- General Chaos
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title = General Chaos
developer =Game Refuge Inc.
publisher =Electronic Arts
distributor =
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released = 1994
genre =Real-time tactics
modes = Single Player, multiplayer
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platforms =Sega Genesis
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input ="General Chaos" is a 1994
video game developed byGame Refuge Inc. and published byElectronic Arts for theSega Genesis . "General Chaos" is a satircal arcade/strategy game.The game is a quick and dirty battle (or a longer campaign mode that is a series of battles fought over a dynamic strategic map) between two generals, "General Chaos" and "General Havoc".
Each player has to pick one of 4 teams, 3 of which have 5 soldiers (with differing selections weapons), while one has 2 "commandos" and uses a different control system giving greater control.
The player views the action from an
isometric perspective, watching cartoony soldiers duke it out on the battlefield. The game features a balance between action and strategy. For instance, whenever two soldiers on opposite sides get close enough, close combat will ensue. The soldiers can punch, kick, or block the attack. If one of the player's men loses all his health points, he will fall down on the ground. To help the fallen soldier, the player must move the cursor, or another soldier in the case of the commandos, close to the injured soldier and call out for amedic to revive him. However, there is a limit on the amount of times that a medic may be called. There are also many items that yield points on the battlefield to pick up.With a multiplayer adaptor (or appropriate settings in the emulator), up to four people can play simultaneously against the computer in campaign mode where each battle is more difficult than the last. The player can also fight other human players without co-operation. Another feature of the game is the tutorial mode. Called “boot camp”, this mode explains all the basics of gameplay and user interface in a clear-cut manner.
The director of "
Hogan's Heroes " TV series filed a lawsuit in 1994 based on some of the quotations used in the game. "HOGAN!!!",Col. Klink 's infamous line, was used when a soldier was flame broiled on the battlefield. The suit flopped a few months later and EA recovered the blow.References
* [http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1189664 General Chaos]
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