The Tans were bad - even Tans that were formerly Greens. When we staged elaborate battles on our lawns, in our childhood bedrooms, and even on our bathroom counters, we needed no more reason than that. There's not much more plot than that but not much more is needed, honestly. Methinks the designers were a little into Heart of Darkness and the picture of the tan soldier sitting on a throne with a lollipop as a scepter is priceless. Your overall goal is to eliminate a former green solider that has gone mad and procured a bucket of paint and gone tan. The game is based on a simple premise: your green army men fight the tan army men. But even though it's simpler than current RTS games, there is little fun lost because of it. When my base would be attacked with my guys standing just out of view, I sorely missed the "patrol" command, and when they would charge into battle where they were horribly outnumbered, I could have used a good old "stand ground" command that would keep them safe. Your units also have a limited movement command, with move and attack being the only actions most of your units can handle. The game goes back to a simpler time in the world of real-time strategy, as your green platoon has only two resources to gather: plastic and electricity. However, if you compare Army Men RTS with other RTS games, hardcore strategy gamers might find it a bit lacking. If you compare this Army Men game with previous Army Men attempts, it's very clear which one comes out on top. With engrossing art (and a movable camera that allows you to get close up to some more bizarre obstacles - like a rotting apple outside or a rubber ducky in the bathroom) and a solid RTS, Army Men is sure to amuse and engross you. They made a fun game throwing together the engrossing nature of an RTS and the backyard, kitchen table army men games one would play as a child. Appeal to nostalgia all you want, but if the game itself isn't fun, then you might as well have not wasted our time and yours.īut undaunted by past games, 3DO plowed on and created Army Men RTS, and luckily for both of us, they got it right this time. Sadly, while these games may have struck a twangy chord of nostalgia, they seemed to fail at actually being fun. Previous 3DO Army Men games have tried to capture that feeling by giving us a bucket of army guys to fight wars with. This can, however, be a well-concealed trap. It's a relatively simple formula: Take a favorite toy from our past and computerize it, and we're in heaven. Anyone over 20 years old will usually get excited at games remade or emulated from arcade games of the 80s probably because they somehow remind us how days at the theme park used to seem to last forever. It is my humble opinion that many PC games can get a lot of mileage out of speaking to the child in us.
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