Posted December 07, 2008
This game is totally amazing it has a lot to do and it feels like it will never end!
The game is tactical on about four levels, first you have your choice of mercs and equipment, then you have to make the right tactical choices one the overhead map, then on the battlefield itself and after the battle you have to take care of your mercs and make sure they develop in the direction you want.
To get new equipment you either take them from the enemy or order them and get them flown in to an air port of your control. To make money, you take control of mines.
The mines and airport is easy to see on the map and also give tyou options to train your mercs or even train a militia so you don always have to have mercs in that area.
Its very cool that a lot of small things that you don't expect, actually happen JA2.
My merc actually feel over a roadblock while he was trying to jump over it and fainted! He was out for about five rounds! I couldn't believe my eyes! It was all very cool.
There is of course billions of other options and possibilities but that would take forever to describe.
The bad thing is that JA2 is VERY hard and this makes the gave very unforgiving. Even at the easiest level I have trouble in the beginning of the game. Much of this is because you almost need to know the whole game before you play it, you need to know what the mercs can do, where the buttons are, etc.
A lack of and in game tutorial does not help either.
So, the learning curve is hard? Does it matter? Well, yes and no. It dosn't matter if you actually take your time and get to know the game, but if you you don't have that time or patience...well then it could really be a problem.
I also strongly recommend to install the 1.13 mod for JA2, it gives the game a totally new dimension and makes a great game, even better.
So if you have the time and patience to to learn this incredibly deep game, this game is totally for you.
The game is tactical on about four levels, first you have your choice of mercs and equipment, then you have to make the right tactical choices one the overhead map, then on the battlefield itself and after the battle you have to take care of your mercs and make sure they develop in the direction you want.
To get new equipment you either take them from the enemy or order them and get them flown in to an air port of your control. To make money, you take control of mines.
The mines and airport is easy to see on the map and also give tyou options to train your mercs or even train a militia so you don always have to have mercs in that area.
Its very cool that a lot of small things that you don't expect, actually happen JA2.
My merc actually feel over a roadblock while he was trying to jump over it and fainted! He was out for about five rounds! I couldn't believe my eyes! It was all very cool.
There is of course billions of other options and possibilities but that would take forever to describe.
The bad thing is that JA2 is VERY hard and this makes the gave very unforgiving. Even at the easiest level I have trouble in the beginning of the game. Much of this is because you almost need to know the whole game before you play it, you need to know what the mercs can do, where the buttons are, etc.
A lack of and in game tutorial does not help either.
So, the learning curve is hard? Does it matter? Well, yes and no. It dosn't matter if you actually take your time and get to know the game, but if you you don't have that time or patience...well then it could really be a problem.
I also strongly recommend to install the 1.13 mod for JA2, it gives the game a totally new dimension and makes a great game, even better.
So if you have the time and patience to to learn this incredibly deep game, this game is totally for you.