Army Men: World War
Windows version
Doesn't Hold Up to Time
The Good
It's army men, so it's a pretty fun franchise. It's a top-down/isometric shooter, which is a really fun concept. It also runs pretty well on modern Linux systems with wine.
The Bad
The graphics and controls are just not refined enough, compared to other isometric style games where you control groups of characters (think Age of Empires), World War feels really clunky. Selecting and de-selecting your squad is fiddly, you can also control where your guys are going with WASD and move the camera with cursor keys. However the biggest gripe is that the graphics make it almost impossible to see the enemy, certainly in the first mission. 3DO seemed to want to use a high-resolution photo-realistic texture pack which is nice, but when you opt for Sand you can't really see the tan soldiers.
The Bottom Line
Not as fun as other Army Men games in the series, would benefit from a complete graphics and controls overhaul to be any level of enjoyable.
by sound.and.vision on July 29, 2024