<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
,	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
PTanks	O
or	O
simply	O
as	O
PT	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1-2	O
player	O
computer	O
game	O
and	O
mobile	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Michael	O
P	O
.	O
Welch	O
from	O
Blitwise	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
version	O
known	O
as	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
content	O
from	O
all	O
30	O
expansion	B-Protocol
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
Welch	O
's	O
earlier	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
Scorched	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
features	O
modified	O
physics	O
and	O
additional	O
weapons	O
ranging	O
from	O
simple	O
explosive	O
shells	O
to	O
homing	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
is	O
to	O
use	O
various	O
weapons	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
's	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
features	O
a	O
fully	O
destructible	O
environment	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
put	O
themselves	O
on	O
pedestals	O
or	O
in	O
bunkers	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
weapon	O
expansion	B-Protocol
packs	O
where	O
each	O
player	O
can	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
325	O
different	O
weapons	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
extra	O
game	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
expansion	B-Protocol
"	O
weapon	O
packs	O
"	O
which	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
weapon	O
choices	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
available	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
own	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
30	O
Expansion	B-Protocol
Packs	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
P	O
.	O
Welch	O
from	O
Blitwise	O
Productions	O
created	O
Amiga	B-Device
games	O
before	O
he	O
started	O
developing	O
PC	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
DX-Ball	I-Application
and	O
Neon	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welch	O
developed	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
as	O
remake/sequel	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
Scorched	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
and	O
extended	O
the	O
gameplay	O
with	O
modified	O
physics	O
,	O
dozens	O
of	O
new	O
weapons	O
(	O
hundreds	O
with	O
a	O
paid	O
expansion	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Eliran	O
Ben	O
Ishai	O
as	O
Impulse	B-Application
Tracker	I-Application
Module	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
released	O
after	O
a	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
bug	O
fixes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
and	O
IP	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
the	O
first	O
14	O
expansion	B-Protocol
packs	O
and	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
version	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
mobile	O
versions	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
became	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
devices	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.1	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
weapon	O
packs	O
and	O
fixed	O
bugs	O
that	O
prevented	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.3	O
brought	O
"	O
online	O
functions	O
from	O
a	O
third-party	O
Backend	O
as	O
a	O
Service	O
supported	O
framework	O
to	O
a	O
Blitwise	O
maintained	O
AWS	B-Application
hosted	O
server	O
infrastructure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.7.2	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
latest	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2022	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
and	O
Pocket	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
lack	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
325	O
weapons	O
to	O
collect	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
purchasing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	B-Protocol
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Desktop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
