The Atari 2600 version of Battlezone is a tank simulator that uses colored raster graphics, as opposed to vector graphics of the arcade version. The player earns points by destroying enemy tanks, supertanks, UFO's, and guided missiles. A version of Battlezone was designed for use by the US Army to be used as a training device for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, however only two were thought to exist, one was lost, the other is held in a private collection after the current owner found the game in a dumpster.

Battlezone is a first person tank shooter game.

2005 A.D. A deadly virus has infected the Supertank's ultrasophisticated computer systems, turning these mighty weapons of destruction against their creators. Humankind is on the brink of extinction. Free the battle zones from this robotic plague!