Classic Games Database
ClassicGames DB

Army Men

Review

Lead Sarge in top-down combat across 27 missions to destroy enemy soldiers and vehicles.

Army Men for Game Boy Color was developed by Digital Eclipse and published by The 3DO Company in 2000. It is a distinct handheld title, not a port of the earlier PC Army Men games, so its original release year is also 2000.


							Army Men cover
Play Game Play directly in your browser
Released
2000
Genre
Perspective
Diagonal-down
Size
564.34 KB
Rating
0 votes

About Army Men

Army Men for Game Boy Color adapts the premise of the initial PC title into a portable format, featuring the green army's Sarge in a conflict against tan plastic forces. The action is viewed from above, with players navigating missions that involve eliminating enemy soldiers or destroying specific vehicles and structures.

Progress is recorded through a password system across two campaigns, Desert and Arctic, which together contain 27 missions. These are organized into maps, each holding several objectives that differ from those in the original computer game. A training mode introduces the control scheme.

Gameplay involves using a rifle with unlimited ammunition or finding heavier, limited-use weapons such as bazookas and flamethrowers. Sarge can perform evasive maneuvers and even operate vehicles like jeeps and tanks. Certain strategic elements from the PC version, such as commanding a squad, are absent. The experience includes auditory feedback, with sampled voice lines from Sarge reacting to events like collecting a new weapon.

Army Men Screenshots

6 images
Title Screen
Main menu
Intro
Exploring the first level
Firefight on the bridge
Mission success