Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air
| Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air | |
|---|---|
 North American cover | |
| Developer(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Publisher(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Series | Army Men |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by The 3DO Company exclusively for PlayStation, released in 2000.
The PAL version is simply titled Army Men: Land, Sea, Air, with a different cover art.
Gameplay
[edit]Single-player & Multi-player
[edit]Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air features two modes for single player: Campaign and Boot Camp, as well as featuring a two-player "capture the flag" multiplayer mode. The player can choose from three difficulties: Easy, medium or hard.
Campaign
[edit]The Campaign is the main mode for Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air. Set in a "realistic" setting like the previous Army Men, it features 15 missions in total, which involves the player (as a Green soldier) completing certain objectives that may involve intercepting vehicles, escorting friendly soldiers and killing enemies on land, sea or air. The plot begins with the Tan Army attacking the Green Army by air and the Green Army later taking revenge, with the narrator announcing: "We shall beat them on all fronts, returning force with force, whether it be by land, sea or air."
Boot Camp
[edit]Boot Camp is a training level in which the player learns the controls. It consists of training areas for all weapons and an obstacle course.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 35/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| CNET Gamecenter | 4/10[3] |
| Game Informer | 1/10[4] |
| GameSpot | 6.5/10[5] |
| IGN | 3/10[6] |
| Next Generation |   [7] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |  [8] |
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] IGN called it "awful" for its "shoddy controls, horrible clipping, lousy animation" and "bland grainy textures".[6] Emmett Schkloven of NextGen, however, said of the game, "Fire up the newsreels and propaganda – the Army Men are back with a much better World War."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "3DO Ships Army Men: World War(TM) Land, Sea, Air for the PlayStation(R) Game Console". The 3DO Company. September 20, 2000. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.
- ^ a b "Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Gladstone, Darren (October 2, 2000). "Army Men: World War--Land, Sea, Air". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on October 17, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Helgeson, Matt (December 2000). "Army Men World War Land Sea Air [sic] and Army Men Air Attack 2". Game Informer. No. 92. FuncoLand. p. 111. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Provo, Frank (September 26, 2000). "Army Men World War: Land, Sea, Air Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 3, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ a b IGN staff (September 26, 2000). "Army Men: World War Land, Sea, Air". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Schkloven, Emmett (January 2001). "Army Men: World War – Land, Sea, Air". NextGen. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 105. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Rybicki, Joe (December 2000). "Army Men World War: Land, Sea, Air". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. Ziff Davis. p. 166. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2024.