Army Men is a series of video games made by The 3DO Company. It was based on a war between four main sets of plastic army men: the Green, the
Tan, the Blue, and the Grey. Two other factions, red and orange, had brief appearances, but neither played a large part in the story. Two factions, the Galactic army and the Alien army, were introduced in Army Men: Toys in Space. The series was started with Army Men (PC) in 1998, then the sequel Army Men 2 (PC) was released in 1999. Around that time, the first console game, Army Men 3D, was released for the Sony PlayStation.
In these early games, before Army Men had established itself, it is easy to say the biggest draw card for Army Men was its being a sophisticated version of Virgin Interactive's Cannon Fodder. In Army Men, especially early in the series, realistic physics and combat situations were off-set by soldiers melting into puddles or snapping like broken plastic as well as an apparent sense of humor on behalf of the development team.