| Elite Forces: Unit 77 | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Abylight |
| Publisher(s) | Deep Silver |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, DSiWare |
| Release | DSIWare December 15, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Elite Forces: Unit 77 is an action video game developed by Spanish studio Abylight and Gammick Entertainment for the Nintendo DS and DSiWare.
Gameplay
Elite Forces: Unit 77 follows a group of soldiers who are deployed to an island to rescue hostages. The player must complete missions to rescue the hostages while fighting off henchmen. [2]
The player controls the squad of soldiers throughout the game's missions. [2] Elite Forces: Unit 77 uses stylus controls on the bottom screen of the Nintendo DS. [3] The player designates one player as the leader and controls other soldiers with similar touch commands. [3] Different soldiers in the squad use different weapons and serve different functions. [2]
The original Nintendo DS version failed to include a multiplayer version, while an updated Nintendo DSi version added it in. [3] [4]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 61/100 [5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Gamekult | 4/10 [6] |
| GamesMaster | 62% [7] |
| IGN | (DSi) 5.5/10
[4] 5.2/10 [3] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 11/20 [8] |
| MeriStation | 6/10 [9] |
| NGamer | 70% [10] |
| Nintendo Life | (DSi)  
[11] |
| Nintendo World Report | 5/10 [12] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 79% [13] |
| Pocket Gamer |  
[2] |
The Nintendo DS version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5] IGN's Craig Harris felt that the game had impressive visuals, but was the "perfect storm of gaming mediocrity". [3] Pocket Gamer's Jon Jordan said that it was a "fairly competent budget DS game that's neither overly exciting nor totally embarrassing" and described it as "straight to video". [2] Criticism was especially pointed towards the game's lack of multiplayer and unresponsive controls, but Craig Harris noted that Elite Forces: Unit 77 had impressive graphics. [2] [3]
The DSiWare release of Elite Forces: Unit 77 garnered similar reviews that criticized the game's control scheme, but did praise the inclusion of a multiplayer mode. Nintendo Life's Philip Reed compared the game's control scheme unfavorably to The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and believed that the game suffered from "unintuitive and unreliable controls". [11]
References
- ^ IGN staff (May 7, 2009). "Elite Forces: Unit 77 for Nintendo DS Lands on US Soil". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Jordon, Jon (March 31, 2009). "Elite Forces: Unit 77". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Harris, Craig (June 17, 2009). "Elite Forces: Unit 77 Review (NDS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Thomas, Lucas M. (December 16, 2011). "Elite Forces: Unit 77 Review (DSi)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Elite Forces: Unit 77 for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Chatelain, Sylvain (March 16, 2009). "Test : Elite Forces DS, avec ou sans". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Review: Elite Forces: Unit 77". GamesMaster. Future plc. April 2009. p. 82.
- ^ pixelpirate (March 11, 2009). "Test: Elite Forces : Unit 77". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Elite Forces: Unit 77: Rescates a la española [date mislabeled as "March 13, 2012"]". MeriStation (in Spanish). March 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Review: Elite Forces: Unit 77". NGamer. Future plc. April 2009. p. 69.
- ^ a b Reed, Philip J. (December 17, 2011). "Elite Forces: Unit 77 Review (DSiWare)". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Hernandez, Pedro (June 11, 2009). "Elite Forces: Unit 77". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Elite Forces: Unit 77 Review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. April 2009. p. 89.