- This article is about the overall Army Men series. For the 1998 game, see Army Men (video game).
Army Men is a series of video games produced by 3DO from 1998 until the release of Army Men: Turf Wars in 2002. After 3DO filed bankruptcy in 2003, the series was purchased by Global Star Software, which produced two Army Men games before being sold to Take-Two Interactive in 2007. In 2008 onward different companies worked on the series.
Plot
The plot focused of four nations of plastic toy soldiers, with other nations making minor appearances. Early games were more serious, with the only reminder that the player's men were plastic being that when they died, they would melt or shatter. However, the series later took on a more light-hearted tone as the Army Men discovered the Real World and held battle at, for example, kitchen counters or flower gardens.
Inspiration
The games were inspired by commonplace toy soldiers, often known as green army men. These figures were originally produced as cheap copies of tin figures. Now, they are some of the most well known toys in the world.
Games
The series consists of multiple games.
| Title | Release date | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Army Men | 1998 | PC, Game Boy Color |
| Army Men II | 1999 | PC, Game Boy Color |
| Army Men 3D | 1999 | PlayStation |
| Army Men: Sarge's Heroes | 1999 | PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast |
| Army Men: Toys in Space | 1999 | PC |
| Army Men: Air Attack (Army Men: Air Combat in the Nintendo versions) |
1999 | PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color |
| Army Men: World War | 2000 | PC, PlayStation |
| Army Men: Air Tactics | 2000 | PC |
| Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air | 2000 | PlayStation |
| Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 | 2000 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color |
| Army Men: Air Attack 2 (also known as Army Men: Air Attack - Blade's Revenge and Army Men: Air Combat - The Elite Missions) |
2000 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| Army Men: World War - Final Front (Army Men: Lock 'n' Load) |
2001 | PlayStation |
| Army Men: Green Rogue (Army Men: Omega Soldier) |
2001 | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| Army Men Advance | 2001 | Game Boy Advance |
| Portal Runner | 2001 | PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color |
| Army Men: World War - Team Assault | 2001 | PlayStation |
| Army Men: Operation Green | 2001 | Game Boy Advance |
| Army Men: RTS | 2002 | PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| Army Men: Turf Wars | 2002 | Game Boy Advance |
| Army Men: Sarge's War | 2004 | PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox |
| Army Men: Major Malfunction | 2006 | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune | 2008 | PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS |
| Army Men: Mobile Ops | 2010 | Mobile |
| Army Men Strike | 2017 | Mobile |