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Armored Fist 2 is a 1997 tank simulation video game developed and published by NovaLogic for MS-DOS. The sequel to the 1994 game Armored Fist, it places players in command of United States Army M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, leading AI-controlled platoons through over 50 single-player missions in training scenarios and four campaigns set in Central Africa, Russia, Belarus, and the Middle East.
Gameplay supports arcade-style "Easy Mode" with automated targeting or realistic manual crew operation across driver, gunner, and commander stations, tactical map-based platoon commands via IVIS, and up to eight-player multiplayer over modem, network, or Internet; it runs on NovaLogic's Voxel Space 2 engine for hardware-accelerated 3D voxel terrain without requiring a 3D graphics card.
Armored Fist 2 received mixed reviews, earning a 72% average from 19 critics on MobyGames—praise for its visuals and terrain technology but criticism for repetitive missions and artificial intelligence. It was the top-selling tank simulation in the United States during 1997, with 26,961 units sold and $1.21 million in revenue
Gameplay
Armored Fist 2 is a tank simulation and strategy game developed by NovaLogic in which players command United States Army M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks in arcade ("Easy Mode" with AutoLock assistance) or realistic manual crew modes. Players switch between driver (periscope/map), gunner (sights), and commander (CITV/.50 cal) views, using the IVIS tactical map to direct a platoon of up to four AI Abrams tanks with formations, movement, and engagement orders.
The single-player campaign features over 50 missions in training and four operations—Provide Relief (Africa), Siberian Fist (Russia), Secure Peace (Belarus), and Thunder Road (Middle East)—with objectives like recon, enemy destruction, and defense, aided by Bradleys, Apaches, and A-10 strikes. Armaments include 120 mm cannon (SABOT/HEAT), machine guns, and smoke; enemies range from T-72s to SCUDs on voxel terrain enabling defilade tactics. Multiplayer supports 8 players in co-op, team, or deathmatch via modem/network/Internet, powered by Voxel Space 2 engine with effects and Dolby Surround.
Development
To promote the game NovaLogic let 12 journalists compare simulated tanks with the real thing.[2]
Armored Fist 2 was the best-selling simulation of tank warfare released in 1997. In the United States, it sold 26,961 copies and earned $1.21 million that year.[4]
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