WWII GI
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = WWII GI
| image = World War II GI cover art.jpg
| developer = TNT Team
| publisher = GT Interactive
| engine = Build
| platform = MS-DOS
| genre = First-person shooter
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
WWII GI is a first-person shooter video game set during the events of World War II. Developed by TNT Team and published by GT Interactive, the game was released in 1999 as the direct sequel to NAM, which was released the year prior. WWII GI was the last commercially released game to use the Build engine until the release of Ion Fury in 2019. The player takes control of 101st Airborne Division G.I. Corporal Gerardi, sent in to wipe out scores of Wehrmacht and Schutzstaffel soldiers.{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/10/wwii-gi | title = WWII GI | last = Ward | first = Trent C. | date = August 9, 1999 | website = IGN | publisher = Ziff Davis | access-date = November 29, 2015 | archive-date = December 11, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211025304/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/10/wwii-gi | url-status = live }} WWII GI was later re-released on Steam on November 13, 2015, with Retroism and Night Dive Studios as the publishers.{{cite web | url = https://store.steampowered.com/app/376750/ | title = World War II GI | website = Steam | publisher = Valve Corporation | access-date = January 20, 2025 | archive-date = August 14, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240814211947/https://store.steampowered.com/app/376750 | url-status = live }}
Gameplay
The game sets the player in the middle of World War II scenarios such as the D-Day beach landings during the invasion of Normandy, assaults on equipment and supply depots, and other scenarios. The game consists of 30 levels divided into four episodes; there are two single-player episodes with seven levels in each episode and two multiplayer episodes with eight levels in each episode. The game was built using the Build engine, with 3D environments and 2D character sprites. It shared similar gameplay elements to its predecessor, NAM.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 51%{{cite web | url = https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/577425-wwii-gi/index.html | title = WWII GI for PC | website = GameRankings | publisher = CBS Interactive | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190609084003/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/577425-wwii-gi/index.html | archive-date=June 9, 2019 | url-status = dead | access-date = August 25, 2021}}
| CNG = 3/10{{cite web | url = http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2966,00.html | title = WWII GI | last = Schuytema | first = Paul | date = July 15, 1999 | website = Gamecenter | publisher = CNET | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000816112313/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2966,00.html | archive-date = August 16, 2000 | url-status = dead | access-date = August 25, 2021}}
| CGSP = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/053/ww2gi_review.html | title = WWII GI | last = Markell | first = Dave | date = July 10, 1999 | website = Computer Games Strategy Plus | publisher = Strategy Plus, Inc. | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030530113736/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/053/ww2gi_review.html | archive-date = May 30, 2003 | url-status = dead | access-date = August 25, 2021}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine | url = http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/671.shtml | title = WWII G.I. Review for PC on GamePro.com | last = Olafson | first = Peter | magazine = GamePro | publisher = IDG Entertainment | year = 1999 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050215233247/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/671.shtml | archive-date = February 15, 2005 | url-status = dead | access-date = March 30, 2017}}
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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. IGN felt that the game was not keeping up with the rest of the market and was using an outdated engine and was too obsolete.
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{{Build engine games}}
Category:Build (game engine) games
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Category:Sprite-based first-person shooters
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games with 2.5D graphics
Category:Video games with digitized sprites
Category:World War II video games
Category:Ziggurat Interactive games
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