Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
MobyRank MobyScore
3DO
...
3.2
Amiga CD32
...
3.5
Amiga
91
4.1

Description

Guide a team of up to four soldiers through 72 levels of combat in this innovative top-down action/strategy hybrid, best thought of as Lemmings crossed with Commando crossed with Dune 2. The characters are controlled indirectly using the mouse, as you activate each soldier or group of them by highlighting them, click the left button to move them to a particular spot, and the right button for them to fire guns at an enemy. You can also pick up grenades, which can be used to destroy groups of enemies or buildings (by pressing both buttons at once).

Each mission has a specific objective, and some feature vehicles such as tanks to make things easier. Your troops can cross water but can't shoot within it, so finding and controlling bridges is often crucial. You can use the arrangement of trees to find hiding places to shoot from, and should watch out for CPU soldiers also doing so.

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User Reviews

A true amiga classic, fast-paced, friendly and humorous. Amiga Kuv (75)
War shouldn't be this much Fun Genesis Liam Dowds (51)
Hmm...Let's just say it's a Funtastic Classic! (it rhymes) DOS Dason Rise (20)
Original real time action/strategy with attitude!!! DOS Apogee IV (2361)

The Press Says

Abandonia DOS Mar 11, 2004 5 out of 5 100
Svenska Hemdatornytt Amiga Dec, 1993 95 out of 100 95
MikroBitti DOS May, 1994 92 out of 100 92
Game Players Jaguar Jun, 1995 89 out of 100 89
PC Gamer DOS Nov, 1994 88 out of 100 88
Amiga Joker Amiga Dec, 1993 85 out of 100 85
GamePro 3DO Mar, 1996 4 out of 5 80
Power Unlimited Game Boy Color Mar, 2001 8 out of 10 80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) 3DO Dec, 1995 7.9 out of 10 79
PC Player (Germany) DOS Apr, 1994 75 out of 100 75

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Trivia

The PC version is banned in Germany for extreme violence (30.07.94). The Gameboy version isn't.


This entry was contributed by Picard (24492), Corn Popper (66156), Tibes80 (1498), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9905), Joshua J. Slone Bronze Star Contributing Member (4623), Kabushi (52023), Martin Smith (64028), Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4466) and Stoo (102)
 

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