Review: Army Men: Sarge's War
Army Men titles have been inconsistent at best and haven't represented 3DO?s finest hour. Sarge?s War, however?
Almost everyone has fond childhood memories of playing with small, green plastic army men?be it storming a sandbox or leading an assault on your little sister?s dollhouse. Army Men: Sarge?s War?the umpteenth entry in a seemingly weekly offering of games?is one of the best in the series with exciting gameplay and clever mission objectives.
In essentially a scaled-down Medal of Honor, you?ll take control of Sarge, commander of the Green Army. Following a massacre of his men at the hands of the Tan Army, Sarge must complete several missions via third-person view. You?ll collect a variety of weapons and explosives and blow enemies into small plastic pieces, while keeping a sharp eye open for hidden extraneous objectives. The carnage is as violent as it can be with plastic, and the visuals pull their weight?most of the time. Although the frame rate occasionally lags and clumsy camera angles abound, Sarge?s special effects frequently go above and beyond the call of duty. Ample audio effects follow Sarge?s crusade every step of the way, and competent controls keep the mean green machine under tight command.
Sarge?s most notable flaw is the steep difficulty of its later missions. It becomes increasingly easy to walk into an ambush near the end of long campaigns?which forces you back to square one?and the final battle is more of a war of attrition than a test of learned skills. Despite Sarge?s frustrations, though, this War is worth fighting. Army Men fans will love it; action fans should take a long look.
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