Software:Beach Head 2000

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Beach Head 2000
A helmeted soldier firing a large mounted gun from inside a fortification, in the background another helmeted soldier covers his ears, the title "Beach Head 2000" is above in large block letters.
Cover art
Developer(s)Digital Fusion, Inc.
Publisher(s)WizardWorks[lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS, Arcade
ReleaseWindows
Mac OS
Arcade
  • NA: September 2001
Genre(s)First-person shooter, shooting gallery
Mode(s)Single-player

Beach Head 2000 is a first-person shooter game developed by Digital Fusion. It was originally released by WizardWorks for Microsoft Windows and MacSoft for Mac OS as a "value-priced" release. A loose remake of the 1983 computer game Beach Head, it shared a similar premise, as players defend a beach against attack by utilizing a variety of weapons. A version of the game was also produced for video arcades by Tsunami Visual Technologies, available in various motion simulation cabinets and Digital Fusion continues to sell the Windows version as a download via its website.

Gameplay

Players must defend the beach from a variety of threats both on the ground and in the air.

Players take the role of the sole gunner defending a beach against invading enemy soldiers, tanks, helicopters and other military attack vehicles. The player utilizes a variety of weapons, including a gun turret with a machine gun, howitzer cannon and guided surface-to-air missiles. A handgun is available as a final means of defense. The mouse is used to aim. Additional ammo and health are available by shooting packages dropped with parachutes.[3] Missions end when all enemies are defeated, each mission changes the spawn point of enemies on the beach. There are infinite missions and the game has no ending.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic46/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame2/5 stars[4]
CGSP2/5 stars[7]
CGW3.5/5 stars[8]
GameSpot3.9/10[3]
GameZone6.5/10[10]
IGN6/10[11]
PC Gamer (US)18%[13]
Maxim2/5 stars[14]

The PC version received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] GameSpot said that the game becomes repetitive when taking out the stream of enemies in each level.[3] A review in AllGame said that "the initial appeal of Beach Head 2000's single view wears off very quickly" and compared it unfavorably to the original Beach Head.[4] Inside Mac Games commented that the game was not worth the relatively low price, even among a limited selection of Mac OS games.[15] However, IGN had a more positive reaction to the game, comparing it to Missile Command and calling it "strangely addicting".[11]

The PC version was nominated for the "Worst Game of the Year" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, which went to Blaze and Blade.[16] It was also nominated for the "Best Sound in a PC Game" award at The Electric Playground's Blister Awards 2000, which went to Deus Ex.[17]

Sequels

Digital Fusion produced several sequels, Beach Head 2002,[18] Beach Head Desert War, and Baghdad Central Desert Gunner.[citation needed] Global VR would take over the license from Tsunami and produce arcade versions of the first three games in the series.[19]

Notes

  1. ↑ Mac OS version published by MacSoft, arcade version published by Global VR.

References

  1. ↑ IGN staff (June 8, 2000). "Don't Shoot Meeee!!". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230408193745/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/09/dont-shoot-meeee. Retrieved May 26, 2023. 
  2. ↑ "MACSOFT SHIPS 'BEACH HEAD 2000' UNLEASHING A BARRAGE OF MILITARY FIREPOWER ONTO THE MACINTOSH". October 6, 2000. Archived from the original on December 17, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001217105500/http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/100600_beachhead.asp. Retrieved April 8, 2023. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Soete, Tim (July 24, 2000). "BeachHead 2000 Review". Fandom. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230528140917/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/beachhead-2000-review/1900-2606814/. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Smith, Ted. "Beach Head 2000 (PC) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115122410/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25224&tab=review. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Beach Head 2000 (PC)". Fandom. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230919220152/https://www.metacritic.com/game/beachhead-2000/. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  6. ↑ Williamson, Colin (August 2, 2000). "Beach Head 2000". CNET. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000815084724/http://gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-4544,00.html. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  7. ↑ Hiles, Bill (July 18, 2000). "Beach Head 2000". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on September 4, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040904161748/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/028/175/beachh2k_review.html. Retrieved October 26, 2019. 
  8. ↑ Lombardi, Chris (October 2000). "Beachhead 2000 [sic"]. Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (195): 136. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220702021736/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_195.pdf. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  9. ↑ Steinberg, Scott (July 17, 2000). "BeachHead 2000 (PC)". Greedy Productions Ltd.. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020817054435/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=2731&full=1. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  10. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (July 16, 2000). "Beach Head 2000 - PC - Review". Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080930205305/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15590.htm. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Adams, Dan (June 21, 2000). "Beachhead 2000". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230528172953/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/21/beachhead-2000. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  12. ↑ Orlando, Greg (February 2001). "Beachhead 2000 [sic"]. MacADDICT (Imagine Media) (54): 53. Archived from the original on July 18, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010718124900/http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0102/rev.beached2k.html. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  13. ↑ "Beach Head 2000". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 7 (10). October 2000. 
  14. ↑ Porter, Alex (December 2000). "Beach Head 2000". Maxim (MaximNet, Inc.). Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010127013200/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=803. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  15. ↑ Pierce, Kit (December 7, 2000). "Beach Head 2000". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406072316/http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=61&Page=1. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  16. ↑ GameSpot staff (2001). "Best and Worst of 2000 (Worst Game of the Year, Nominees)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010124002500/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/features/pc/bestof_2000/p4_03.html. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  17. ↑ EP staff (2001). "Blister Awards 2000 (PC Games 1)". Greedy Productions Ltd.. Archived from the original on January 24, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020124113036/http://www.elecplay.com/feature.html?article=5130&page=2#mr_toppy. Retrieved December 1, 2023. 
  18. ↑ Walker, Trey (February 13, 2002). "BeachHead 2002 Review". Fandom. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301171124/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/beach-head-2002-review/1900-2847653/. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 
  19. ↑ "Beach Head 2002". International Arcade Museum. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230528150910/https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=12746. Retrieved September 19, 2023. 

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