearably cringey. I maybe bias because of the nostalgia I feel from playing Tokyo Warfare, but the game is fun, and I recommend it for anyone who wants a game they can play for very short amounts and still have fun.

In this game, you will find: - Health bars - Enemy tanks spawning right in your face - A world where stabilizers for tank guns do not exist - Fighting modern MBTs with Panzer IIs, and sometimes winning - WWII Japanese tin cans sometimes surviving a hit from an MBT - Intense stereotyping despite having no campaign or story mode - American-sounding British female tank crew - WWII tanks with thermal imaging - Fights between ground vehicles, and ground vehicles only. No infantry, no emplacements, no aircraft dropping bombs at you and triggering your War Thunder PTSD - BARBECREW - I kid you not, this is literally what the game says when your vehicle gets knocked out - The one German character proclaiming "Death and destruction!" every time you choose her If I have to describe this game in one phrase, I will go with "Why tf is this a thing?". And I absolutely adore and love it. Get it, play it, and leave yourself confused as to how you feel about this game. You deserve it.

Pretty darn fun little game to dump a handful of hours into if you like your tank combat fast and frantic. Included vehicles range from the venerable little Renault FT up to modern machines, and you can pit old vs new against each other if you like. Multiplayer is deader than a door nail but the included AI ranges from braindead to somewhat aimbotty so you'll always be facing a challenge. Visually Tokyo Warfare looks amazing for an older title although some textures blur pretty badly if you end up close to them. The two included desert combat levels with their burning oilfields and dense clouds of smoke are particularly nice to look at. Controls and audio are fine, but the audio will cut out some if your PC starts being taxed with multiple burning tanks on screen at once. Some issues with repeated game freezing and CTDs during heavy combat so I suggest capping rounds to 30 deaths total on older hardware so your progress isn't lost multiple times. All achievements work and can be unlocked vs AI, probably within two hours if your accuracy is good but if you suck like I do you could be looking at closer to three and a half hours to complete. Easy recommend at half off, but not sure I'd go for this at full price as support has been dropped and a second title released which is jarringly similar to this one.

Edit / Disclaimer 20/12/2017: The developer released the final update yesterday and said he won't be able to work on this game anymore, so the portion of my review where I state the developer is quick to fix and update may not reflect the current state of the game, however I still stand by everything said here and still recommend the game, as for the developer thank you for the extensive support offered, I'll look forward to any future projects you happen to be part of! TL;DR: [X] Great game [X] Great price [X] Great dev [X] WWII Tanks [ ] Not many players [ ] Only deathmatch as of now I'm having great fun with this game, I remember back in the late 90's when my father used to take us to the local mall and there was a Tokyo Wars arcade machine, it was neat because the seat would move back when you shot. Tokyo Warfare brings the same joy I had back in the day (minus the moving seat). But keep in mind this game is Deathmatch only (as the time of this review) and is as arcade as the old machine. Also I seem to not find anyone else playing on multiplayer, don't know if there is no one else playing (which is criminal, this game is great and cheap) or it is my connection (ports maybe?). But still you can have plenty of fun on the single player where you can select enemies and allies and its numbers, then go blow shit up on one of 6 maps (as the time of this review). Talking about maps, this game received a huge update last week which added a lot of content, when I bought it some months ago it had only two factions, being Japan with 2 tanks and Soviets with 4, now it has added 3 more factions, USA, Germany and UK. Aswell adding new tanks to everybody, including World War II tanks (Just look at the update notes on announcements to see what it added, it is a lot of tanks) aswell two more maps. Also it is worth noting that the dev is really quick to reply to any bug report and extremelly quick to fix it, such professionalism should more than being praised, while other devs take a long time or even ignore problems, the guy behind the game really cares about user experience, this alone should already made the game more than worth.