Software:Army Men Advance

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Short description: 2001 video game
Army Men Advance
European box art
Developer(s)DC Studios
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company
Producer(s)Julia Bond
Composer(s)Robert Anderberg
SeriesArmy Men
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: June 5, 2001[1]
  • EU: June 15, 2001
Genre(s)Top-down shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Army Men Advance is a 2001 top-down shooter video game developed by DC Studios and published by the 3DO Company for the Game Boy Advance. Much like Software:Army Men: Sarge's Heroes, the story has General Plastro and his army of tan figurines have decided to take over the world, and it is up to Sarge and reporter Vikki Grimm to thwart the conquest. Throughout the game, the player is required to rescue team members, infiltrate tan bases, escape from a jail, investigate an extraterrestrial presence, and retrieve communications equipment. The player can choose to play as either Sarge or Vikki, but the quests for each are identical, and once a character has been chosen, it is impossible to switch to the other unless the player wants to start again from the first mission.

In-game screenshot

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic57/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM4/10[3]
Eurogamer7/10[4]
Game Informer7/10[5]
GameSpot4.4/10[6]
IGN7/10[7]
Jeuxvideo.com14/20[8]
Next GenerationStarStarStar[9]
Nintendo PowerStarStarStar[10]
Nintendo World Report4.5/10[11]

Army Men Advance received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] NextGen called it "A decent, if not amazing[,] game, at least until Capcom gives us that GBA version of Commando we've been dreaming about" (which is ironic, since the Game Boy Advance version of that game does not exist).[9] Extreme Ahab of GamePro said, "You'd have much more fun playing with genuine plastic army men than wasting your time in this virtual ghetto while straining endlessly to obtain just the right light on the god-forsaken Game Boy Advance screen. This is for franchise fanatics only."[12][lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ GamePro gave the game 2/5 for graphics, two 4/5 scores for sound and control, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ "3DO Announces Army Men® Advance for the Game Boy® Advance". June 5, 2001. Archived from the original on October 14, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20011014110531/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_060501.html. Retrieved August 30, 2022. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Army Men Advance". Fandom. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221109020506/https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/army-men-advance. Retrieved February 14, 2024. 
  3. ↑ Chou, Che (July 2001). "Army Man Advance [sic"]. Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (144): 91. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119023333/https://retrocdn.net/images/e/ea/EGM_US_144.pdf. Retrieved February 14, 2024. 
  4. ↑ Bye, John "Gestalt" (July 12, 2001). "Army Men Advance". Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010816112416/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/r_armymen_gba. Retrieved August 30, 2022. 
  5. ↑ Kato, Matthew (August 2001). "Army Men Advance". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (100). http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200108/R03.0811.1136.34507.htm. Retrieved May 15, 2015. 
  6. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (June 11, 2001). "Army Men Advance Review". Fandom. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830230849/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/army-men-advance-review/1900-2773319/. Retrieved February 14, 2024. 
  7. ↑ Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001). "Army Men Advance". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830230854/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/14/army-men-advance. Retrieved February 14, 2024. 
  8. ↑ Jihem (August 8, 2001). "Test: Army Men Advance" (in fr). Webedia. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064051/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001516_test.htm. Retrieved August 30, 2022. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Army Men Advance". NextGen (Imagine Media) (79): 62. July 2001. https://archive.org/details/NextGen79Jul2001/page/n63/mode/2up. Retrieved August 30, 2022. 
  10. ↑ "Army Men Advance". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 146. July 2001. 
  11. ↑ Sklens, Mike (July 5, 2001). "Army Men Advance". NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230901060541/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/3785/army-men-advance-game-boy-advance. Retrieved February 14, 2024. 
  12. ↑ Extreme Ahab (August 2001). "Army Men Advance". GamePro (IDG) (155): 72. Archived from the original on January 18, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050118051107/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/14662.shtml. Retrieved February 14, 2024. 
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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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