Force 21 (video game)

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Force 21
Developer(s) Red Storm Entertainment (PC)
The Code Monkeys (GBC)
Publisher(s) Red Storm Entertainment
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color
ReleaseWindows
Game Boy Color
  • NA: December 22, 2000 [2]
Genre(s) Real-time strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Force 21 is a real-time strategy game made by Red Storm Entertainment.

Contents

Plot summary

The game features a storyline which has US forces fighting PRC forces in the year 2015.

Development and release

Force 21 was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, and in December 2000 for Game Boy Color. General Franks (who later collaborated with Tom Clancy on a book) consulted for this game.

Reception

The PC version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [3] It sold 9,168 units in the U.S. by April 2000. [15]

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