Jagged Alliance: Back in Action in February 2012
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, the shiny 3D revamp of Jagged Alliance 2, is now slated for a February 2012 launch on PC.
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, the shiny 3D revamp of Jagged Alliance 2, is now slated for a February 2012 launch on PC. It was previously slated to launch this past October, but ended up delayed.
While the original JA2 was a strictly turn-based affair, Back in Action is a little more real-time. A combat style dubbed "plan and go" will see players queuing up orders, then watching their turn and the enemy's execute simultaneously. No more characters standing perfectly still as someone strolls through the door and shoots them, then. Players can also set behavior triggers for characters, so they don't stick rigidly to their basic orders.
As before, Back in Action will also task you with controlling the finances and gear for your mercenary squad as you attempt to take down a naughty dictator.
While the changes may, on paper, cause a few to grumble, Frozen Synapse certainly proved simultaneous turn-based combat can be thoroughly thrilling.
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Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Jagged Alliance: Back in Action in February 2012.
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, the shiny 3D revamp of Jagged Alliance 2, is now slated for a February 2012 launch on PC.-
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Ever wonder why Sir-Tec never made a turn-based Jagged Alliance 3? Or why there was never an X-Com 4? Seems so surprising, until you consider that those types of games fell out of mass commercial favor more than 10 years ago.
Making a JA or X-Com clone in 2011 that requires contemporary production values and meeting impossible fan expectations = an awesome way to learn the ins and outs of bankruptcy law!
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