Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
82
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.6
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

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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Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Cannon Fodder Sensible Software Game DOS $9.99  
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Cannon Fodder $5.99  
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Cannon Fodder    
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User Reviews

Hmm...Let's just say it's a Funtastic Classic! (it rhymes) Dason Rise (20) unrated
Original real time action/strategy with attitude!!! Apogee IV (2361) 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars

The Press Says

Abandonia Mar 11, 2004 5 out of 5 100
MikroBitti May, 1994 92 out of 100 92
PC Zone May, 1994 90 out of 100 90
PC Gamer Nov, 1994 88 out of 100 88
PC Player (Germany) Apr, 1994 75 out of 100 75
PC Games (Germany) May, 1994 71 out of 100 71
World Village (Gamer's Zone) 1995 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

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Trivia

CD32 version contains special mpeg track where is stored movie (length = 3 min). In this movie members of Sensible Software (developer of game) are wearing army uniforms and they're doing funny things - dancing, riding army vehicles, throwing darts on the poster of actor Christian Slater etc. From this movie was taken a few photos and used in Amiga intro.


This entry was contributed by Picard (22896), Corn Popper (66198), Tibes80 (1498), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9909), Joshua J. Slone Bronze Star Contributing Member (4625), Kabushi (48619), Martin Smith (64035), Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476) and Stoo (102)
 

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