Army Men PART TWO Air Attack,Sarge's War and Life after 3DO - Working Man Games

I would kill for this series to be rebooted but give the devs some more time to produce the games

STRONG IMPORTANT NOTE: Army Men Strike is NOT an official Army Men game. It is actually a blatant copyright infringer from an Asian company known as Volcano Force, notorious for infringing other IPs with said game, including: - Army Men (confirmed; the very core of the game revolves on this IP) - Megaman (allegedly) - Metal Slug (allegedly) - The Mean Greens (confirmed; using their UI art). Far as the final example, Virtual Basement is even aware of this, however they don't feel they have the funds or the sufficient reasons to sue them or send a C&D for some reason, so they stated they will be keeping a close eye on Volcano Force.

God, that Drew Pickles reference was a blast from the past I did NOT need. Thanks for that!

This series has potential for a great story and setting and environments just needed better controls gameplay and a better story

Army Men 2 was a big favorite of my childhood, and while I do appreciate the passing references to the PC games I am surprised it wasn't really dived into in either of these videos. Its got flaws, its clunky and not perfect; but the original PC games were a blend of RTS/Top Down Squad Shooter type games. The original Sarge (not the Jim Cummings Sarge of the later games) was a no-nonsense gruff military man and Army Men 2 is the first game in the series to introduce the "real world" with an opening level set in a kitchen. Just the image of watching soldiers melt into a plastic goo on a stovetop is ingrained in my brain. There was also a zombie plotline with a mad scientist melting down captured POW's and re-molding them into zombies with an injection molding machine. The cutscenes when the player failed a level showed Sarge getting blown up, tortured and destroyed in various ways and those alone are a trip (there is one that involves an ape and electricity that is just bonkers if only for the sound design being stuck in my head forever now). The final level is an assaults on a Lincoln Logs style castle. And some of the weapons were wacky, like the ability to unlock a giant magnifying glass with a human hand controlling it that would "zap" enemy soldiers with the sun and set them on fire. Even the minesweeper stuff makes more sense in a tactical top down shooter game, since clearing out minefields is required before moving your larger squad into position. Its an element of gameplay I am surprised lasted into the third person games, since it fits the tone of the original PC top down games much better. I also had a copy of World War on PC (not to be confused with World-War Final Front) and it used a similar engine to Army Men 2, but was less focused on story but more on a crude multiplayer set up. It never was as engaging as Army Men 2, and the controls felt clunkier than its predecessor. But I still have fond memories of an early level in that game which was based on the D-Day landings. As mentioned in part 1 of this series though World War on Playstation was a 3rd person shooter like Army Men 3D; and not a top down RTS hybrid like the PC version was. Its a shame to see how the success of the 3rd person shooter's ended up turning the franchise more and more into shovelware as it went on, since the top down shooter games had an early charm that was since lost. But hey what can be expected when 3DO's operating style was to put out a game every 9 months or so? Of course the franchise was doomed to become shovelware after some early success.

Sarge in Sarge's War kinda sounds like new age BJ Blazkowitz

I appreciate that for the RTS part you showed that one joke in the tutorial. But do wish you would have mentioned the fact that the story is essentially a Heart of Darkness story where the villian has had a part of his brain blown away hah. Air Attack are definetly a favorite from the PS1 era. Also it is kinda funny how the gritty reboot does pretty much everything youd expect it too. Even tho they still have a cartoonish villian in the form of General Malice hah. Also fuck you Take 2

Good shit, that Drew Pickles bit blindsided me.

8:52 That was my immediate thought when I saw that scene, not even joking.

I just wonder what Stu is up to. Stu:

Ah, the helicopter Army Men game. When I was a kid that was one of mine and my brother's favorite games. We played it on the N64, though.

Damn your videos are like a flashback to the golden era of YT. Five star video man

I loved the Air Attack games, they were basically low-budget Strike games.

4:18 there's a dialogue quip that states the select button controls the shopping doors in some California mall lmao the "what you just done can never be taken back" is in reference to you causing injuries, game had some good dark humor to it.

Army Men and Army Men II on PC are not RTS games and are totally different to Army Men RTS. They're top down shooters, but have a more "tactical/ strategic" feel than most top down shooters. Kind of a shame you skipped arguably the 2 best ones

This channel feels like a fever dream where 2012 lol xd random=funny humor never went out of style. I can't decide if that's good or not.

That Drew Pickles bit was a great surprise! Good work. :)

"There has been no attempt to revive the Army Men franchise at any point in time, and maybe that's for the best." "Sometimes... Dead is better."

Girl Stu, you say? 🤔

I LOVED Air Attack!! Sort of the helicopter combat game Heliborne or Air Missions: Hind is!!