Armored Fist 3
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Armored Fist 3
|image = Armored Fist 3 PC.jpg
|developer = NovaLogic
|publisher = NovaLogic
|producer = David Seeholzer
|designer = Jerome K. Jones
|programmer = Kent Simon
|artist = Keith Rust
Jax Carroll
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 30, 1999{{cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |date=September 30, 1999 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/023/047/af3_released.html |title=Armored Fist 3 Hits Retail |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418203006/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/023/047/af3_released.html |archivedate=April 18, 2003 |accessdate=June 12, 2021}}}}
|genre = Tank simulator
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows
}}
Armored Fist 3 is a tank simulation video game developed and published by NovaLogic in 1999.
Gameplay
It uses voxels, volumetric pixels, for in-game graphics, much like other Novalogic games such as Delta Force and the Comanche series of games.{{cite web |last=Morrissey |first=Mike |date=October 22, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/23/armored-fist-3 |title=Armored Fist 3 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=June 12, 2021}} The game contains over 50 interlocking missions, and an in-game mission editor tool that allows players to create missions and share them over the internet.{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19425&tab=overview |title=Armored Fist 3 - Overview |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115062953/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19425&tab=overview |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=June 12, 2021}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 60%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196638-armored-fist-3/index.html |title=Armored Fist 3 for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512082145/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/196638-armored-fist-3/index.html |archivedate=May 12, 2019 |accessdate=June 12, 2021}}
| CNG = 6/10{{cite web |last=Dultz |first=Marc |date=November 4, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3361,00.html |title=Armored Fist 3 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816025404/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3361,00.html |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=June 13, 2021}}
| CGW = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Patrick C. |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_186.pdf |title=Armored Fisticuffs (Armored Fist 3 Review) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=186 |date=January 2000 |page=132 |accessdate=June 13, 2021}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Olafson |first=Peter |date=October 28, 1999 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/2742.shtml |title=Armored Fist 3 Review for PC on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214065012/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/2742.shtml |archivedate=February 14, 2005 |accessdate=June 13, 2021}}
| GSpot = 5.6/10{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Patrick C. |date=October 21, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/armored-fist-3-review/1900-2538030/ |title=Armored Fist 3 Review [date mislabeled as "April 29, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050118055656/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/armoredfist3/review.html |archivedate=January 18, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=June 12, 2021}}
| PCA = 6/10{{cite magazine |last=Rausch |first=Allen |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL18Feb2000/page/n87/mode/2up |title=Armored Fist 3 |magazine=PC Accelerator |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=18 |date=February 2000 |page=86 |accessdate=June 12, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 45%{{cite magazine |title=Armored Fist 3 |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=7 |issue=1 |date=January 2000}}
}}
The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. GameSpot said, "As a single-player game, it's outdated, and as a multiplayer game, it lacks the variety to provide long-term enjoyment." IGN praised Novalogic for "straddling the difficult line between simulation and action", but criticized the use of voxel graphics.
AllGame was more positive than most reviews, praising the game's use of graphics and sounds to create an involving experience, stating "I was amazed at the detail of the 3D environments, the use of color, and the multiple camera angles available. You actually feel like you're in a tank. I like it. As realistic as the graphics are, sound is even better. The hum of the engine, the sound of metal on metal as the missiles load, and the whine of the swinging turret combine for a superb soundtrack. Good graphics can create a good simulation, but good sound completes it."
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See also
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/windows/armored-fist-3}}
{{NovaLogic}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Tank simulation video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States