Software:Spearhead (video game)

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Short description: 1998 video game
Spearhead
Spearhead cover.jpg
Developer(s)Zombie Studios, MAK Technologies, Inc.
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Tank simulation, action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Spearhead is a tank simulation / action video game developed by Zombie Studios and MAK Technologies, Inc., and published by Interactive Magic and Midas Interactive Entertainment for Microsoft Windows in 1998.

Development

The game was showcased at E3 1997.[2]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings62%[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3/5 stars[4]
CGSP3.5/5 stars[6]
CGW2/5 stars[7]
GamePro3.5/5 stars[8]
GameRevolutionD+[9]
GameSpot7.4/10[10]
IGN7/10[11]
PC Zone55%[13]

Spearhead received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3]

The game was described as a mix between tank simulation and an action game. GameSpot said, "The game offers a handful of features and elements that seem ideal for hard-core sim fans, but the mission designs and the general feel of gameplay seem more appropriate for an action game than a serious sim."[10] IGN said, "the emphasis here is definitely more on fun than it is on realism."[11] PC Accelerator called it an "action/strategy/tank sim hybrid".[12]

References

  1. ↑ GameSpot staff (August 24, 1998). "New Releases [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 18, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990218114228/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_08/24_new/index.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  2. ↑ GameSpot staff (February 25, 1998). "Spearhead Goes to IMagic [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001011064536/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/25_imagic/index.html. Retrieved February 9, 2023. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Spearhead for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190605140445/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198730-spearhead/index.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  4. ↑ Smith, Nick. "Spearhead - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115185643/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14307&tab=review. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  5. ↑ Brenesal, Barry (September 3, 1998). "Spearhead". CNET. Archived from the original on July 11, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000711231910/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2059,00.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  6. ↑ Walker, Mark H. (September 24, 1998). "Spearhead". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 29, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030529153530/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/109/spearhead_review.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  7. ↑ Cobb, Jim (December 1998). "Blunt Instrument (Spearhead Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (173): 378. https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_173.pdf. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  8. ↑ Dultz, Marc (1998). "Spearhead Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050214064637/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/834.shtml. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  9. ↑ Brian B. (September 1998). "Spearhead Review". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012060519/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/spearhead. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ryan, Michael E. (September 14, 1998). "Spearhead Review [date mislabeled as "April 12, 2000""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 19, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041019144134/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/spearhead/review.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Buckman, Chris (September 29, 1998). "Spearhead". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 5 December 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19981205063817/http://pc.ign.com/reviews/3132.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mahood, Andy (November 1998). "Spearhead". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (3): 100. https://archive.org/details/PCXL03Nov1998/page/n99/mode/2up. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  13. ↑ Dobbings, Steve (December 1998). "Spearhead". PC Zone (Dennis Publishing) (70): 126. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_70_December_1998/page/n125/mode/2up. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 

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