Baldies
by Creative Edge Software Released 1995 1 views
Quick facts
- Developer
- Creative Edge Software
- Publisher
- Atari Corporation
- Released
- 1995
- Platforms
- DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Themes
- Warfare
- Game modes
- Multiplayer, Single player
- Age rating
- ESRB: E
6.9/10
Our verdict
Baldies is a fun, offbeat strategy game.
Baldies is a real-time strategy game from Creative Edge Software, designed by David Wightman. It was first released by Atari for the Jaguar CD in 1995, then for DOS, Windows, the PlayStation and Saturn.
Gameplay
You build and manage a community of short, bald characters called Baldies, with the goal of defeating the hairy Hairies.
- Community: Build houses so your Baldies can multiply.
- Roles: Assign Baldies as workers, builders, soldiers and scientists.
- Inventions: Scientists invent strange weapons and traps.
- 100 levels: A long campaign.
- Humour: Lots of slapstick comedy.
Its humour and quirky inventions give it a lot of charm, though the interface can be fiddly.
Verdict
Baldies is a quirky, funny strategy game with a lot of charm. Its interface is fiddly, but its humour and inventions make it fun. It was followed by Skull Caps.
The Good
- Quirky humour
- Fun inventions
- 100 levels
- Charming characters
The Bad
- Fiddly interface
- Repetitive
- Simple strategy
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