![]() The game is not without bugs, it is coming from a small production team and lacks some polish. They are angry with developers who can't or won't fund their (admittedly unprofitable) type of game, and some of them have taken to trashing this game ever since the announcement that it wouldn't be turn-based, and that their precious mercenary characters would have new portraits. The fans of 2-decade-old turn based games feel that their X-Com's and JA2's are becoming extinct. If that fact automatically makes the game awful, that's fine, but I didn't buy it looking for its predecessor. If you're looking for Jagged Alliance 2 this isn't it. In what other tactical sim can you actually plan a detailed breach and clear and watch the AI carry it out? The tenets of squad-based warfare actually work in this game. It's like Rainbow 6 (the original), with a birds-eye view of your troops and the ability to make on-the-fly corrections to your plan. Young-pup BF3 lovers get the pacing, action, and exploding ragdolls that they love. This system allows the best of both worlds: Old-school turn based aficionados (like myself) don't need to fear an RTS click-fest that our arthritic fingers can't keep up with. If something changes, simply press the space-bar, go back into the P&Go mode and adjust your tactic to the new situation. Once the mode is exited the game un-pauses and your mercenaries carry out their orders as you watch the carnage. These waypoints can then be linked (synced) resulting in coordinated maneuvers and take-downs. These orders range from movement commands- stances, facings- to combat commands- targeting specific enemies and specific body parts, throwing grenades. This allows you to pause the game at any time and issue detailed orders to your squad. The main strength of this game is the Plan & Go feature. You lead your heavily-armed squad as it carves its way through heavy resistance across the detailed 3D locations of Arulco. It allows for strategy, planning, and management without sacrificing action and pacing. It allows for strategy, planning, and management without sacrificing action and This is a very entertaining squad-based tactical action game. This is a very entertaining squad-based tactical action game.
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