2001 5000 Feet / Climax
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2
Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes 3 was in development at 5000 Feet and Climax for the PlayStation 2, but was ultimately never released. Very little has surfaced from the project over the years, though footage from a prototype build was thankfully saved and re-uploaded before the original source disappeared.
The available footage shows a main menu, a level where the player can explore a military base whilst battling Tan forces, and a very early boat section. It is possible that additional vehicles may also have been planned, though little else is currently known about the game’s development.
Sadly, no dump of the prototype is currently available and only a limited amount of material has surfaced. Whilst the prototype is believed to survive, it has not yet been made available for preservation.
A handful of images from what appears to have been a PDF design document have also survived, though the original document itself is currently missing after being lost due to a hard drive failure. It is possible that another copy may still exist somewhere, but nothing further has surfaced to date.
For now, the surviving footage and design document images provide a small glimpse at a game that never saw release. If anyone has any additional information about the project, surviving development materials, screenshots, videos, design documents or a prototype build, please do get in touch and we will update this page accordingly.
Eventually, Army Men: Sarge’s War was released in 2004, developed by Tactical Development – and was a completely different title.
With thanks to Tlet3 for highlighting the game and providing the surviving materials.
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