Tank Stars Reviews

by BlitzGrin

To dear Tank Stars developers by Shane: I have played this game for almost two years during some of my free time, I admit it brought me lots of fun. I have full collections included the out-of-print and festival-special hidden tank Pumpkin, and up to 1100 gems. But I deleted and re-downloaded it just now because this game has an even more serious bug about crash-and-flash-out recently. I was expected that my data has been saved on Cloud or game’s databases. Then I found out that my diamond account has been cleaned and lost, all the data I collected and paid has gone away! Even after I restored my purchases, just a tiny part of my process returned. Oh gosh, it can’t be! That was truly terrifying me. Isn’t it kind of unfair? I hope it won't be forever and I also hope you guys can fix it up, return the lost data to me and other poor players that can’t face the same worst fact just as me. And don’t give up the process for improving the game, or I can only choose is to give up this amazing game. Feel sad. I used to give you a 5 stars review, but I am forced to change my mind now, sorry about that. I am sure that you guys actually have the ability to do better works. From then on, I will always be waiting for this awesome game coming back to my life sight.

by Hessian_Horseman

So let me elaborate on my review title. There a few tanks you can purchase and if your motive is to WIN in this game you’re absolutely doomed if you buy these tanks. Pinky and Dubstep don’t even come close to the firepower and damage of the Frost tank. In fact, if you just like winning don’t waste ANY of your time in ANY of the other tanks. The FROST tank is the ONLY tank in the game that can wipe out an opponent in ONE SHOT. Either the develops are not very bright or are VERY young. Even the “diamond membership” won’t get you a tank that can even come close to holding a candle to the Frost tank. I know that a massive amount of players have complained about this but the developers make absolutely no effort to make the game better. It has so much potential but the developers have about as much motivation as a piece of toilet paper. So yea, if you like a stupid easy game just get the Frost tank and blast your opponent with the frostbite missile followed up by the blizzard if you don’t get a direct hit the first time. Or visa versa on the frostbite and blizzard missile if terrain is a challenge. Seriously though, I’ve never seen such a lackluster group of developers with no motivation to make a game better. I’ve noted all the games these developers have made and will NOT be purchasing ANY of them. If there’s a phobia for making money these developers are the poster child.

by Kooolpollymark

Adds. The cursed ADDS. I could just be sitting in the car using my headphones and then I finish a game and instantly get earraped. By the ADDs! I can mute my phone and listen to my podcasts. But these adds still play and then get rid of my podcast tab. And these adds are lies. They aren’t actually representations of the advertised game. It infuriates me. I play music during the add and the add ends my music and plays the cursed add when I have my phone on mute. Why must you do this? And recently I’ve had to loosen my wallet a bit. So when I bought the “NO ADDS” IAP TWICE. I still got bad adds. It charged me 3.99 AND IT DIDN’T EVEN GO THROUGH. MY GOD ITS DRIVING ME ABSOLUTELY INSANE. So, y’all charged me in a “scam”? Or do I just have to wait a year for it to go through? I had to refresh three times and I still didn’t get it. So, TLDR fix your game, you wasted my 3.99 on a fake add removal. Also, not every kid is going to know what’s happening. So how about you prevent it before you rob a innocent child of either a present or their hard earned money. Not to forget the “try game!” Add, you press it or do something along those lines and get thrown into the AppStore. It’s incredibly annoying. That’s all, fix it. I hope not to need keep this bad review. It’s an ok game I admit. But you just got too close to a dormant volcano.

by XxFirehawk39xX

Idek where to begin with this tbh. It’s not that good. Let’s start with my main problem. The ads. Jesus, you have one before and after you win/lose a match. But guess what, you have an ad to even collect your reward your winning a match. You get a chest every time you win, but nope. Not really. They want you to watch another ad. Don’t even categorize this as a game, categorize it as an ad. Cause all it does is give you ads constantly. Don’t even get me started on all the bugs either. I’ve watched so many ads to “continue” during a tournament, and then guess what, it doesn’t give it to me. Not to mention the invisible walls that happen to me as well. And btw the ads got so bad that I payed to remove them, thinking that maybe the game will improve after that. Not a chance though. You still have to watch ads to continue during tournaments and you still have to watch ads to get the chest when you win a normal match. I’ve never seen so many ads on one game in my life. OH and the upgrade system. How do you expect me to upgrade my tanks and their abilities when all you do is give me like 200 gold for a win? Oh you don’t? Yeah I forgot that I have to use that gold to buy the amount of things I need to upgrade, because i’m not about to watch an ad to open a chest that I WON from the battle I just played. Seriously don’t even download it. It’s pointless.

by TroubleTrolley

I saw a comment on here explaining how even though the game was enjoyable the frequency of ads impacted the player experience. I shrugged this off as most mobile games are ad heavy and I assumed it would be just as bad as any other. Unfortunately, I have done the previous reviewer a major disservice by not believing them as this game might have the absolute worst ad system I have ever seen. Not only do ads appear before a match, and after opening your rewards crate post match, but during the match as well. I watched an ad, got into a game vs a bot, fired once, then had to watch another ad, the bot returned fire, I fired again, had to watch ANOTHER ad, bot goes again, I go again and win, then ANOTHER AD. I understand ad saturation as a way to monetize the game by letting players pay to remove them, but this goes too far. It is encouraging me to uninstall rather than pay. To add insult to injury here, many of the ads are quite long and require you to participate in their mini game and some even force audio elements even when you have sound turned off.

The only thing saving this game from being a true 1 star is that it is actually entertaining, but the intrusiveness of the ads alone prevent me from giving it anything higher than 2. If the ads are still this heavy when I am able to play vs other players, I will be uninstalling.

by JNguyen247

Tank Stars is a great game to play and to have fun. Although, the balancing of players and tanks is REALLY bad. For example, beginners will easily get destroyed by high levels. Losing and winning will give you the same exact thing as winning and losing a CPU game, making the online game mode pointless to play. The tanks of this game are really unbalanced, especially the frost tank. Every time I see a high-level frost tank, I would think “Disgusting” or “Just pathetic.” Frost tanks are not just overpowered, but extremely broken. All of the other tanks are just weak: like the atomic tank. The tanks really need to be buffed and nerfed so the gameplay can be balanced. You should also add some strength and weaknesses between tanks. I also see ads in the worst timing, like there’s always an ad when you win/lose a game, and you have to watch another one right away just to get the box. You need to remove the ads after winning/losing and just let the ads stay on the box and skip button. Until the tanks are balanced, Reward system fixed, and the Ad placement changed; It is best to play the game that this was based on which is ”Worms”, instead of playing this.

by Pchan424

TankStars started off being a lot of fun. The upgrade system isn’t bad and is understandable. One thing that would be great would be to allow the player to access the tournament battles at all times instead of having us wait for however many hours it does. After you have a few tanks unlocked and upgraded just killing a single computer tank over and over gets a little boring. The PVP is a little more interesting but still. I’d like to see more modes where you can choose multiple tanks and have multiple enemies like tournament.

One big issue I have with the game is the amount of ads. I understand ads are necessary for a free game but TOO soon. Lose a match, watch an ad. Win a match, watch an ad. And the worst, after the win ad, watch ANOTHER ad just go collect the treasure chest that you just won. It’s ridiculous. Even with that I gave TankStars 3 stars because I’ve enjoyed playing it.

Another major issue that I hit today, anytime I win a match, and hit continue to collect the chest, it goes to pull the ad up and now the ALWAYS freezes right there on a black screen. I can no longer collect my victory chest. If I don’t click SKIP I have to force close TankStars and lose my reward. I’ve already tried restarting my phone etc. I want to enjoy the game more but I feel like I’m being hampered by stupid ads and a lock up bug that won’t go away.

by TheDragonRobot

This game has way too many full screen ads. It does it when navigating he menu, opening chests, and even during game play! Seriously. If you’re in the middle of playing it will randomly put an ad in the middle of the game. If you’re playing online, it will still put a full screen ad (which by they way you have a limited amount of time to attack your opponent during online matches and the ads cut into that time). Also this game crashes way to often. Certain attacks will kill the game, so if you’re playing tournament mode and you practically won but your opponent uses that one move, all you’re progress is gone. Also do you really expect me to pay 8 dollars a week, 20 dollars a month, or 100 dollars a year to get a diamond membership to get an extra tank and ads removed (that’s practically all that is useful, the other inclusions are kinda garbage). But all in all, besides those major problems, I enjoy playing this game, I think it is pretty fun. (Also for anyone viewing this comment, put your phone on airplane mode and you won’t get any ads popping up at all the only downside is you can’t play online.)

by Mercury_Defender

I’ve enjoyed this game but there’s a few problems that really keep me from giving this game four stars
My first complaint is the frost tank and it’s stupid frostbite move, I’m tired of going into multiplayer matches and losing to someone who thinks they’re good because they use the tank I like the move needs to be nerfed heavily
My seconds complaint would be something to do with multiplayer as well, whenever you quit a match before it ends and you go into a new match there’s an issue where I’ll die instantly, if this was intentional to reduce rage quitting then I respect the motive but not the outcome
My third complaint has to do with the ads, I understand that since this game is free then ads are just guaranteed but good god is there a bunch, of you win a match, there’s an ad, if you lose a match you get an ad, if I want to unlock the chest I win after just watching an ad then I have to watch an ad and sometimes my screen will freeze to black from the ad and then I have to close TankStars and lose my reward from the game I just played, I feel like instead of after a match ends you should let us watch the ad to get the chest but still have the option to skip the reward if we don’t feel like watching the ad or if we can’t gain the reward due to being online
I really wish I could give this game a five star but these three factors keep me from giving it five stars but other than these the game’s been extremely enjoyable.

by CaptainAmericaWinterSoldier

The game itself is okay and has many good things about it. It really has a good concept and can be even more successful by adding more stuff. That’s my first of three complaints. There is barely anything to do. After I play the tournament I can only play basic games and get bored. I also think the rewards for winning an online game should be higher because it is a little harder to beat than regular games. Maybe like 300 coins and a crystal/gem or two. Second complaint: It has already happened multiple times, but when I finish a game, after just beating it, my screen will just go black. I will wait forever; nothing happens. I have to exit out and the game doesn’t save. My final complaint is somewhat related. It is about how the game will randomly exit and cancel out, and at the most inconvenient times. For example, I saw that my Daily Gift was ready, so I clicked on it. The gift for the day was a free chest. Right before I can click on it, the game exits out. I come back on, and you know what I see; no chest! I don’t mean to sound rude or like an annoying complainer, but this bug hasn’t only happened once, and it gets somewhat annoying. I just hope someone sees this review and can find a way to fix these problems.

by Dhxyddhcy

This game is super fun and I found myself falling in love with its quick easy gameplay from the very start, but it needs some work. Firstly it needs more tanks you only get 6 tanks (without paying for the kinda crappy reskin) and as fun and diverse as the selection is it needs more variety. Secondly the multiplayer is kinda clunky a lot of the time the movement system is all wack teleporting you and your enemies to random spots on the map sometimes helpful, like getting you out of fire or ice, and sometimes super annoying like, putting you in range of your enemy, into fire/ice, or back to where you started your turn. Thirdly holy crap Frost needs to be nerfed or fixed because in PvP you play him shoot your enemy with one of your ice abilities and then you win cause they can’t move for the rest of the game. Not sure if that is a bug or supposed to happen but it is super annoying and makes PvP kinda disgusting. Finally the loot crates need to be toned down or made to drop less often because it come down to who gets the first crate a lot of the time in both PvP and PvAI (another reason Frost is so good in PvP). Outside of that the leveling system for the tanks is fair if your willing to put in the time and overall the AI is decent for the game. If some of these changes are made I think the game will be 5 stars in no time.

by Simon Shutts77

I really enjoy this game and all the tanks and the strategy involved. it’s fun and i like the tournaments and the different abilities! i do have a few problems with it tho. the big one is the ridiculous amount of ads i have to watch all the time. it’s really annoying and makes me enjoy the game less than i feel i truly could. number 2 is that once you do the one tournament for the day, it’s way too easy. there isn’t really any challenge in computer (because they just roll up right next to you and suicide attack us both). I would suggest a few more modes and maybe a level system where you can do multiple tanks and face a harder CPU that has multiple tanks (instead of once a day). the tournament is probably the most fun and intense part so build on that! finally a few of the tanks are SEVERLY overpowered. and i’m talking my about just one, FROST. it’s attacks take 3/4 of a life bar and it’s a very common card to get in chests/rewards, so it’s just too strong. also the mountain card seems pretty weak for being the final tank in the list, i mean the hitbox is off for a few attacks and it does no damage. other than those minor things i love this game and can play for hours. i’d say the biggest takeaway is just add more levels and maybe offer different difficulties, cause i don’t wanna get bored!

by ImAsciEnceDuD11

I would suggest playing this game it’s really not too hard but not too easy at the same time. items don’t cost too much to buy. Needs a little improvement on online games I think because it will sometimes just glitch out when the opponent leaves and says that you lost. Idk why. But besides from that it’s a really good game an seems like a remastered version of pocket tanks if anyone knows what that is which makes me love this game even more because I used to play pocket tanks all the time. Also I think this game should be available on !!!PC and LAPTOP!!! I think that putting this game on PC and Laptop would let more people without phones be able to play. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
One last thing I think the dubstep tank is over priced. maybe make it $2.99 just saying not trying to me annoying or anything like that!😁😁😁 I would play this game everyday if I had the chance 😄😄😄

oh also if I get a weekly charge after I only did the diamond version free 3 day trial I will walk up to your company or whatever it is... and I will have a real nice chat with you >:(

by Batman7250272502

It’s a pretty good game and I find it pretty fun to fight other players online with our tanks and stuff, however there’s some problems. For one there’s a lack of variety in the game. With only 7 tanks and 1 of which being locked behind a paywall, there’s little variety between tanks. If they were to add a few more and buff some tank abilities to make them more on par with how well others can preform (For example the “big one” which is something the default tank shoots, does decent damage until you realize the silo tank can do the same thing with the silo rocket and that takes little skill to use. Also this game at least for me crashes a lot and starts seriously lacking especially if there’s a lot of fire on screen and you’re doing a tourney with all three fire tanks shooting at once. Also it’s is a bit of personal opinion but I feel fall damage should be a thing as well as same time shooting (for pvp because whoever goes first has the undeniable advantage) and also remove the ability to scale 90 degree angles up and down. Besides that good game and look forward to how this game’ll change

by Siris111

This game is great fun and definitely a time waster, which is a good thing. There are good amount of tanks and each come with their own ammo unique to the tank. The Specter tank for example uses a rail gun and a orbital strike among others where as the Mk 1 (a land ship) has a shot that calls in a blimp to drop bombs on the opponent. The upgrade system is fair but in order to upgrade your tanks you need to get crates....which you have to pay for, wait for, or watch an add to get, ya this is to be expected of a free to play game. The only problem with this is there is an add during the game, after the game and to collect a chest you get for winning the game.

Another gripe I have is that the Frost tank, the second tank you unlock is OP, like it can kill a tank in one shot with no upgrades OP, on top of that if you hit someone it freezes them in place all game and they/you can’t move, this is understandable as many tanks have a feature like this but when the frost tank does so much damage, it’s ridiculous.

Would recommend to anyone who enjoys a simple, fun game but has the patience for A LOT of ads.

by Bakaruda

This game’s simple combat is super intuitive, the reward system is fair, and actually a bit easier and quicker than most other games. There are just two things I wish I could change that would bump this up to a 5 star game.
Before that, though, I highly recommend you don’t purchase anything on TankStars. The purchase tanks are neat, I guess, but don’t offer any advantage and the ad-free subscription is way too expensive to justify. Anyway ~~
First, the Frost tank is crazy overpowered. It’s the only enemy I’ve encountered that can destroy every other tank in literally one shot. It makes the pvp rather frustrating, and all it takes to fix are some minor nerfs.
Second, the tournament option is probably one of the better parts of the gameplay, allowing you to tackle multiple foes at once. But you can only play it once per day. Granted, it gives out super rewards each time you complete a level, which is fantastic, but I just wish there was a way to keep playing it, even if that means giving up the rewards chests for completing them. Hit me with some ads and give me the same basic chest the standard matches give you the option for. Or even no chest at all. The tournaments are just that much fun, I want to keep playing them.

by Tobes101

Overall I love this game. It’s fun to learn the strategies and weapons for each tank, you’re rewarded well throughout, and it’s easy to level up as you play. But there are a few ongoing issues for me. First, 9/10 rewards you wait through a 30 add for are gold. I have a mountain of gold, and the upgrades are so cheap that I just keep getting more and more have nothing to spend it on. Second, I paid for no adds and if I want rewards or want to continue playing during tournament mode, I have to sit through a ton. Third, I keep getting matched with beginners in online PVP, half of which just quit at the beginning. I’d love to only be matched up with people with a similar ranking to my own. Fourth, in tournament mode when I die and have to watch an add to continue, every once in a while my second tank is loaded with partial health and my first tank is still on the map. When I’m in the legendary level of the tournament, this makes it very difficult to win and I likely means I’ll need to start over. Silly bug that should be fixed. Last, I wish I could play against my friends online but that options doesn’t exist yet. Nevertheless, this is a great game that I will continue to play, but it needs some work. Hoping to these these changes/fixes in subsequent updates.

by Fortnitejeff101

I love TankStars and it is very addictive but my only complaint is it doesn’t work well it will always kick me out, and certain attacks would just glitch, like when me or the opponents use lightning drone it would kick me out. May you fix this please I have to turn off my WiFi so I can play without glitches. That works but only for a while can you respond when you fix it. Also I have a problem with ads when my WiFi is on like you win there’s an ad you lose there’s an add want a chest there’s an add. Plus ads take for ever then after the screen would turn black and kick me out. I also should have earned like 37 gems from completing the guess the food quiz with a hundred. If I get them I think you should do something like use gems to buy coins. Everything in this is what is keeping me from giving you a 5 star rating. Thank you and please answer back plz plz plz PLZ.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎🙂❗️❗️❗️❗️💯

Ps: quickly

by NtorresXXII

This game plays and feels amazing! I love the art style and everything about it. The only gripes I have are that there is such a lack of content, and that there are so (and I mean SO) many ads. The only things I think need to be added are a competitive ranked mode (so you have a goal for your grind), and a team mode where you and a friend match up against others. Wait actually.. just take everything that’s great about Clash Royale and put it into this game. The game already shares some attributes and it works really nicely, so maybe just implement more social features and stuff like that. My second gripe, although I understand why this is the case with free games, is all the ads. It’s super annoying to finish a match and have to watch a 15 second ad to get my coins and then another 30 second ad to get my chest. I feel like the time spent watching ads is the same as actual gameplay. Once there’s new content I’ll consider buying the “no ads” in game but it’s just not worth it yet. All in all this game is great and I encourage the devs to keep at it and make this game even better than it already is.
Cheers for reading~

by Hdcxgdnet

This game is so fun and I don’t know how to stop playing it and I got it on my mom and I phone just I case one day I leave my phone at home I can play on her phone because I don’t want to be bored for the rest of my life you I just love this game so much and I don’t know how to put this phone down because this game is fun and I don’t want to put it down no time soon because I don’t want to go to school because I just want to play this game all day long and I’m going by to till my mom about this game mite turn into to me because this game is so fun I told her and she can’t put her phone down and my whole family can’t put there is phone I think everyone should get this game and you need to get this and don’t just swipe over because you are going to be mad you even did that because you are going to be bored for the rest of her life and i don’t know why you always swipe stop swiping over it mite be important and you just swipe over no don’t do that some one can be dieing you are just swiping over so what plz don’t swipe over plz listen to me you okerrrrrrrrrrrrrt

by Kyle1108

First off I never write reviews for games but I have nothing better to do right now. This game is pretty fun and cool. It’s like Shell Shock Live for your phone. There’s just a few issues that I would like to see fixed. One, when you are shooting and there’s a piece of ground in front of you, you should be alerted by the white lines not appearing to tell you your shot is blocked. I lost countless times due to blowing my own tank up. Second, when the fire round is changing and a supply drop lands on your tank it shows that you picked up a high leveled weapon but it’s still the enemy’s turn to shoot. Once they shoot it goes back to you and it says you didn’t pick up that weapon from the supply crate which is a waste of a high level weapon you could have had which is very important because those weapons are game changing weapons. Finally, when you get the option to continue for 10 Gems after you die it should tell you that you’re going to spawn with less than 50% health. I was in a legendary tournament battle with one tank left to destroy and I thought I would give me full health if I spent the ten gems but it gave me 25% and I died instantly to the fire my tank was sitting in which was a waste of gems. Those are a few things I think would help to make this game better. Oh and add more tanks :)