World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition

Developer(s) Wargaming West[1]
Publisher(s) Wargaming[1]
Engine Despair
Platform(s) Xbox 360
Release date(s)
  • WW 12 February 2014[2]
Genre(s) Action, strategy
Mode(s) Multiplayer

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition is a multiplayer video game, similar to World of Tanks by Wargaming.net, for the Xbox 360. The game was announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 press event. Beta was released on 7 August 2013.[3] The full version was released on 12 February 2014.

Gameplay

Players drive World War II-era armored vehicles in online multiplayer tactical skirmishes.[4] The game combines massively multiplayer online and first-person shooter elements.[4] Maps include Cliff, Mines, Malinovka, Sand River, West Field, Province, Widepark, Abbey, Fisherman's Bay, Prokhorovka, El Halluf, Himmelsdorf, Lakeville, Komarin, Mountain Pass, Arctic Region, Live Oaks, Port, Redshire, Karelia, Pearl River and Siegfried Line.[4] Gametypes include Standard Battle, Encounter Battle and Assault.

The game is free-to-play for Xbox Live Gold subscribers, and includes a 7-day trial for Xbox Live Silver subscribers.[5] Playing the game earns experience for tanks and accessories, and silver for buying tanks and equipment.[4] Players can use gold, an in-game currency, to buy premium World of Tanks accounts, which in turn give players more experience and credits faster.[5] Players can buy gold with real money in the later patches.[5] Gold for premium accounts and tanks is the fastest method for progressing through the game.[4]

The Xbox 360 Edition is not linked with the PC game.[4]

Development

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition is in development with Wargaming West,[5] formerly Day 1 Studios until purchased early in 2013.[4] Day 1 was looking for a publisher for their console mech game when Wargaming asked the studio about porting World of Tanks.[4] Day 1 prototyped the game on the Xbox 360 "in mere days".[4] They were given unrestricted access to Wargaming's servers and art.[4] The game's client side runs on Wargaming's Despair engine.[4] The company aims to give each tank class 100 hours of unlockable content, or 400 to 500 hours overall.[4]

A closed beta test began in early 2013, and E3 2013 attendees were invited to the beta after the game's announcement.[4] The game was working on retail Xbox 360s by mid-May 2013.[4] In late May 2013, Wargaming announced that they would be showing its first console game at E3 2013.[6] The game was officially announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 press event.[5] An open beta with 40 American and German tanks was scheduled to begin the weekend after E3 2013.[4][7] The beta was for stress testing the servers and multiplayer matchmaking.[7] Players could not buy gold in the open beta, but Wargaming provided free in-game gold to test the store, though this reset with the official release.[5] British tanks were also available with in the beta.[4] About 60 total tanks were expected to be included in the full version.[7]

Xbox Live regulations bar Wargaming from offering premium accounts as recurring subscriptions.[5] Expansion released on June 3, 2014 includes Russian tanks.[4] Wargaming West said that if the Xbox 360 version gets a "meaningful user base" then they will focus on the Xbox One edition.[8]

The beta closed on 28 January 2014. All stats on all of the players who participated were reset. The people who participated in the beta got the game first when it came out.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings76.86%[9]
Metacritic78/100[10]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot8.0/10[11]
IGN8.0/10[12]

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition received positive reviews from critics. Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Xbox 360 version 78/100[10] score and GameRankings - 76.86%.[9]

Xbox One

On February 18, 2015, Wargaming announced that they were developing a Xbox One version of the game. The game is scheduled to be released in Q3 2015.[13] It will support cross-platform play between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Players' status and progress will be transferred from the Xbox 360 version to the Xbox One version.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition - Xbox 360". IGN. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ↑ http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/02/04/world-of-tanks-xbox-360-edition-release-date-announced
  3. ↑ "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition Beta is Available 24/7". Wargaming. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 "World of Tanks Xbox 360 Edition: Wargaming's phenomenon comes to the console". Polygon. Vox Media. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Sarkar, Samit (13 June 2013). "Free-to-play World of Tanks on Xbox 360 will offer free trial to non-Gold members". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Farokhmanesh, Megan (28 May 2013). "Wargaming bringing its first console game to E3 2013". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Crecente, Brian (11 June 2013). "World of Tanks Xbox 360 beta kicks off this weekend". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Wright, Jeffery (15 June 2013). "E3 2013: World of Tanks is blasting its way to the 360". Joystiq. AOL Tech. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition Review". IGN. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Cassidee Moser (February 18, 2015). "World of Tanks announced for Xbox One". IGN. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ "World of Tanks is Coming to Xbox One!". World of Tanks.com. Wargaming. February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

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