Software:Army Men: World War - Final Front

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Army Men: World War - Final Front
Army Men Lock N Load.png
French PAL cover
Developer(s)The 3DO Company
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company
SeriesArmy Men
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA: February 27, 2001[1]
  • EU: March 30, 2001
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Army Men: World War - Final Front (titled Army Men: Lock 'n' Load in Europe) is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by The 3DO Company exclusively for PlayStation. It is the third installment in the World War subseries.

Overview

Army Men: World War - Final Front is a third-person shooter, with the gameplay style being very much like the previous Army Men. Once again, many of the missions are modeled after World War II battles and some battles take place in mysterious regions such as desert lands resembling Egypt and Jungles similar to South America's. It also features the player to control vehicles, such as bikes, tanks, boats and submarines.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic50/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame1.5/5 stars[3]
GameRevolutionF[4]
GameSpot6/10[5]
IGN4.5/10[6]
Next Generation2/5 stars[7]
OPM (US)1.5/5 stars[8]
PSM3/10[9]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] Scott Steinberg of NextGen compared the game to the Vietnam War, calling it "a downright ugly and vicious war you just can't win."[7] Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro summed up his review of the game with, "If you plan to do a tour of duty with Final Front, expect an uphill battle without any shiny medals."[10][lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. GamePro gave the game 1.5/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 3.5/5 for control, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.

References

  1. IGN staff (February 27, 2001). "3DO Ships Army Men: World War - Final Front". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/28/3do-ships-army-men-world-war-final-front. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Army Men: World War - Final Front [game mislabeled as "Army Men: World War", which was released in 2000"]. Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/army-men-world-war/. 
  3. Thompson, Jon. "Army Men: World War -- Final Front - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31078&tab=review. 
  4. Dr. Moo (March 2001). "Army Men: World War Final Front Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33974-army-men-world-war-final-front-review. 
  5. Davis, Ryan (March 2, 2001). "Army Men World War: Final Front Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/army-men-world-war-final-front-review/1900-2692316/. 
  6. Smith, David (March 5, 2001). "Army Men: World War Final Front". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/06/army-men-world-war-final-front. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Steinberg, Scott (May 2001). "Army Men World War: Final Front". NextGen (Imagine Media) (77): 87. https://archive.org/details/NextGen77May2001/page/n89/mode/2up. Retrieved June 23, 2021. 
  8. Rybicki, Joe (June 2001). "Army Men: World War - Final Front". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (45): 100. https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-45-june-2001/page/100/mode/2up. Retrieved December 13, 2023. 
  9. Tokoya (May 2001). "Army Men: WW—Final Front". PSM (Imagine Media) (45): 35. https://archive.org/details/psm-issue-045-may-2001_202301/page/n35/mode/2up. Retrieved December 13, 2023. 
  10. Four-Eyed Dragon (May 2001). "Army Men: World War—Final Front". GamePro (IDG) (152): 71. https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cc/GamePro_US_152.pdf. Retrieved December 13, 2023. 

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