Army Men 3D

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Army Men 3D
Army Men 3D.png
North American cover art
Developer(s) The 3DO Company
Publisher(s) The 3DO Company
Series Army Men
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: March 9, 1999
  • EU: January 28, 2000
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Army Men 3D is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by The 3DO Company exclusively for PlayStation.

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Reception

The game received an average score of 67.67% at GameRankings, based on an aggregate of 10 reviews. [1]

The game was the 9th best-selling game in April 1999. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Army Men 3D for PlayStation". GameRankings . Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. Fielder, Joe (19 March 2000). "Army Men 3D Review". GameSpot . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. Staff, IGN (22 March 1999). "Army Men 3D". IGN . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. "Best-Selling Video Games". The Charlotte Observer . May 20, 1999. p. 50. Retrieved December 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.