Super Army War is a 2005

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 video game developed by French

France

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 company Neko Entertainment

Neko Entertainment

Neko Entertainment is a French video game developer and publisher based out of a suburb of Paris, France. It was founded in 1999. Neko's productions are based around an evolutionary development platform for 3D consoles called the Neko Game Development Kit which allows the company to simultaneously...

 for the Game Boy Advance

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. It was released in France under the title Glory Days.

Gameplay

The player controls a Huey or a WWII-era propeller fighter, each with different control scheme, to assist ground troops and tanks taking over enemy bunker to gain credits (which used to automatically purchase armies or repair/refill player's vehicle), and eventually to destroy enemy base.

The Huey has capability to pick up ground troopers, and the fighter has quicker speed. Special weapons can be acquired through some circumstances, ranging from paratroopers to missiles.

Reception

Critical reviews of Super Army War gathered by Metacritic

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 averaged 58%, a mixed collective opinion of the game. It fared similarly at Game Rankings

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 with an average score of 63%.

See also

• Glory Days 2 for the Nintendo DS
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   by Eidos Interactive
• Rescue Raiders
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• Wings of Fury
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• Choplifter
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• Armor Alley
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