Army Men 3D

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Army Men 3D
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Developer(s) The 3DO Company
Publisher(s) The 3DO Company
Series Army Men
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: March 10, 1999 [1]
  • EU: January 28, 2000
Genre(s) Third-person shooter, first-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Army Men 3D is a 1999 third-person shooter video game developed and published by The 3DO Company exclusively for PlayStation.

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Gameplay

Army Men 3D is a fast-paced third-person (and occasionally first-person) shooter developed by The 3DO Company exclusively for the PlayStation. Unlike the original Army Men, which employed squad mechanics and strategic elements, Army Men 3D shifts toward action-oriented gameplay with direct control of the protagonist, Sarge.

Players control Sarge through a fully 3D-engine world, engaging in combat against the Tan Army using various weapons such as flame-throwers and bazookas, and navigating environments filled with bunkers, infantry, and occasional vehicle elements. The game emphasizes arcade-style run-and-gun action, with Sarge leading the charge into enemy territory rather than commanding squads.

Plot

The narrative essentially mirrors the storyline of the original Army Men game, adopting the same missions, characters, and ending but reimagined within modern, 3D presentation. The central premise involves the longstanding, directionless war between Green and Tan armies, a conflict so entrenched that neither side remembers its origins, and nobody particularly cares anymore. However, a new threat has emerged: the Tan Army has acquired mysterious so called, “super-weapons”, a shiny reflective objects capable of burning Green soldiers from a distance. Alarmed by these dangerous developments, Green command commissions Sarge, a battle-hardened and aggressive veteran, to locate the source of these super-weapons and prevent the Tan Army from tipping the balance of power.

Reception

The game received an average score of 67.67% at GameRankings, based on an aggregate of 10 reviews. [2]

The game was the 9th best-selling game in April 1999. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Army Men 3D Released". GameSpot . March 10, 1999. Archived from the original on December 8, 2000. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Army Men 3D for PlayStation". GameRankings. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Fielder, Joe (19 March 2000). "Army Men 3D Review". GameSpot . Archived from the original on 26 June 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ↑ IGN Staff (22 March 1999). "Army Men 3D". IGN . Archived from the original on 26 January 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Best-Selling Video Games". The Charlotte Observer . May 20, 1999. p. 50. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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