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Interesting concept, but poorly implemented

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: June 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Beach Head 2000 puts you in the role of defending a beach head against an onslaught of unidentified enemies, both on foot, land and water. It's an interesting concept...I can't think of any other game quite like it. The box is very appealing and even coxed me into buying the product, even though I was well aware of Wizard Work's shaky reputation. The graphics on the back of the box are not the same as on the game. The scenery is very pixelated and dull. In general, the grpahics are very early 90's in style. The gun turrent you operate can be manipulated via keyboard, mouse or joystick. The mouse control is terrible, and there is no real way to control it. One move too quick and the whole turrent spins around. I spent more time trying to line the gun up right than I did shooting. The keyboard commands seem to stiff and non-responsive. The gameplay is very monotonous, with a constant wave of troops lands on the beach. Higher levels include helicopters and jets, but they are equally unimpressive and monotonous. The game does have a save feature, which is handy. I will give them credit for that. I gave the game two stars because it is an interesting concept, but poorly implemented. I bought the game hoping it would be a quick fix for the times I want to just blow up everything. But you'll spend more time trying to master the controls than enjoying the gameplay. With a little more work, this could have been a great game. But like the game itself, that is the most frustrating part.

Beach Head 2000

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game puts you right in the middle of the action. Really. The sound effects and graphics are incredible. I just bought a new computer and I've spent up to 8 hours or more playing this and Beachead 2002. If you want to have fun and a challange, this game is definitely for you. One drawback or negative and it's a big one... The turret or machine gun continually moves and it's annoying as hell... If you try to take aim on an oncoming tank, the barrel continues to move and you have to battle the movement continuously... Aside from that, it's a fantastic amount of fun!

an enjoyable waste of time

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: June 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game has no recognizable plot, but its very fun to play. It resembles some of the classic "shoot down an entire army with one guy" games of old. Its a nice way to waste time for a very cheap price.

Sloppy, monotonous, frustrating beach head 2k.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: September 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game has one background where you're supposed to shell troops, tanks, helicopters and planes. The bullets are terribly rendered balls of yellowness, the graphics are amazingly slipshod, there is no music and the sound effects are very sub par. There is no option for 3d hardware support, nor is there an option for mouse sensitivity. Speaking of the sensitivity, it is way too sensitive for my liking and they have some odd system of mouse aiming. Another nice feature is that whenever you put the disc in to play, it starts installation. When gameplay starts an error message pops up for some reason, and has no effect on the game, its incredibly annoying after the umpteenth time. This game seems to be put together by a game dilettante who happens to love war movies. This apparently was a game prior to 2000 with the title sans 2000. This game is only for those who are nostalgic for the original beach head. But this still lacks features of gameplay that the original beachhead offered. I implore you to go buy other war games, there are many out there much more deserving of your money.

Smacking your head against an iron will be more replayable

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I work in quality assurance (AKA: Testing) for a video card company. As a result, I play lots and lots of games. When I came across Beachhead 2000 here on amazon and saw that it had 4 stars, I almost swallowed my tongue.

Now you don't have to take my word for this. Just about all the PC Game magazines out there had a unanimous verdict on this game. Which pretty much boiled down to "um... this sucks."

The game is completely arcade styled. This is not a bad thing on its own. However the bad guys you have to shoot down stay pretty much the same throughout the entire game... just more of them moving faster. Anyone who claims that this is in any way representative of any conflict, anywhere - on a beach, in the air or on a city street should seek medical attention immediately.

While ($) does seem like a great price for software, keep in mind that the old saying "You get what you pay for" is not only true... but at ($)you are STILL being overcharged for what this pile of digital doodoo has to offer.

You want your moneys worth for ($)? Shop around for a copy of "Half-Life". The game as it comes is worth many times the price and once your done with the game that comes in the box, you can download a wide variety of add-on material that gets you a whole new game. Did I mention you can download all these add-ons FOR FREE?

That really is about it. Run, don't walk, away from this product... save yourself.

Man or mouse?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game.Put yourself in the middle of the action with your 50 caliber and cannon.This game just keeps going. Trucks deploy hundreds of men. Tanks put a constant fire on you until you wipe them out.So face it. Eat it. Liveit.

Limited playability

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

For 20 bucks, you don't get much. Limited playablity, poor graphics, seems to cause memory errors on my machine. Bogs down when you have many opponents in play (I have a top of the line Pentium), Pretty much when you get to the higher levels, you've done it all...which you can do in one afternoon if your a shooter/player like me. Hard to fire and aim with mouse controls.......I wouldn't buy this one...wish I'd read the reviews on this one!

One Fantastic Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a fantastic game with increasingly difficult levels. It is not a simple shoot em up game but is one that takes strategy and thinking. Unlike Allied Assault or Return to Wolfenstein, one does not have to play and play and play to finally win against the computer. Thus the one thing that is positive is the controls are easily learned. There may be those who think they have to have a game in which one has to go find a "banana" or some "blue key" for it to be a good game and that is ok, but when you want something that will relieve stress rather than build stress such is the game as Beach Head 2000. The Graphics are great sure they don't change but alas the title Beach Head 2000. It is truly you against the computer and a game you can win but come back to later and lose against. It is a fun game that one can well have fun with. Well done!!!!!

big bang , little buck

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

im in the military, and sometimes i dream of what it would be like to be on a beach head all alone, facing down a never ending enemy. all you can do is pull the trigger and hope you stall their siege. this game is worth 10 bucks, i would even buy it for 20. if you ever feel like taking on a whole army and its heavy support of apaches, tanks, fighter jets, b-52s, APCs, landing craft complete with a whole platoon, pick this up. TRUST ME you wont regret it.........

This game is horrible.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I came across Beach Head 2000 and decided to give it a shot, wanting a diversion from writing code. Unfortunately, it isn't anything like the five star reviewers suggest.

This game would be perfect for children (who aren't technically sophisticated) to keep them occupied for about half a day (maybe more for children that are "special"). After that, it's more an exercise in repetition than entertainment. Another plus is that the graphics are mediocre, so no expensive graphics card (or fast CPU) is required. Adults will be bored within 30 minutes if even that long.

So, I have to agree with the one star reviewers on this one. The game is reminiscent of the arcade games in the 80's, where you do the same thing again, and again, only faster. It gets boring quickly.

If you run out of ammunition (and you will), you can't do anything except wait to be killed.

It is a one star game, but I gave it two stars because grandparents can use it to distract their grandchildren for an hour or two, on an underpowered PC.

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