For many post-80s and post-90s, this FC game, which was born 36 years ago, is definitely the "white moonlight" in the hearts of many players, and it is the initial enlightenment of many TPS players. It is "Red Fortress", which is known as the "Old Four" by domestic players along with "Contra", "Saloman Snake", and "Green Corps"!
Today, on many video or live broadcast platforms, you can often brush up on the posture of various technical stream anchors to show off "Red Fortress", and there is never a shortage of onlookers below, and the barrage has also brushed out messages such as "He played me for a summer vacation in eight minutes", "I didn't know until I was in my thirties that I could still pass the next few levels" and other messages, proving how important this red and white machine game occupies in the hearts of this generation.
Looking back, the reason why "Red Fortress" is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people is that it is moderately difficult, never tired of playing, and the duo can have fun all afternoon. And most importantly, it introduced the concept of vehicle shooting at that time, allowing players to upgrade their firepower along the way in the level adventure, and feel the thrill of driving vehicles and crushing enemies.
The so-called vehicle shooter refers to the fact that players can fight against the enemy by controlling various vehicles such as tanks, planes, and ships. Compared with the character shooting of traditional FPS games, vehicle shooting allows players to experience both driving and shooting at the same time, and different vehicle characteristics, such as a fighter plane soaring in the sky or a submarine 10,000 meters deep under the sea, will also bring different novel experiences, and the battle scenes are often more shocking.
With the development of game technology and market, the expression of FPS games today is more diverse. Especially in vehicle shooters that present modern military themes, the experience is even more earth-shattering. From "Red Fortress" on the red and white machine 36 years ago, to "Landing" which was all the rage in Internet cafes later, to the various vehicle subdivision games represented by "World of Tanks" now.
In the process of 2D to 2.5D and then to 3D, the vehicles we manipulate have evolved from flat pixel wind to 3A-level image quality where you can see steel or weather effects at a glance; while the sense of battlefield is delicate and realistic, the tactical strategy is also constantly enriched, making it more brain-burning and competitive to play; and even the direction of the plot has evolved from the former "rescuing brothers who went deep behind enemy lines" to the current war history. And the evolution of these game history, you will understand that the old players of the year will play World of Tanks.
"World of Tanks", as Wargaming's big deal, restores the real battlefield in the middle of the 20th century, whether it is the American "Sherman" that shines in the movie "Fury", or the "Leopard Style" and "Tiger Style" that are not angry and arrogant, or even the representative tanks of our red steel torrent "Type 59" and "WZ111", military fans can drive them to fight in the game, which is simply not too cool.
In addition, the lighting, textures, physics engine and other effects polished by the Core engine have created a real battlefield for World of Tanks, where the roar of battle is raging, and the steel behemoth is speeding by, experiencing the confrontation between iron and fire, which will definitely make all TPS players addicted!
In addition to the visual stunning, the playability of the game is equally important. After entering the game for the first time, players can really feel the sense of control of the steel monster and the realism of the on-the-ground artillery battle; After in-depth experience, you can also get rich competitive fun in multiple dimensions such as gunnery, terrain, tactics, and coordination. With the multi-dimensional innovation of graphics and gameplay, this work has become the pinnacle of the genre game as soon as it came out, and it has been innovating and popular for ten years, and has continuously absorbed the addition of new players and new blood.
In today's game market, all kinds of FPS games represented by eating chicken are also constantly integrated into the setting of vehicles, but the real representative of vehicle shooting still has to be this "World of Tanks". After generations of revisions and evolutions, the multi-tank technology line has blossomed everywhere, and the polishing of "slow pace" and "realism" has made "World of Tanks" synonymous with "men's romance". For a veteran player who used to be "Red Fortress", now experiencing such a work, there is really a sense of déjà vu like a world away.