Army Men Advance

Army Men Advance
Army Men Advance
	European box art
Developer	DC Studios
Publisher	The 3DO Company
Producer	Julia Bond
Composer	Robert Anderberg
Series	Army Men
Platform	Game Boy Advance
Release	NA: June 5, 2001; EU: June 15, 2001;
Genre	Top-down shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Army Men Advance is a 2001 top-down shooter video game developed by DC Studios and published by the 3DO Company for the Game Boy Advance. Much like Army Men: Sarge's Heroes, the story has General Plastro and his army of tan figurines have decided to take over the world, and it is up to Sarge and reporter Vikki Grimm to thwart the conquest. Throughout the game, the player is required to rescue team members, infiltrate tan bases, escape from a jail, investigate an extraterrestrial presence, and retrieve communications equipment. The player can choose to play as either Sarge or Vikki, but the quests for each are identical, and once a character has been chosen, it is impossible to switch to the other unless the player wants to start again from the first mission.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	57/100^[2]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly	4/10^[3]
Eurogamer	7/10^[4]
Game Informer	7/10^[5]
GameSpot	4.4/10^[6]
IGN	7/10^[7]
Jeuxvideo.com	14/20^[8]
Next Generation	^[9]
Nintendo Power	^[10]
Nintendo World Report	4.5/10^[11]

Army Men Advance received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2] NextGen called it "A decent, if not amazing[,] game, at least until Capcom gives us that GBA version of Commando we've been dreaming about" (which is ironic, since the Game Boy Advance version of that game does not exist).^[9] Extreme Ahab of GamePro said, "You'd have much more fun playing with genuine plastic army men than wasting your time in this virtual ghetto while straining endlessly to obtain just the right light on the god-forsaken Game Boy Advance screen. This is for franchise fanatics only."^[12]^[a]

Notes

^ GamePro gave the game 2/5 for graphics, two 4/5 scores for sound and control, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.

References

^ "3DO Announces Army Men® Advance for the Game Boy® Advance". The 3DO Company. June 5, 2001. Archived from the original on October 14, 2001. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Army Men Advance". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Chou, Che (July 2001). "Army Man Advance [sic]" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 144. Ziff Davis. p. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Bye, John "Gestalt" (July 12, 2001). "Army Men Advance". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2001. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^ Kato, Matthew (August 2001). "Army Men Advance". Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ Satterfield, Shane (June 11, 2001). "Army Men Advance Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001). "Army Men Advance". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Jihem (August 8, 2001). "Test: Army Men Advance". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Army Men Advance". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. July 2001. p. 62. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^ "Army Men Advance". Nintendo Power. Vol. 146. Nintendo of America. July 2001.
^ Sklens, Mike (July 5, 2001). "Army Men Advance". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Extreme Ahab (August 2001). "Army Men Advance" (PDF). GamePro. No. 155. IDG. p. 72. Archived from the original on January 18, 2005. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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[13] GamePro gave the game 2/5 for graphics, two 4/5 scores for sound and control, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.

[1] "3DO Announces Army Men® Advance for the Game Boy® Advance". The 3DO Company. June 5, 2001. Archived from the original on October 14, 2001. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

[MC-2] "Army Men Advance". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[3] Chou, Che (July 2001). "Army Man Advance [sic]" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 144. Ziff Davis. p. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[4] Bye, John "Gestalt" (July 12, 2001). "Army Men Advance". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2001. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

[5] Kato, Matthew (August 2001). "Army Men Advance". Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

[6] Satterfield, Shane (June 11, 2001). "Army Men Advance Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[7] Harris, Craig (June 14, 2001). "Army Men Advance". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[8] Jihem (August 8, 2001). "Test: Army Men Advance". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

[NGen-9] "Army Men Advance". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. July 2001. p. 62. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

[10] "Army Men Advance". Nintendo Power. Vol. 146. Nintendo of America. July 2001.

[11] Sklens, Mike (July 5, 2001). "Army Men Advance". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[12] Extreme Ahab (August 2001). "Army Men Advance" (PDF). GamePro. No. 155. IDG. p. 72. Archived from the original on January 18, 2005. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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