Mass Destruction (video game)

Mass Destruction
Developer(s)NMS Software
Publisher(s)ASC Games
BMG Interactive
Platform(s)Saturn, MS-DOS, PlayStation
ReleaseMS-DOS
Saturn
  • EU: March 27, 1997[2]
  • NA: November 14, 1997
  • JP: November 20, 1997[3]
PlayStation
  • NA: November 26, 1997[4]
  • EU: November 1997
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Mass Destruction is a 1997 third-person action game developed by NMS Software[5] and published by ASC Games and BMG Interactive. Released for MS-DOS,[6] the Sega Saturn,[7] and the PlayStation,[8] the game puts players in control of a tank, and tasks them with destroying enemy forces.[9] It has often been likened to Return Fire.[10][11][12]

The MS-DOS version was developed first, with the console versions following later.[5] BMG Interactive initially stated that the game would be retitled "Tank" for its European release,[5] but the game ultimately retained its original title of Mass Destruction on all releases. BMG closed down its U.S. operations shortly before the game was to be released,[13] and subsequently sold the U.S. publication rights for Mass Destruction to ASC Games.[14][15]

  1. ^ "Now Shipping". PC Gamer. Imagine Media. November 11, 1997. Archived from the original on February 18, 1998. Retrieved December 6, 2019. ASC Games has begun shipping its action title Mass Destruction.
  2. ^ "sega-europe.online". 1998-12-02. Archived from the original on 1998-12-02. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. ^ "ソフトウェア一覧（ソフトライセンシー発売 - セガサターン - セガ SEGA" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. ^ "VGS Game Calendar [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. November 26, 1997. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Tank: It's Monster Mechanised Mayhem!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 11. EMAP. September 1996. p. 16. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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  8. ^ Elliot, Shawn; Hsu, Dan; Richards, Kelly; Kujawa, Kraig (December 1997). "Mass Destruction (PlayStation)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 21, 1998. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  9. ^ Shamma, Tahsin (March 1998). "Mass Irritation (Mass Destruction Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 164. Ziff Davis. p. 151. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "NG Alphas: Mass Destruction". Next Generation. No. 23. Imagine Media. November 1996. p. 170. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "E3: Mass Destruction". GamePro. No. 95. IDG. August 1996. p. 49. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "Mass Destruction: Makes Libya Look like Sunday School". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 89. Ziff Davis. December 1996. pp. 280–81.
  13. ^ "Cleaning Time: Corporations Slim Down". Next Generation. No. 31. Imagine Media. July 1997. p. 23.
  14. ^ "In the Studio". Next Generation. No. 32. Imagine Media. August 1997. p. 19.
  15. ^ Johnston, Chris (June 16, 1997). "Mass Destruction Moves To Consoles". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 20, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2022.