Reception
America's Army has been positively received, up until 2.8. GameSpot states "nothing beats going in and seeing what the Army really does...without actually having to do it" It has a rating of 82 on Metacritic In addition, it has been covered in thousands of media outlet stories around the world and has received many awards.
| Presenting Body | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World Magazine | Editor's Choice award (4.5 out of 5 stars) | 2002 |
| Computer Games Magazine | Best Use of Tax Dollars | 2002 |
| PC Gamer Magazine | Best Value | 2002 |
| PC Gamer Magazine | The Best Gaming moments of 2002 | 2002 |
| IGN ActionVault | Debut Game of the Year | 2002 |
| IGN ActionVault | Biggest Surprise of the Year | 2002 |
| IGN ActionVault | Multiplayer Game of the Year (Honorable Mention) | 2002 |
| GameSpot.com | Biggest Surprise on a PC | 2002 |
| GameSpot.com | Best Multiplayer Game (Runner Up) | 2002 |
| GameSpot.com | Nominated for Best Sound in a Game | 2002 |
| GameSpy.com | Best Action Game of E3 (Runner Up) | 2002 |
| Wargamer.com | Best First Person / Tactical Shooter | 2002 |
| Computer Gaming World | Multiplayer Game of the Year (Nominated) | 2002 |
| Clan World Network | Most Realistic Game of the Year | 2002 |
| Well-Rounded Entertainment.com | Best Game of E3 2003 | 2003 |
| DoubleClick's Insight Awards | Honorable Mention for Best Multi-Channel Marketing | 2003 |
| Academy for Interactive Arts & Sciences | Finalist for 2003's First Person Action Game | 2003 |
| GameSpot | Runner up for Best Multiplayer Game of the Year 2003 | 2003 |
| CBS Online | One of the Best Games of 2003 | 2003 |
| GameSpy | Best of 2003 – Best Value | 2003 |
| PC Gamer | Runner Up for Best Value | 2003 |
| Computer Games Magazine | Best Free Game | 2004 |
| Tom's Hardware | The Best of E3America's Army: Special Forces - Most Dedicated Developers | 2004 |
| Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Award(DEMX) | Best Advergame of 2005 | 2005 |
| Innovations in American Government Award | Finalist | 2006 |
| M16 Copywriting and Text | Gold Prize for demonstrating compelling and creative copy | 2006 |
| Event Design Magazine Awards | Bronze Medal for Best Outdoor Consumer Environment (VAE) | 2007 |
| Guinness World Records | Largest Traveling Game Simulator (VAE) | 2008 |
| Guinness World Records | Largest Virtual Army | 2008 |
| Guinness World Records | Most Downloaded War Game | 2008 |
Read more about this topic: America's Army
Famous quotes containing the word reception:
“To the United States the Third World often takes the form of a black woman who has been made pregnant in a moment of passion and who shows up one day in the reception room on the forty-ninth floor threatening to make a scene. The lawyers pay the woman off; sometimes uniformed guards accompany her to the elevators.”
—Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)
“He’s leaving Germany by special request of the Nazi government. First he sends a dispatch about Danzig and how 10,000 German tourists are pouring into the city every day with butterfly nets in their hands and submachine guns in their knapsacks. They warn him right then. What does he do next? Goes to a reception at von Ribbentropf’s and keeps yelling for gefilte fish!”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)
“I gave a speech in Omaha. After the speech I went to a reception elsewhere in town. A sweet old lady came up to me, put her gloved hand in mine, and said, “I hear you spoke here tonight.” “Oh, it was nothing,” I replied modestly. “Yes,” the little old lady nodded, “that’s what I heard.””
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)