Software:Force 21 (video game)

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Force 21
Developer(s)Red Storm Entertainment (PC)
The Code Monkeys (GBC)
Publisher(s)Red Storm Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color
ReleaseWindows
Game Boy Color
  • NA: December 2000
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Force 21 is a real-time strategy game made by Red Storm Entertainment.

Plot summary

The game features a storyline which has US forces fighting PRC forces in the year 2015.

Development and release

Force 21 was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, and in December 2000 for Game Boy Color. General Franks (who later collaborated with Tom Clancy on a book) consulted for this game.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings65%[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3/5 stars[3]
CGSP2/5 stars[5]
CGW1.5/5 stars[6]
EGM(GBC) 4/10[7]
GameSpot6.7/10[8]
GameZone7/10[9]
IGN7.8/10[10]
Nintendo Power(GBC) 6.1/10[11]
PC Gamer (US)90%[13]

The PC version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] It sold 9,168 units in the U.S. by April 2000.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Fudge, James (July 16, 1999). "Force 21 Goes Gold". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on September 8, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030908160134/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/086/force21.html. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Force 21 for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190610025123/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197366-force-21/index.html. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  3. ↑ Woods, Nick. "Force 21 (PC) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116213512/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17762&tab=review. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  4. ↑ Walker, Mark H. (August 19, 1999). "Force 21 (PC)". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816094921/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3079,00.html. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  5. ↑ Levine, Jason (August 30, 1999). "Force 21". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on September 8, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030908170705/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/022/092/force21_review.html. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  6. ↑ Larka, Lance A. (November 1999). "Force 21". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (184): 176. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203004747/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_184.pdf. Retrieved July 17, 2023. 
  7. ↑ Einhorn, Ethan (April 2001). "Force 21". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (141): 110. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330214110/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/EGM_US_141.pdf. Retrieved July 16, 2023. 
  8. ↑ Ryan, Michael E. (August 19, 1999). "Force 21 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 18, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050118055704/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/force21/review.html. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  9. ↑ Dickinson, Jon (August 31, 1999). "Force 21 (PC)". Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010220091151/http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12928.htm. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  10. ↑ Butts, Steve (August 18, 1999). "Force 21". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230404223001/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/19/force-21-2. Retrieved July 17, 2023. 
  11. ↑ "Force 21". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 139. December 2000. 
  12. ↑ Rausch, Allen (November 1999). "Force 21". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (15): 92. https://archive.org/details/PCXL15Nov1999/page/n91/mode/2up. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  13. ↑ Poole, Stephen (November 1999). "Force 21". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 6 (11). Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060315144822/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/force_21.html. Retrieved May 28, 2021. 
  14. ↑ "PC Gamer Editors' Choice Winners: Does Quality Matter?". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 7 (4): 33. April 2000. 

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