Shocking Tanks

These JUST came in, and we gotta say...

We think this is to be the greatest Tech Toy ever invented. Perhaps once we've described it, you'll agree.

THE SHORT DESCRIPTION
Shock Tanks is a radio controlled tank battle. Each Tank is equipped with an infra-red cannon. Every time you hit your opponent's tank, HE gets a painful electric shock from controller. The object is to knock his tank out of commission, and make him suffer in the process.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
There's so much high-tech genius built into this thing, it defies imagination.

THE TANKS
First there's the Tanks themselves -- They move forwards and backwards and run on tracks just like real military tank. Each track runs separately via the controller's left and right throttles, which allows the tanks to make sharp turns. (Trust us, this will come in handy.) They're made of some sort of metal that detects the infra-red hits throughout its surface.

There are six lights on top of each tank. When a tank is hit, it emits concussion sounds and rocks forward and back. Also, the lights go out -- we'll explain more about this later.

THE CONTROLLERS
The controllers are also brilliantly designed... In order to control your tank, you must make contact with metal strips. When your tank is hit, you receive a painful shock from the controller. (There's even a wrist strap you must wear. Since you'll probably drop the controller each time you are hit, this prevents it from falling and breaking.)

HOW THE LIGHTS WORK
Each Tank has six lights on top of it and the metal tanks are equipped with infra-red cannons. The object of the game is to knock your opponent's tank out of commission

SOUNDS
The Tanks and controller make sounds to match the action. There are motor sounds, concussion sounds, and explosion sounds.

OUR FAVORITE FEATURE
There's also a HIGH/LOW button on your controller that is really fascinating. If you set it to Low, the shock you get when you're hit is only somewhat painful. But when you hit your opponent, you only knock out one of his lights. If you dare set your controller to HIGH, you will knock out two of your opponent's lights with each hit. BUT, the shock you get in your own controller will be much more severe if YOU are hit. So, during battle, you have to decide if you want to risk greater pain for greater gain. It comes down to how badly do you want to win.