Cannon Fodder

Cannon Fodder is a military-themed action-strategy shooter developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive. Players direct troops through numerous missions, battling enemy infantry, vehicles, and installations.

Alongside its shooting-focused gameplay, the game uses a strategy-style control system. Its darkly humorous tone was both praised and condemned, while its creators intended an anti-war message that some reviewers recognised.

Key Features

• Action shooting combined with strategic troop control
• Numerous missions featuring enemy infantry, vehicles, and installations
• Darkly humorous military presentation with an intended anti-war message

The game was released for the Amiga and later ported to home computers and consoles including DOS, Atari ST, Archimedes, Jaguar, Mega Drive, SNES, and 3DO.