Army Men (video game)
1998 video game
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Army Men is a 1998 real-time tactics video game developed and published by The 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color.
| Army Men | |
|---|---|
North American Windows box art | |
| Developer | The 3DO Company |
| Publisher | The 3DO Company |
| Producer | Nicholas Earl |
| Designer | Keith Bullen |
| Programmer | Nicky Robinson |
| Artists | Keith Bullen Walter Ianneo |
| Series | Army Men |
| Platforms | Windows, Game Boy Color |
| Release | Windows Game Boy Color |
| Genre | Real-time tactics |
| Mode | Single-player |
Plot
The game centers around a Green Army soldier known as Sarge. At the beginning of the game, Sarge is tasked with a recon mission on the front line - to locate some documents - which takes place in 3 regions: Desert, Alpine and Bayou. At the end of the game, Sarge finds a strange portal that leads to the next dimension - the Real World - and the next game.[citation needed]
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
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GBC | PC | |
| GameRankings | 75%[6] | 61%[7] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| GBC | PC | |
| AllGame | 3/5[8] | N/A |
| CNET Gamecenter | N/A | 4/10[9] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus | N/A | 3.5/5[10] |
| Computer Gaming World | N/A | 3/5[11] |
| Edge | N/A | 4/10[12] |
| EP Daily | N/A | 7.5/10[13] |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 6/10[14] |
| GameRevolution | N/A | D+[15] |
| GameSpot | 6.9/10[16] | 7/10[17] |
| IGN | 8/10[18] | 4/10[19] |
| Next Generation | N/A | 3/5[20] |
| Nintendo Power | 5.9/10[21] | N/A |
| PC Gamer (US) | N/A | 77%[22] |
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]