Cannon Fodder
- Genres
- Shooter Strategy
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Mac · Amiga · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Legacy Mobile Device · Atari Jaguar · Atari ST/STE · BlackBerry OS · Amiga CD32 · Acorn Archimedes
- Release
- Amiga Jan 09, 1993 DOS Nov 28, 1993 Atari ST/STE Dec 1993 Exact Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Dec 1994 Exact Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Dec 1994 Exact 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1994 Month only 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1994 Month only Acorn Archimedes 1994 Month only Amiga CD32 1994 Month only DOS 1994 Month only Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Month only Atari Jaguar May 26, 1995 Atari Jaguar 1995 Month only Legacy Mobile Device 2004 Month only BlackBerry OS Nov 20, 2005 PC (Microsoft Windows) May 24, 2009 Mac Apr 23, 2013 Linux Dec 17, 2015
- Credits
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C
Codemasters
KS
Krisalis Software
AD
Arc Developments
SS
Sensible Software
SO
Sold Out Sales & Marketing
TH
The Hit Squad
VI
Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
P
PanelComp
AV
Audio Visual Magic
TS
Tower Studios
AR
Arch Rivals
SS
Silicon Sketches
TD
The Dome Software Developments
KW
Kuju Wireless Publishing
MP
Magic Productions
- Board status
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About
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.
