Cannon Fodder

Cannon Fodder is a 1993 PC (DOS / Windows) game from Sensible Software, originally released on Amiga in 1993, catalogued here for 4 defining game mechanics.

Cannon Fodder is a series of war themed action games developed by Sensible Software, initially released as Cannon Fodder for the Amiga. Only two games in the series were created by Sensible, but were converted to most active systems at the time of release. (via Wikipedia)

The game mechanics of Cannon Fodder

• Contact DamageCombatTouching an enemy or environmental hazard deals damage to the player without any explicit attack trigger from either party.
• Projectile SystemCombatPrimary player-versus-enemy interaction is firing and/or dodging discrete moving objects.
• Real Time Action CombatCombatCombat resolves continuously in real time; player inputs compete directly with enemy behavior each frame.
• Unit PathfindingSimulationIndividual AI units navigate around obstacles to reach dynamically assigned targets.

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