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Best To Worst Army Men Games

by psykhophear

I'm probably one of the few people who liked the Army Men series. Despite being made by 3DO, a bunch of people who clearly had no idea what they were doing, the Army Men world was something special to me and I find myself keep coming back to some of these games from time to time.

Most of these games I've yet to play or complete but anyway, here's a list of my favourite to least favourite Army Men games.

Last Update: October 12th, 2017

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Army Men II

1. Army Men II

The definitive Army Men experience from the get-go. It's got great balance of playability and level design. This is the crown jewel from 3DO before they screwed over the formula.

Army Men: Sarge's Heroes

2. Army Men: Sarge's Heroes

Sarge's Heroes is hard as balls thanks its zero to none checkpoints but that didn't stop me from playing the crap out of it back in the PS1 era. I especially love the characters and its plastic world. It's almost like playing an interactive cartoon show.

Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2

3. Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2

A huge improvement in terms of visuals and level design but not as memorable as the first one.

Portal Runner

4. Portal Runner

It seems 3DO did not care to improve on the game engine that they had but instead, they threw in new assets and made it into a platformer. For what it was, Portal Runner was pretty fun although a little too childish at times.

Army Men RTS

5. Army Men RTS

Army Men's first step into making a strategy game and it was pretty good. The pacing was very slow but thankfully it was playable.

Army Men: Advance

6. Army Men: Advance

Army Men's first attempt in the Game Boy Advance world and I liked it.

Army Men: Turf Wars

7. Army Men: Turf Wars

Another GBA game that isn't so bad although the isometric perspective takes some time in getting used to.

Army Men

8. Army Men

The first and one of the hardest games in the series. It clearly showed 3DO's baby steps into the gaming world with its repetitive audio cue, lack of polish in level design and punishing difficulty. They clearly did not test this properly but for the most part, Army Men 1 had its memorable moments.

Army Men: Air Attack 2

9. Army Men: Air Attack 2

Flying Army Men choppers is super fun and 3DO got it right with this one. The pilot characters were great but the levels are still bloody hard.

Army Men: Operation Green

10. Army Men: Operation Green

The background music is bloody annoying but I love the isometric look.

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