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Gigantic Army

From the makers of SATAZIUS: 6 levels of retro arcade-styled mechanized chaos and addictive game play in this heartfelt homage to 16-bit mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors…

70 15 November 2010

Gigantic Army is an arcade developed by ASTRO PORT, released 15 November 2010 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Gigantic Army is

Gigantic Army is an arcade game developed by ASTRO PORT and released in 2010. It was published by Nyu Media. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

From the makers of SATAZIUS: 6 levels of retro arcade-styled mechanized chaos and addictive game play in this heartfelt homage to 16-bit mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard! It is the 21st century and Earth is at war with the Ramulons – an alien race determined to stop humanity’s advance into space. Mankind’s war against the Ramulons has reached the planet Ramulon itself and it is now down to YOU to pilot the ‘GMR-34 SALADIN’ - a Manned Combat Robot - and take on the Ramulon army. Customize your arsenal of explosive, projectile and plasma weapons, and combine them with melee attacks, thrusters and shield to take the fight to…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 44 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Gigantic Army holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium 4 1.4GHz or better, 512 MB RAM and DirectX9-compatible GeForce or Radeon recommended. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Gigantic Army launched on 15 November 2010, within three weeks of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition.

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Gigantic Army — frequently asked questions

When did Gigantic Army come out?
Gigantic Army was released on 15 November 2010 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Gigantic Army?
At minimum, Gigantic Army needs Pentium 4 1.4GHz or better, 512 MB RAM, DirectX9-compatible GeForce or Radeon recommended graphics, 512 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Gigantic Army?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("512 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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