Last Update: 2/11/07
Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth was a popular shareware computer game from the PC-DOS era, originally written by Wendell Hicken, in which tanks do turn-based battle in two-dimensional terrain, with each player adjusting the angle and power of his or her tank turret before each shot. Despite the simple premise (and very simple graphics, by modern standards) the game is still playable, and some find it quite addictive.
Publisher: Indie
More about Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth is a classic turn-based tank battle game, a predecessor to Worms and similar games. Up to ten human and/or computer players each get one tank and a budget to invest in weapons and defence mechanisms.
Each turn a player can select one of the weapons they have available, along with the power and angle of a shot. Once fired, the next player's turn begins and so on until only one tank is left.
The weapons in the game range from small missiles to nukes with large blast radiuses, from napalm that tricles down slopes to dirt blasters which create a layer of dirt.
Each turn a player can select one of the weapons they have available, along with the power and angle of a shot. Once fired, the next player's turn begins and so on until only one tank is left.
The weapons in the game range from small missiles to nukes with large blast radiuses, from napalm that tricles down slopes to dirt blasters which create a layer of dirt.
Downloads
Download Scorched Earth today, it is completely free!
System requirements
A PC with a VGA graphics card, or something that can emulate a setup like that.
For modern computers with Windows it may be beneficial to use a DOS emulator like DOSBox.
For modern computers with Windows it may be beneficial to use a DOS emulator like DOSBox.
