''Spearhead'' is a
tank simulation /
action video game developed by
Zombie Studios
Zombie Studios was an American independent video game developer. It was formed in 1994 as Zombie, LLC by Joanna Alexander and Mark Long, formerly of the Sarnoff Research Center. Alexander and Long founded Zombie after they completed the design of ...
and
MAK Technologies, Inc., and published by
Interactive Magic
IEntertainment Network (IENT, stylized as iEntertainment Network and formerly known as Interactive Magic, iMagic, and iMagiconline) is an American video game company founded by Bill Stealey, the co-founder and former CEO of MicroProse Software, i ...
and Midas Interactive Entertainment for
Microsoft Windows in 1998.
Development
The game was showcased at
E3 1997.
Reception
''Spearhead'' received mixed reviews according to the
review aggregation website
GameRankings
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.
[
The game was described as a mix between tank simulation and an action game. '']GameSpot
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'' said, "The game offers a handful of features and elements that seem ideal for hard-core sim fans, but the mission designs and the general feel of gameplay seem more appropriate for an action game than a serious sim."
References
External links
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1998 video games
Action video games
Tank simulation video games
Video games developed in the United States
Windows games
Windows-only games
Zombie Studios games
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