Nintendo has announced Tank Troopers for 3DS. It is due out via retail and the Nintendo eShop this winter.

Trank Troopers lets players customize their tank through special characteristics of tank-pilot Troopers, enabling abilities such as hitting enemies with a freeze attack, launching paint balls to block the opponents’ views, or using electric shocks to stall rival tanks where they stand. The game offers a six-person multiplayer mode, along with Download Play as well.

Watch the first footage below. (Starts at 10:19.) View the first screenshots at the gallery.