Cannon Fodder Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Cannon Fodder was a short run of war games developed by Sensible Software, a mix of both real-time strategy and action games. Only two games in the series were released, but spawned through most active systems at the time of the release. The series have a clear humourous line, and soldiers are seen as mere cannon fodder. The pre-mission screen shows a hill with a grave for each dead soldier, with recruits lining up in front of it. On top of the screen, a sports-like score appears. The tag line for the first game was "War has never been so much fun", and the second (with a more sci-fi background) "War has only been this fun once before".
Overview
In both games the player is in charge of an commando team from one to eights elements that can be broken up to three groups. All units have a machine gun with unlimited ammo, but grenades and rockets can be found on the location. The players' machine guns do not harm its units, but grenades and rockets do, and are the only capable of destroying a building (they may be shot while in the crate). Player units can also die if hit by debris caused by building explosions, hit man-traps, quicksand, and obviously, enemy fire. Units usually walk on foot, but several vehicles are available in some missions. The games are split in several campaigns, split by missions. Dead soldiers are replaced by "fresh meat" at the start of each new mission. Each soldier that survives a mission is promoted, but does not get more advantages than a new trooper.
Corn Poppy controversy
The corn poppy, used by World War II veterans, was also used as the logo for the game. The Royal British Legion reacted strongly against the usage of the Rememberance Day poppy, since it could induce buyers in error, believing the game was endorsed by them. Virgin removed the poppy from the box, but it remains in the title screen. Later versions of the game had a tounge-in-cheek opening screen that read 'Sensible Software is not affiliated with the Royal British Legion]]