Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M. is a futuristic first-person shooter

First-person shooter

First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...

 game for the Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64

The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...

, PlayStation and Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color

The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...

 released in 1999. It is based on the Armorines

Armorines

Armorines is a superhero comic book from Valiant Comics about armored marines who, in the name of freedom, do the United States government's dirty work...

comic book from Valiant Comics

Valiant Comics

Valiant Comics is a comic book imprint published by various publishers since its inception with Voyager Communications, Inc. in 1989, later Acclaim Comics, Inc. Its assets were purchased from the bankruptcy of the Acclaim Entertaintment by Valiant Entertainment, Inc. in 2007.-Voyager...

, which was bought by Acclaim Entertainment

Acclaim Entertainment

Acclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. It developed, published, marketed and distributed interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Gear, Nintendo's NES, SNES, Nintendo...

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This game uses the Turok 2 engine.

A proposed sequel to Armorines was announced before the original reached retail stores, but was canceled when the first game sold below expectations.

Synopsis

A group of marines fitted with advanced suits of armor protect Earth from an invasion of alien spider-like beings.

Game Boy version

The Game Boy color version, developed by Neon Studios (NEON Software GmbH), is a top-down 2D shooter.

Reception

Gamerankings rated the game 61% based on thirteen reviews for the N64 version, 30% based on eight reviews for the Playstation version, 57% based on four reviews for the Game Boy version.

External links

• Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M. (PSX version) at MobyGames
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  -Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
  
  
• keen games/Neon Studios page
• IGN N64 game review
• IGN PS game review
• IGN GBC game review