''Critter Commandos'' is a
miniatures wargame
A miniature wargame is a type of wargame in which military units are represented by miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using model soldiers, vehicles, and artillery on a model battlefield, with th ...
involving battling cartoon characters that was published by
Crunchy Frog Enterprises in 1989.
Description
''Critter Commandos'' is a miniatures wargame of combats between cartoon characters, featuring weapons such as glue guns, rubber mallets and pies, and equipment such as jet packs, giant banana peels and tricycles.
The original rules were written by
Paul Arden Lidberg and published in 1989. A revised and expanded version with more cartoon characters, and role-playing rules for individual characters was released in 1991.
Links to other games
In the October–November 1989 edition of ''
Space Gamer
''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the la ...
'' (Issue 87), the creator of ''Critter Commandos'',
Paul Lidberg, published a system to convert ''
Warhammer 40K'' to the ''Critter Commandos'' rules system.
Reception
In the May 1993 edition of ''
Dragon
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
'' (Issue #193),
Lester W. Smith called ''Critter Commandos'' "a rather strange game" but he recommended it, saying, "Overall, it's a nice package at a reasonable price. Even if you haven’t been hankering to run mobs of crazed gorillas with cream pies against giant robots, this game may give you that desire. And in any event, it's a good read."
In his 1990 book ''
The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games
''The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' is a book written by Rick Swan and published by St. Martin's Press in 1990 that explains role-playing games and provides reviews of those that were on the market at the time.
Contents
''The Complete G ...
'', game critic
Rick Swan
Rick Swan is a game designer and author who worked for TSR.
His work for TSR, mostly for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'', appeared from 1989 to 1995.
Swan also wrote '' The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' (1990), published by St. Martin' ...
liked the game, commenting "What makes ''Critter Commandos'' so much fun are its cartoon elements." However Swan felt the game was too combat-oriented at the expense of role-playing, saying, "The
ole-playingmaterial is far too underdeveloped to be of much use for role-playing adventures, though ambitious referees might be able to do something with it." Swan concluded by giving the game a rating of 3 out of 4.
References
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Board games introduced in 1989