Force 21 (video game)
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Developer(s) | Red Storm Entertainment (PC) The Code Monkeys (GBC) |
Publisher(s) | Red Storm Entertainment |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color |
Release | Windows Game Boy Color |
Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Force 21 is a real-time strategy game made by Red Storm Entertainment.
Plot summary
[edit]The game features a storyline which has US forces fighting PRC forces in the year 2015.
Development and release
[edit]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
[edit]Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 65%[3] |
Publication | Score |
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AllGame | [4] |
CNET Gamecenter | 7/10[5] |
Computer Games Strategy Plus | [6] |
Computer Gaming World | [7] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | (GBC) 4/10[8] |
GameSpot | 6.7/10[9] |
GameZone | 7/10[10] |
IGN | 7.8/10[11] |
Nintendo Power | (GBC) 6.1/10[12] |
PC Accelerator | 6/10[13] |
PC Gamer (US) | 90%[14] |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Fudge, James (July 16, 1999). "Force 21 Goes Gold". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on September 8, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Recently Released". Game Boy Station. January 29, 2001. Archived from the original on April 9, 2001. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Force 21 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Woods, Nick. "Force 21 (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Mark H. (August 19, 1999). "Force 21 (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Levine, Jason (August 30, 1999). "Force 21". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on September 8, 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Larka, Lance A. (November 1999). "Force 21" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 184. Ziff Davis. p. 176. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Einhorn, Ethan (April 2001). "Force 21" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 141. Ziff Davis. p. 110. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Michael E. (August 19, 1999). "Force 21 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 18, 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Dickinson, Jon (August 31, 1999). "Force 21 (PC)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Butts, Steve (August 18, 1999). "Force 21". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Force 21". Nintendo Power. Vol. 139. Nintendo of America. December 2000.
- ^ Rausch, Allen (November 1999). "Force 21". PC Accelerator. No. 15. Imagine Media. p. 92. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Poole, Stephen (November 1999). "Force 21". PC Gamer. Vol. 6, no. 11. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "PC Gamer Editors' Choice Winners: Does Quality Matter?". PC Gamer. Vol. 7, no. 4. Imagine Media. April 2000. p. 33.
External links
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Categories:
- 1999 video games
- The Code Monkeys games
- Game Boy Color games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Real-time strategy video games
- Red Storm Entertainment games
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games set in 2015
- Windows games
- Strategy video game stubs