Ludography
70/100
Players6 ratings
41/100
Critics1 review
More scores
Metacritic5 critic reviews
46/100
Metacritic usersuser score
61/100
GameFAQsEasy-Just Right
4/5
Player reviews
61% positive155 reviews
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$3.99

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Beach Head 2002 cover

2002 · First-person shooter · Shooter

Beach Head 2002

BEACHHEAD 2002 follows on the success of BEACHHEAD 2000 with ease of use and hard-core, non-stop 3D shooting action in a photorealistic and accurate environment. Players will be assigned to an inland defense perimeter, protecting a command post to repel an expected airborne assault. It has more depth and game play variations, smarter troops and with more weapons to choose from. Continuous day and night fighting with searchlights and night flares and much, much more.

Released
1 July 2002
Platforms
ArcadeWindowsmacOS
Genres
First-person shooterShooter
Developers
—
Publishers
—
Series
Beach Head
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionWarfare
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB T
Languages
English

About

Beach Head 2002 is a war game developed by Digital Fusion in which the player controls the defenses in a bunker to hold off an enemy assault, and is a sequel to Beach Head 2000.

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Gameplay

Taking control of the defenses of a bunker during an assault, the player utilises a variety of weapons to defeat their enemies, including airstrikes and other military equipment. Enemies arrive in stages to surround the player. Players can use different combat techniques, such as illuminating the field of battle, to defeat the enemies. One of the challenges of the games is shooting down aerial targets. Some weapons are unavailable in certain stages.

Reception

Metacritic, a review aggregator, rated the PC version of the game 46/100 based on five reviews. Trey Walker of GameSpot wrote that Beach Head 2002 delivers arcade-style shooting in its most basic and repetitive form. Walker said the game "gets old quickly" and not an improvement over Beach Head 2000, though it is "visually pleasing". GameZone rated it 7/10 stars and praised the game's simplicity of design, though the reviewer said it "will appeal to a small niche of gamers" due to the lack of re-playability.

Tim Warner of Gamezilla rated it 47/100 and called it "a dismal attempt at a resurrection of an age-old favorite genre", criticizing the sluggish aiming, limited weapon choices, low-end graphics, and audio. 75/10 and wrote that it is fine for casual play during a break but recommended a more intellectual puzzle game instead.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
macOS15 June 2002North America
Arcade31 December 2002North America
Windows1 May 2017Worldwide

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