Spearhead (video game)

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Spearhead
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Developer(s) Zombie Studios, MAK Technologies, Inc.
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
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Genre(s) Tank simulation, action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Spearhead is a tank simulation / action video game developed by Zombie Studios and MAK Technologies, Inc., and published by Interactive Magic and Midas Interactive Entertainment for Microsoft Windows in 1998.

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Development

The game was showcased at E3 1997. [2]

Reception

Spearhead received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [3]

The game was described as a mix between tank simulation and an action game. GameSpot said, "The game offers a handful of features and elements that seem ideal for hard-core sim fans, but the mission designs and the general feel of gameplay seem more appropriate for an action game than a serious sim." [10] IGN said, "the emphasis here is definitely more on fun than it is on realism." [11] PC Accelerator called it an "action/strategy/tank sim hybrid". [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ GameSpot staff (February 25, 1998). "Spearhead Goes to IMagic [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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  5. ↑ Brenesal, Barry (September 3, 1998). "Spearhead". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on July 11, 2000. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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  7. ↑ Cobb, Jim (December 1998). "Blunt Instrument (Spearhead Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 173. Ziff Davis. p. 378. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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  9. ↑ Brian B. (September 1998). "Spearhead Review". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Ryan, Michael E. (September 14, 1998). "Spearhead Review [date mislabeled as "April 12, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 19, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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  12. 1 2 Mahood, Andy (November 1998). "Spearhead". PC Accelerator . No. 3. Imagine Media. p. 100. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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