Army Men: Air Attack
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Army Men: Air Attack is a shooter game
developed and published by 3DO
for the PlayStation, Windows
and for Nintendo 64
by the name "Air Combat" . It was released in North America on October 13, 1999.
praised the game's multiplayer, noting, "... Air Attack is a refreshing take on the shooting game". GameSpot noted that the game "... makes the little green guys fun to play with again."
Shooter game
Shooter games are a sub-genre of action game, which often test the player's speed and reaction time. It includes many subgenres that have the commonality of focusing "on the actions of the avatar using some sort of weapon. Usually this weapon is a gun, or some other long-range weapon". A common...
developed and published by 3DO
The 3DO Company
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for the PlayStation, Windows
Microsoft Windows
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and for Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
by the name "Air Combat" . It was released in North America on October 13, 1999.
Story
The green and tan armies once again battle, this time in the air via the huey(agile helicopter), chinook(Double rotor heavyweight lifting helicopter), Super Stallion and Apache. The tan army are not the only enemies. Insects also get in the way. You must protect tanks, trucks, other helicopters, a train and even a UFO.Two Player
You can work together in cooperative mode or choose competitive mode where one player will be on the green army and the other will be on the tan army.Reception
The game received mostly positive reviews. IGNIGN
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praised the game's multiplayer, noting, "... Air Attack is a refreshing take on the shooting game". GameSpot noted that the game "... makes the little green guys fun to play with again."