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3DO Interactive Multiplayer

Cannon Fodder

1994 1 Players 76% E10+ - Everyone 10+

Guide a team of up to four soldiers through 72 levels of combat in this top-down action/strategy hybrid, best thought of as Lemmings crossed with Commando crossed with Dune 2. The characters are controlled indirectly using the mouse, as you activate each soldier or group of them by highlighting them, click the left button to move them to a particular spot, and the right button for them to fire guns at an enemy. You can also pick up grenades, which can be used to destroy groups of enemies or buildings (by pressing both buttons at once).

Release date
January 1, 1994
Developer
Sensible Software
Publisher
Virgin Interactive
Players
1

About this game

Cannon Fodder

Guide a team of up to four soldiers through 72 levels of combat in this top-down action/strategy hybrid, best thought of as Lemmings crossed with Commando crossed with Dune 2. The characters are controlled indirectly using the mouse, as you activate each soldier or group of them by highlighting them, click the left button to move them to a particular spot, and the right button for them to fire guns at an enemy. You can also pick up grenades, which can be used to destroy groups of enemies or buildings (by pressing both buttons at once).

Genres

ActionStrategy

Modes

Single Player

Studios and credits

Developer
Sensible Software
Publisher
Virgin Interactive

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideJanuary 1, 1994 · E10+ - Everyone 10+

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