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Cannon Fodder

Don't wait till you see the whites of their eyes... Don't kid yourself it will be over by Christmas... Don't try to shut out the screams... And don't forget to wash your hands afterwards... From a queue of some 360 "eager" conscripts waiting to go to war, a team of up to six will "volunteer" for each new mission. Encourage your soldiers to shoot anything that moves, throw grenades, fire bazookas, drive tanks, fly choppers, split up and do their own thing... and die... Guide your no-hoper's troop straight through deadly missions. And if you lose some of them? There's more where that came from..

Release date
March 24, 2009
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Sensible Software
Publisher
Codemasters
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Don't wait till you see the whites of their eyes... Don't kid yourself it will be over by Christmas... Don't try to shut out the screams... And don't forget to wash your hands afterwards... From a queue of some 360 "eager" conscripts waiting to go to war, a team of up to six will "volunteer" for each new mission. Encourage your soldiers to shoot anything that moves, throw grenades, fire bazookas, drive tanks, fly choppers, split up and do their own thing... and die...

Guide your no-hoper's troop straight through deadly missions. And if you lose some of them? There's more where that came from... FEATURES: Easy interface means non-stop carnage 360 fresh-faced recruits anxiously awaiting your direct orders to shoot to kill, throw grenades, drive tanks, fly choppers, divide and conquer or run around in circles and take each other out with friendly fire 24 bullet spraying missions with 72 levels All the great sound effects like jungle noises, booming explosions, distant copter rotors and some poor soldier's dying screams Five types of enemies including M-16 carrying grunts, snipers, copter commandos, jeep engineers and artillery hot shots Guide your motley crew over hill n' dale, through jungles, freezing cold wastelands and Africa-hot deserts, annihilating the enemy and blowing up buildings on the way Use shameless flattery and brute force to work your way up the ranks from private to four-star general 8 minute cartoon introduction

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★ 8.6/10GOG · 1,196 ratings
GOGLast checked November 1, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
Although I love Cannon Fodder, this port (presumably the PC version?) is sadly lackluster. Performance is adequate but no more than that, image quality is…
★ 4 / 5
You haven't played a game like Cannon Fodder before. It has the simplest of controls: just the mouse and its two buttons, which are used…
★ 3 / 5
This game is great, I remember it on my Amiga, but let me give you all a warning. This version runs at about twice the…
★ 4 / 5
Cannon Fodder was one of my favorite Sega Genesis games. The perfect mix of strategy and action, your job is to guide a small troop…
★ 5 / 5
Unique, and possibly the most anti-war war game ever made. Great fun, and the poppy image is one of the most striking in gaming. Wonderful…
★ 1 / 5
Disclaimer: This isn't the fault of the GoG team at all. Believe it or not, crappy ports of games to other platforms has been happening…
★ 1 / 5
If you are really curious of this fantastic game, play the amiga version which is much superior to this one.
★ 5 / 5
You guys should look at including the OpenFodder engine ( It works perfectly, and fixes all the complaints listed in the reviews on this page

Most recent8

★ 5 / 5
I am loving playing this again after all these years, its still a fun game with great music and sound effects. Its such a simple…
★ 5 / 5
Still one of the best games of all time. Devilishly tricky to win flawlessly. Great gameplay, lots of traps and puzzles. A really solid game,…
★ 2 / 5
Twin-stick shooters were already a thing in 1993, and Cannon Fodder would have been a great one; had the choice been made to adopt that…
★ 5 / 5
a great dose of nostalgia, point and click fun. simple but very addictive. war - has never been so much fun

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