Small Soldiers
Cover art, PAL version
Developer(s)DreamWorks Interactive
Tiertex Design Studios (GB)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
THQ (GB)
Composer(s)Michael Giacchino
Platform(s)PlayStation
Game Boy
Release
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Small Soldiers is an action video game, based on the film of the same name.[2] Unrelated games were released for the PC and Game Boy. Unlike 1998 film, this game's storyline is set in an exaggerated fantasy world and imaginary world as opposed to the characters being made out of toys living in real world.

Gameplay

Single-player

The Commando Elite are trying to eliminate the Gorgonites and destroy their home planet Gorgon. Players take the role of Archer, as he battles against the game's antagonist, Chip Hazard. The player is equipped with a rapid-fire crossbow, which can receive new ammunition types and which has several accuracies and strengths. Players can use turrets and vehicles.

Multiplayer

In multiplayer mode, players can play as either Archer or Chip Hazard. The gameplay is the same as single-player. For Chip Hazard his default weapon is a rapid-fire pistol, which can receive new ammunition types.

There are two game modes in multiplayer mode; frag mode where a player must score five kills before the other player does so and flag mode; where a player must return all three flags to their base.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the game was composed by Michael Giacchino.

Reception

Game Informer gave the game an overall score of 7.25 out of 10, praising the challenging action and easy puzzles but criticizing the gameplay controls, especially when the player gets stuck on invisible barriers concluding it is "fun, but it's nothing to get excited about."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "EA Company Information - Press Releases". 1999-01-28. Archived from the original on 1999-01-28. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Electronic Arts Ships Small Soldiers for the PlayStation". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. November 2, 1998. Archived from the original on January 28, 1999. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  3. 1 2 "Small Soldiers Review". Game Informer. December 1998. Archived from the original on September 15, 1999. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Collins, Tracy (February 7, 1999). "Small Soldiers wins big". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 77. Retrieved April 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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