Download Cannon Fodder

Cannon Fodder is a game with attitude. It takes war, adds some twisted humor, and the result is a phrase that is probably known to all – "War has never been so much fun!" But don't think this game promotes war; it actually does the exact opposite - it ridicules and criticizes it in every imaginable way.

Your mission briefings are usually "Kill all enemy" or "Kill all enemy and destroy enemy buildings". It doesn't say why or who, but who cares, right? Your score is displayed as the Home : Away ratio, with Home being the number of enemy soldiers you've killed and Away the number of your soldiers who have died in combat. To complete your missions, you will have to choose squads of 2-8 men.

The controls are very simple: When you left-click on the screen, your soldiers will try to reach those coordinates. When you right-click, they will fire their machine guns, and when you press right then left mouse button, they will throw grenades or shoot rockets (if you picked them up somewhere). The more enemy soldiers you kill with a certain soldier, the higher the rank he'll achieve. The higher a soldier's rank, the faster he'll shoot and move. You will also be able to get into various vehicles and operate them. After every successful mission you will get new recruits.

The scenery in the game is very diverse - you'll fight battles in the jungle, desert, urban areas, on snow, water, etc. The sound is nothing special, although the music is pretty cool. There are some minor glitches and bugs, but nothing to be too concerned about. All in all, this game is a true classic and definitely in my top-20 list of favorite oldies. Try it out!