Army Men Advance
Army Men Advance is a 2001 top-down shooter video game developed by DC Studios and published by the 3DO Company for the Game Boy Advance. Much like Army Men: Sarge's Heroes, the story has General Plastro and his army of tan figurines have decided to take over the world, and it is up to Sarge and reporter Vikki Grimm to thwart the conquest. Throughout the game, the player is required to rescue team members, infiltrate tan bases, escape from a jail, investigate an extraterrestrial presence, and retrieve communications equipment.
Army Men Advance
- Date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The 3DO Company
- Genre
- action game
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Army Men Advance is a 2001 top-down shooter video game developed by DC Studios and published by the 3DO Company for the Game Boy Advance. Much like Army Men: Sarge's Heroes, the story has General Plastro and his army of tan figurines have decided to take over the world, and it is up to Sarge and reporter Vikki Grimm to thwart the conquest. Throughout the game, the player is required to rescue team members, infiltrate tan bases, escape from a jail, investigate an extraterrestrial presence, and retrieve communications equipment.
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The player can choose to play as either Sarge or Vikki, but the quests for each are identical, and once a character has been chosen, it is impossible to switch to the other unless the player wants to start again from the first mission. • Illustration — In-game screenshot
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• Title — Army Men Advance • Developer — DC Studios • Publisher — The 3DO Company • Producer — Julia Bond • Composer — Robert Anderberg • Series — Army Men • Platforms — Game Boy Advance • Genre — Top-down shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
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Army Men Advance published.
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Army Men Advance is recorded as published in 2001.
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Army Men Advance received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. NextGen called it "A decent, if not amazing[,] game, at least until Capcom gives us that GBA version of Commando we've been dreaming about" (which is ironic, since the Game Boy Advance version of that game does not exist). Extreme Ahab of GamePro said, "You'd have much more fun playing with genuine plastic army men than wasting your time in this virtual ghetto while straining endlessly to obtain just the right light on the god-forsaken Game Boy Advance screen. This is for franchise fanatics only."
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- 1.3DO Announces Army Men® Advance for the Game Boy® Advance. The 3DO Company. June 5, 2001.
- 2.Fandom. Army Men Advance. Metacritic.
- 3.Chou, Che. Army Man Advance [sic]. Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis. 144. 91. July 2001.
- 4.Bye, John "Gestalt". Army Men Advance. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. July 12, 2001.
- 5.Kato, Matthew. Army Men Advance. Game Informer. FuncoLand. 100. August 2001.
- 6.Satterfield, Shane. Army Men Advance Review. GameSpot. Fandom. June 11, 2001.
- 7.Harris, Craig. Army Men Advance. IGN. Ziff Davis. June 14, 2001.
- 8.Jihem. Test: Army Men Advance. Jeuxvideo.com. Webedia. August 8, 2001.
- 9.Imagine Media. Army Men Advance. NextGen. 79. 62. July 2001.
- 10.Nintendo of America. Army Men Advance. Nintendo Power. 146. July 2001.
- 11.Sklens, Mike. Army Men Advance. Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. July 5, 2001.
- 12.Extreme Ahab. Army Men Advance. GamePro. IDG. 155. 72. August 2001.
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