Cannon Fodder

THE BEST GAME EVER in the history of games, all past, present and future! And now I can play it again :D. Buying as soon as I get home and not going to sleep all weekend! Now there's one more game to cross out from my list of my childhood gems :).

I have a lot of fond memories of this game, playing it on an Amiga 500 (although upgraded to 1000 mind you). I saw that this was available here and immediately thought "why not, why shouldn't I play this awesome Amiga shooter again". And I played. And then my computer died, so that is why I'm only now writing this review, after years of renowned neglect. And by GOD was I disappointed. This isn't the "original" Amiga version that I had played, all those years ago. This is some shoddy crappy PC port, without the original sounds (and probably also explains the shoddy controls too..). And I also confirmed this from my brother, who was a huge fan of the "original" Amiga version, and didn't really even recognize this one. So yeah, GOG, if you actually want to be preserving games, I hope you would pay more attention to the different kinds of versions out there. 2/5, not nearly as good as the Amiga version, not by far (the sounds and music are the biggest issue for me) the best version, but since I was once fooled by memory to play this version, I'd say it's decent.

This game are great, it has all the eliments to be a great game. Comedy, Strategy, and turnbased action... what more could one want ?

Look, I like Cannon Fodder, really I do. It's still fun in its own way -- mainly as a relic that stands proud as the progenitor of much better, later games -- but time has not been as kind to Cannon Fodder as it has to Bullfrog's Syndicate, which was released the same year. I know, it's somewhat unfair comparing a game from a large-ish developer to one that smacks of indie, but the comparison must be made. The graphics back in '94 were, charitably, "meh", and they have since been demoted to "yech". The controls are still refreshingly simple -- left-button, right-button -- but movement is still fiddly as all heck. The game remains oddly addictive, given its short missions, and does compel the player to have just one more go. For just a few dollars (pounds, euros, pesos, filthy lucre) more, anybody interested in Cannon Fodder's type of gameplay would be well advised to seek out the most-excellent Darwinia. As it stands, Cannon Fodder is just on the edge of being worth what GOG is asking.* *I have enough fond memories of the game that I *did* pay the $5.99.

Anyone checked CF on win 7?