Software:Army Men (video game)

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Army Men
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Windows cover art
Developer(s)The 3DO Company
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company, 2K
Producer(s)Nicholas Earl
Designer(s)Keith Bullen
Programmer(s)Nicky Robinson
Artist(s)Keith Bullen
Walter Ianneo
SeriesArmy Men
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color
ReleaseWindows
Game Boy Color
Genre(s)Real-time tactics
Mode(s)Single-player

Army Men is a real-time tactics video game developed and published by The 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color.

Plot

At the beginning of this game Sarge is tasked with a simple recon mission on the front line - locate some documents - that takes place in 3 regions: Desert, Alpine and Bayou. At the end of this game, Sarge finds a strange portal that leads to the next dimension - the Real World - and the next game. Regarded as a classic by fans, this is one of the few games to actually display Sarge and his squad as merely pawns in a bigger battle. Two features that make this game almost unique in the series are its storytelling (Black-White spoofs of old-time, World War II-style newsreels) and the fact that it often depicts a frontline or other fighting that doesn't involve the main characters.

Development

Army Men was originally in development for the Panasonic M2, but that version was never released due to the system's cancellation.[3][4] The game was showcased at E3 1997.[5]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBCPC
AllGame3/5 stars[8]N/A
CGSPN/A3.5/5 stars[10]
CGWN/A3/5 stars[11]
EdgeN/A4/10[12]
EurogamerN/A6/10[14]
GameRevolutionN/AD+[15]
GameSpot6.9/10[16]7/10[17]
IGN8/10[18]4/10[19]
Next GenerationN/A3/5 stars[20]
Nintendo Power5.9/10[21]N/A
PC Gamer (US)N/A77%[22]
Aggregate score
GameRankings75%[6]61%[7]

The Game Boy Color version received favorable reviews, while the PC version received mixed reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6][7] Next Generation called the latter version "a solid, fun example of the genre, and anyone looking for a new strategy game with a very nice graphic twist should seriously consider this."[20]

References

  1. ↑ "News for April 30, 1998". April 30, 1998. http://ogr.com/news/news0498.html. "April 30, 1998: 3DO announced that two of their titles should be hitting store shelves...Army Men, their action, strategy game featuring the little plastic guys..." 
  2. ↑ "3DO Ships Army Men For Game Boy Color; Highly Successful Brand Debuts on Fourth Platform". February 25, 2000. http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_022500.html. 
  3. ↑ "News - E3 '96: 3DO? - M2 Dream List". 3DO Magazine (Paragon Publishing) (12): 4. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/3DO_Magazine_Issue_12_1996-07_Paragon_Publishing_GB/page/n3. 
  4. ↑ "Preview - Coming Soon - M2". 3DO Magazine (Paragon Publishing) (12): 34. July 1996. https://archive.org/details/3DO_Magazine_Issue_12_1996-07_Paragon_Publishing_GB/page/n33. 
  5. ↑ Fielder, Joe (May 16, 1997). "3DO's PC, PlayStation, and M2 Games Showcased". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/3dos-pc-playstation-and-m2-games-showcased/1100-2466688/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Army Men for Game Boy Color". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250566-army-men/index.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Army Men for PC". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196642-army-men/index.html. 
  8. ↑ Knight, Kyle. "Army Men (GBC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20271&tab=review. 
  9. ↑ Chick, Tom (June 16, 1998). "Army Men (PC)". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0%2C6%2C0-1867%2C00.html. 
  10. ↑ Altman, John (May 18, 1998). "Army Men". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/171/army_men_review.html. 
  11. ↑ Coleman, Terry (September 1998). "Plastic Explosives (Army Men Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (170): 229. https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_170.pdf. Retrieved September 9, 2023. 
  12. ↑ Edge staff (July 1998). "Army Men (PC)". Edge (Future Publishing) (60): 100. https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b7/Edge_UK_060.pdf. Retrieved September 9, 2023. 
  13. ↑ Lucas, Victor (November 17, 1998). "Army Men (PC)". Greedy Productions Ltd.. http://www.elecplay.com/pc/armymen.shtml. 
  14. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (April 27, 2000). "Army Men (PC)". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/armymen. 
  15. ↑ Cooke, Mark (June 1998). "Army Men Review (PC)". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32665-army-men-review. 
  16. ↑ Provo, Frank (April 3, 2000). "Army Men Review (GBC)". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/army-men-review/1900-2536146/. 
  17. ↑ Dultz, Marc (May 8, 1998). "Army Men Review (PC)". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/army-men-review/1900-2538043/. 
  18. ↑ Harris, Craig (March 16, 2000). "Army Men (GBC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/17/army-men. 
  19. ↑ Bates, Jason (July 31, 1998). "Army Men (PC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/01/army-men-4. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Army Men (PC)". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (44): 98. August 1999. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_44/page/n99/mode/2up. Retrieved September 9, 2023. 
  21. ↑ "Army Men". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 132: 126. May 2000. 
  22. ↑ "Army Men". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 5 (9). September 1998. 

Further reading

  • McDermott, Will (September 1998). "Not your father's Army Men". The Duelist (Wizards of the Coast) (29): 93. 

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