Small Soldiers (video game)

Small Soldiers is a 1998 action video game, based on the film of the same name.[1] Unrelated games were released for the PC and Game Boy.

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
ReleaseSeptember 30, 1998
Genre(s)Action/Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer

PS1 version

It is set in the fantasy worlds where the Commando Elite are trying to eliminate the Gorgonites and destroy their homeworld of Gorgon. Most of the characters are in it, along with the new addition of Stench: the frog-like Gorgonite and Nibble: the bat-like Gorgonite, and the Commando Elite's machinery: Bipod, Mortar and Sentry. Players take the role of the cat-like leader Archer, as he battles against the Commando Elite, tries to save his homeworld and goes to their war-torn homeworld to defeat their platoon leader Chip Hazard. Archer is voiced by Gregg Berger. Tommy Lee Jones is the only actor who reprised his role as Chip Hazard.

Gameplay

Single-player

Players are equipped with a rapid-fire crossbow, which can receive new ammunition types, and which has various accuracies and strengths. Players can use turrets and battle-walkers. These are difficult to damage and can deal serious damage to enemies. Players can rescue fellow Gorgonites like Insaniac, who will attack the nearby Commando Elite.

Multiplayer

In multiplayer mode, players can play as either Archer or Chip Hazard. The gameplay is the same as single-player, only without allies and enemies. 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 respective 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 that 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."[2]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Small Soldiers Review". December 1998. Archived from the original on September 15, 1999. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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