Game Summary
Cannon Fodder is an action-strategy shoot ’em up game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive. The game is military-themed and based on shooting action but with a strategy game-style control system. The player directs troops through numerous missions, battling enemy infantry, vehicles and installations. Cannon Fodder has a darkly humorous tone which commentators variously praised and condemned. Its creators intended it to convey an anti-war message, which some reviewers recognised, but the Daily Star and a number of public figures derided the game. In other respects, reviewers highly praised the game, which widely achieved scores of over 90% in Amiga magazines. Amiga Action awarded it an unprecedented score, calling it the best game of the year.
Archive Metadata
| Developer | Sensible Software |
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| Publisher | Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc., Krisalis Software, The Hit Squad, Sold Out Sales & Marketing, Kuju Wireless Publishing, Codemasters |
| Genre | Shooter, Strategy |
| Platform | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, BlackBerry OS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Legacy Mobile Device |
| Initial Release | January 9, 1993 |
| IGDB Catalog ID | #5519 |
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