Atari's 3D vector graphics tank game, and one of the first games to be designed by Activision.
Battlezone shows a first-person view from inside of a tank. Battles are fought within a large valley surrounded by mountains and volcanoes. There is a radar screen at the top center of the display showing current enemy positions. The player actually looks through a plastic viewfinder that is mounted to the front of the game. The Battlezone cabinet is very tall and bulky, but solidly built, an Atari trademark.
Battlezone entered the arcade game world as a possibility for a virtual military career. It was also built into a deluxe training toy for the U.S. Army.
fig. 1. Battlezone
