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M1 Tank Platoon 2

An M1 Abrams tank simulation released by MicroProse Software in 1998 for Windows 95/98/Me. It is the sequel to 1989 release M1 Tank Platoon.

28 February 1998

M1 Tank Platoon 2 is a simulator developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 28 February 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What M1 Tank Platoon 2 is

M1 Tank Platoon 2 is a simulator game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

M1 Tank Platoon II allowes the player to play several positions in the four tanks that comprised the platoon. A player could play as a tank commander under cover or open on the hatch to man the .50 caliber machine gun. Other positions included gunner and an "outside 3-D scrolling view" of any unit on the battlefield.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, non-fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

M1 Tank Platoon 2 launched on 28 February 1998, within three weeks of Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding and Battlezone.

Released around the same time: Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding, Battlezone.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did M1 Tank Platoon 2 come out?
M1 Tank Platoon 2 was released on 28 February 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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