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Review – Army Men (GBC)
The tendrils of the Army Men series sprawled their way to the Game Boy, starting with a port of the original on the Color. Well, "port" might be being a bit generous, but Digital Eclipse did a decent job at moving it over to less powerful hardware.
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Review – Army Men II (PC)
1999 was probably the best year for the Army Men series before it was buried under a deluge of hastily developed titles. Army Men II was among the games released that year, and while I wasn't hot on the first title, Army Men II makes some substantial improvements.
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Review – Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune
Global Star tried to reboot the Army Men series more than once, and it never went well. I'm not sure what they were really thinking with Soldiers of Misfortune. Did they think they'd get a new series out of this? Maybe they just wanted to cash in on the name.
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Review – Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes 2 (PS2)
Army Men Sarge's Heroes 2 on the N64 was a few steps away from being a great thing, but then veered off course and landed in Sucksville. However, there was a PS2 version, so maybe it fixes the flaws. Nah, it would take more than extra horsepower to fix this.
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Review – Army Men: World War (PS1)
Yeah, Army Men: World War. All those other times? The world wasn't at war. This time, it's the whole world. Okay, the nomentclature is actually referring to the fact that it mixes modern Army Men with WWII-like battlefields. This may surprise you, but the result has its merits.
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Review – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD
It's interesting that one of the most influential games of the '90s was a skateboarding game. Neversoft managed to create something unexpected and uniquely fun about a sport that involves falling down a bit. And now this remake comes along and washes out all the personality. It's interesting in its own way.
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Review – Portal Runner (PS2)
Portal Runner is a pretty infamous game in the Army Men series. You could almost say that this is where it jumped the shark, but that isn't quite true. There were worse games than Portal Runner released before and better games released after. This is more like the beginning of the end.
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Review – Army Men (PC)
This is where it all started: the OG Army Men for PC. It was a badly needed (modest) hit for 3DO as it transitioned to a software company. But did it start off with a bang? No, not really. It could have been much worse, though, and kind of got there eventually.
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Review – Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes (Dreamcast)
Don't get it twisted, there were some good games in the Army Men series. There was a single release on Dreamcast, and that was Sarge's Heroes. It's largely an upgraded version of the N64 version but, notably, it fixes a number of the flaws found in that title.
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Review – Army Men 3D
Army Men had yet to gain its questionable reputation in 1999. It's the year that some of the best titles in the series would hit shelves. Army Men 3D isn't one of those titles. It's not without its merits, but those generally begin and end with "Army Men but in 3D."
