Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business

Jagged Alliance is a series of turn-based tactics computer games for the PC. From the first installment on, the series received critical acclaim and gained a significant cult following, although this never translated to major commercial success. The first games in the series were for DOS, but work well under all flavours of Microsoft Windows and in emulators like DOSBox. From Jagged Alliance 2 on, the games were developed using DirectX for native Windows operation. Jagged Alliance 2 was also released for Linux and is currently available on Steam and on GOG.com for Windows.

Description

Games of the Jagged Alliance series center on strategically controlling mercenary squads, on and off the field, who fulfill various missions such as freeing countries from oppressive dictators. A sticky phrase describes these games as "X-COM with personality." They feature a unique mix of turn-based small arms battle simulation, 4X (eXpand, eXploit, eXplore and eXterminate) elements and role-playing.

Sharp humour via spoken character comments is a trademark of the series. The characters of the individual mercenaries range from mildly eccentric to obviously disturbed, and their spoken lines give the games a cartoon-like quality. This can be seen by some as inappropriate for a game with a subject matter linked so close to war and death, but the intent is to avoid a false sense of realism and overt references to real political events.

Planned features:

Realistic damage models for characters and structures.
Non-linear mission basis.
Varying weather conditions.
Coop and multiplayer modes.
Four different sides to choose from

Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge

In November 2007 Game Factory Interactive released Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge.^[11] The game does not have any storyline or characters in common with JA2, as GFI lost the rights to use any of the intellectual property of Strategy First. Still, it is seen as a spiritual successor; the game is structurally similar to Jagged Alliance series and features a mercenary-themed plot, turn-based gameplay, and a familiar game interface.

Jagged Alliance DS

In June 2005, Pocket PC Studios and Strategy F

irst announced a conversion of Jagged Alliance 2 Gold for the Nintendo DS.

Jagged Alliance: The Movie

In March 2007, Strategy First announced that they had penned a deal for the creation of a film based upon the Jagged Alliance property. The film will be produced by Union Entertainment.