| Panzer Front | |
|---|---|
 European PlayStation cover art | |
| Developer | Enterbrain |
| Publishers | |
| Platforms | PlayStation,Dreamcast |
| Release | Dreamcast
|
| Genre | Tank combatsimulation |
| Mode | Single-player |
Panzer Front (Japanese:パンツァーフロント,Hepburn:Pantsā Furonto) is aWorld War IItanksimulation game first released in 1999 in Japan byEnterbrain for thePlayStation andDreamcast game consoles.
Players perform the role of a tank commander during the war using one of six fictional tanks. Battles are fought on various maps based on actual historical campaigns. During the game, the player can engage the enemy while calling in artillery barrages whenever they are available.Panzer Front takes a realistic approach, some enemies can kill the player's tank with one shot. Reinforcements are also available in some missions if allied tanks are lost.
Panzer Front has 25 missions, based on real events. Examples include the destruction of a British armored column in theBattle of Villers-Bocage, the US Army's defense against a ferocious German counterattack in Le Dezert, the defense of theReichstag during theBattle of Berlin, and several based on theBattle of Kursk.
Panzer Front bis is an updated version of the original game, released for the Sony PlayStation in Japan on February 8, 2001.Bis (Latin for 'once more') features all of the game's tanks and missions, with additional tanks, ten scenarios (including one set duringOperation Olympic), and a mission editor. It was due to be released in Europe in the middle of 2002, but JVC Music Europe, the UK publisher, shut down its video game branch beforeBis could be converted and released.
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PS | |
| GameRankings | N/A | 68%[6] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamcast | PS | |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 7/10[1] |
| Famitsu | 30/40[2] | 29/40[3] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A |    [4] |
| Play | N/A | 80%[5] |
The PlayStation version received "average" reviews according to thereview aggregation websiteGameRankings.[6] In Japan,Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 for the Dreamcast version,[2] and 29 out of 40 for the PlayStation version.[3]