CT Special Forces

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CT Special Forces
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Developer(s) Light & Shadow Production [lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)
  • EU: Light & Shadow Production
  • NA: Hip Games
Composer(s) Manfred Linzner
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance, PlayStation
ReleaseGame Boy Advance
PlayStation
Genre(s) Run and gun
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

CT Special Forces is a run and gun video game for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation developed by LSP Games (Light and Shadow Productions) and published by Hip Interactive. The game spawned three sequels: Back to Hell , Bioterror, and Fire for Effect .

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Reception

CT Special Forces received mostly above average reviews; the game received a 71% and 72% from Metacritic and GameRankings respectively. [6] [7] Most critics noted its similar appearance to the Metal Slug games.

GameZone praised the game, noting that small gameplay details made the game a true "a must have". [8] GameSpot wrote that the game was fun while it lasted, but like most shoot-em-ups, "[the game] is over too quickly". IGN noted the long release gap between the European and North American version, the latter of which was delayed for over a year, and called the game's presentation "dated". [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ported to PlayStation by Similis Software and Denaris Entertainment Software. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "CT Special Forces". IGN . Archived from the original on November 20, 2004. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Games". Denaris Entertainment Software. Archived from the original on November 3, 2004. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "CT Special Forces". Jeuxvideo.com . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Bye, John (July 19, 2002). "What's New?". Eurogamer . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "CT Special Forces GBA". Hip Games. December 30, 2003. Archived from the original on January 19, 2004. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ CT Special Forces (gba:2003): Reviews Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine . Metacritic. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  7. ↑ CT Special Forces Reviews. GameRankings. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  8. ↑ Wrentmore, John (January 11, 2001). CT Special Forces Review - Game Boy Advance Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine . GameZone. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  9. ↑ Harris, Craig (January 14, 2004). CT Special Forces Review. IGN. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
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