Editing Millennium Soldier: Expendable

{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Millennium Soldier: Expendable
| image = Millennium Soldier - Expendable Coverart.png
| caption = European PlayStation cover art
| developer = [[Rage Software]]
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|[[Imagineer (Japanese company)|Imagineer]]|NA|[[Accolade, Inc.|Infogrames North America]]|EU|[[Atari SA|Infogrames Multimedia]]}}
| programmer = Alan Webb<br />Phil Scott<br />Kevin Franklin
| composer = Gordan Hall
| released = {{Collapsible list|title=May 28, 1999|'''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP|May 28, 1999|NA|1999|EU|1999}}'''Dreamcast'''<br />{{vgrelease|JP|June 24, 1999|NA|September 9, 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press_archive/090899_expendableships.asp |title=INFOGRAMES NORTH AMERICA GETS EXPENDABLE™ WITH SEGA® DREAMCAST™ |date=September 8, 1999 |website=[[Accolade, Inc.|Infogrames North America]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819015703/http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press_archive/090899_expendableships.asp |archivedate=August 19, 2000 |accessdate=April 8, 2023}}</ref>|EU|October 14, 1999}}'''PlayStation'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|April 25, 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/27/playstation-gets-expendable |title=PlayStation Gets Expendable |author=IGN staff |date=April 26, 2000 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507193823/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/27/playstation-gets-expendable |archivedate=May 7, 2017 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>|EU|2000}}'''Android'''<br />'''''Expendable: Rearmed'''''<br />November 8, 2012}}
| genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Types|Run and Gun]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Millennium Soldier: Expendable''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Seitai Heiki Expendable'''''|生体兵器エクスペンダブル|Seitai Heiki Ekusupendaburu|lit. "Organism Weapon Expendable"}} , and in North America as just '''''Expendable''''', is a [[Shoot 'em up#Types|run and gun]] video game that was released by [[Rage Software]] for [[Microsoft Windows]] in 1999. It was later ported to the [[Dreamcast]] and [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] consoles. A remake of the game, entitled '''''Expendable: Rearmed''''', was released for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] in 2012. It is in the format of a modern arcade game. The player starts with 7 "credits" and can continue until running out of credits. A second player can join the game at any time by pressing start.

==Gameplay==
''Expendable'' takes place sometime in the post-apocalyptic future, where most of the galaxy was conquered by a hostile alien race. To combat the aliens, scientists had developed a "Millennium Soldier" project by cloning two super-soldiers. Like most top-down run and gun video games, ''Expendable'' has collectible upgrades and weapons, and features common aspects like bosses and levels, familiar with most games of this type.

==Development==
''Expendable'' supports [[Bump mapping|Environment-Mapped Bump Mapping]], a [[DirectX]] 6 feature first supported by the [[Matrox Millennium G400]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/298/5 |title=Matrox Millennium G400 & G400MAX |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |date=May 20, 1999 |website=[[AnandTech]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104114042/https://www.anandtech.com/show/298/5 |archivedate=January 4, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| PC = true
| PS = true
| na = true
| GR_SDC = 62%<ref name="GRDC">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/197255-expendable/index.html |title=Expendable for Dreamcast |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505082239/https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/197255-expendable/index.html |archivedate=May 5, 2019 |accessdate=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 69%<ref name="GRPC">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197254-expendable/index.html |title=Expendable for PC Reviews |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529190516/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197254-expendable/index.html |archivedate=May 29, 2019 |accessdate=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
| GR_PS = 55%<ref name="GRPS">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197256-expendable/index.html |title=Expendable for PlayStation Reviews |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527042700/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197256-expendable/index.html |archivedate=May 27, 2019 |accessdate=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
| Allgame_SDC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20064&tab=review |title=Expendable (DC) - Review |last=Sutyak |first=Jonathan |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114164121/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20064&tab=review |archivedate=November 14, 2014 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}</ref>
| Allgame_PS = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=24408&tab=review |title=Expendable (PS) - Review |last=Knight |first=Kyle |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115122512/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=24408&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}</ref>
| CNG_SDC = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Dreamcast/Expendable/ |title=Expendable (DC) |last=D'Aprile |first=Jason |date=September 10, 1999 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=[[CNET]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816030841/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Dreamcast/Expendable/ |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| CNG_PS = 4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Expendable/ |title=Expendable (PS) [Incomplete] |last=Derr |first=Andrew L. |date=May 24, 2000 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818082437/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Expendable/ |archivedate=August 18, 2000 |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| Edge_PC = 5/10<ref name="Edge review">{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/4/4a/Edge_UK_072.pdf |title=Expendable (PC) |author=Edge staff |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=72 |date=June 1999 |page=84 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428215744/https://retrocdn.net/images/4/4a/Edge_UK_072.pdf |archivedate=April 28, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| EGM_SDC = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d6/EGM_US_123.pdf |title=Expendable (DC) |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=123 |date=October 1999 |page=218 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325131947/https://retrocdn.net/images/d/d6/EGM_US_123.pdf |archivedate=March 25, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| EGM_PS = 2.83/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/5/54/EGM_US_132.pdf |title=Expendable (PS) |last1=Kujawa |first1=Kraig |last2=MacDonald |first2=Mark |last3=Sewart |first3=Greg |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=132 |date=July 2000 |page=143 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508050531/https://retrocdn.net/images/5/54/EGM_US_132.pdf |archivedate=May 8, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>{{efn|In ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''{{'}}s review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 3.5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 2.5/10.}}
| Fam_SDC = 26/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2232&redirect=no |title=生体兵器エクスペンダブル [ドリームキャスト] |language=ja |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710155519/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2232&redirect=no |archivedate=July 10, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| GI_SDC = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4584 |title=Expendable: Millennium Soldier [sic] (DC) |last=McNamara |first=Andy |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[FuncoLand]] |issue=78 |date=October 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000523080341/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4584 |archive-date=May 23, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
| GI_PS = 3.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Expendable (PS) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=87 |date=July 2000}}</ref>
| GameFan_SDC = 63%<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_09/page/n77/mode/2up |title=Expendable (DC) [Import] |last=Mylonas |first=Eric "ECM" |magazine=[[GameFan]] |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=7 |issue=9 |date=September 1999 |page=76 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}</ref>
| GSpot_SDC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/expendable-review/1900-2540275/ |title=Expendable Review [Import] (DC) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"] |last=Mielke |first=James |date=July 2, 1999 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212211852/http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/action/expendable/review.html |archivedate=December 12, 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| GSpot_PS = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/expendable-ps-review/1900-2574697/ |title=Expendable (PS) Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |last=Provo |first=Frank |date=May 24, 2000 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112112238/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/expendable/review.html |archivedate=January 12, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| GSpy_SDC = 2/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/expendable/ |title=Expendable |author=Fragmaster |date=September 13, 1999 |website=[[GameSpy|PlanetDreamcast]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225085942/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/expendable/ |archivedate=February 25, 2009 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}</ref>
| IGN_SDC = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/09/expendable-review |title=Expendable Review (DC) |last=Dunham |first=Jeremy |date=September 8, 1999 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130185401/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/09/expendable-review |archivedate=January 30, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| IGN_PS = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/02/expendable-2 |title=Expendable (PS) |last=Zdyrko |first=Dave |date=May 1, 2000 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129001753/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/02/expendable-2 |archivedate=January 29, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| NGen_SDC = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name="NGenDC">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen57Sep1999/page/n87/mode/2up |title=Expendable (DC) [Import] |last=Lundrigan |first=Jeff |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=57 |date=September 1999 |page=84 |accessdate=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
| NGen_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="NGenPC">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration56Aug1999/page/n93/mode/2up |title=Expendable (PC) [Import] |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=56 |date=August 1999 |page=92 |accessdate=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-34-july-2000_202208/page/102/mode/2up |title=Expendable |last=Steinman |first=Gary |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=10 |date=July 2000 |page=103 |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| PCGUK_PC = 60%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Millennium Soldier: Expendable |magazine=[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer UK]] |publisher=Future Publishing |year=1999}}</ref>
}}

The game received mixed or average reviews on all platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name="GRDC"/><ref name="GRPC"/><ref name="GRPS"/> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' praised the PC version's graphics, stating that "the textures are near works of art, aided by colour lighting, true shadows and ubiquitous explosions."<ref name="Edge review"/> An unnamed reviewer of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' in its August 1999 issue called the same PC version "a smart little shooter, but one with limited appeal in the PC market. A forthcoming Dreamcast version may be a better fit."<ref name="NGenPC"/> However, their premonition was proven wrong one month later in the magazine's September 1999 issue, when Jeff Lundrigan called the Japanese Dreamcast import "a shameful waste of technology", and warned the reader to "Stay away. Stay far, far away."<ref name="NGenDC"/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave the latter a little bit better score of 26 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/>

''[[GamePro]]'' said of the Dreamcast version in one review, "If you are looking for all of the smoking guns fun of ''[[Contra (series)|Contra]]'', then ''Expendable'' will fit the bill perfectly and make your Dreamcast anything but expendable.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/1989.shtml |title=Expendable Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com |author=Uncle Dust |year=1999 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040706173829/http://gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/1989.shtml |archivedate=July 6, 2004 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the Dreamcast version two 4/5 scores for graphics and sound, 4.5/5 for control, and 3.5/5 for fun factor in one review.}} In another review, the magazine said that the same console version "isn't a bad game, it just isn't a very exciting one. If mindless shooters are your bag, though, it's a great way to kill some time... and nothing more."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/GamePro_US_134.pdf |title=Expendable (DC) |last=Hryb |first=Larry "Major Mike" |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=134 |date=November 1999 |page=136 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404043405/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/10/GamePro_US_134.pdf |archivedate=April 4, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 10, 2023}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the Dreamcast version 3.5/5 for graphics, and three 3/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor.}}

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==References==
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==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/1544/expendable/}}

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