Apatros Action 52 Masochist: Chapter 42 - Storm Over The Desert

The only tank sim on the infamous original NES multicart of "Action 52", this is essentially an 8-bit reenactment of the 1991 Gulf War ["Operation Desert Storm"] that was going big at the time.

You control a grey tank that has to go up against the evil army of "Satan Hosein" [try & guess who they're referring to in real life], who has sent his [pink-coloured] T-72 tanks after you, as well as the occasional infantry mooks.

The game is slow as hell, while contrary to popular belief, your tank is not indestructible - about three or four hits & you're a pile of scrap metal. That being said, I've found something that nobody else who has reviewed this game has ever found - allowing those giant "Satan Hosein" figures to run into you will give you an extra life as these figures [which you can't shoot down & disappear about a second after they appear] are actually disguised 1UPs - how's that for a discovery!

Other than that, this is boringly slow & something of an endurance test if you're not patient.

My Grade: D+ [Disappointing]

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