Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

Oh Baby what a hidden gem of a game. This is just...ohhhh mwah. Just beautiful. The soundtrack, the models, the impact of yours weapons, the destruction of anything and everything. This game is, to quote the Saint, MandaloreGaming who recommended this to me, "the ultimate stress ball." I do no know how this game was unrealized but it feels like how the mechs and robots in Synthetik must feel; all powerful all dominating and all frustrating to all who stand against it.

Saw this go up on sale, and I thought: "Hey, I like mechs, and I've bought games for worse reasons than just that." Well good news for me, beyond the obviously abundant mech content this game also has: -Tanks (all sizes) -Anti-grav vehicles (all shapes) -A surprisingly robust and well-crafted universe/setting -A metric s***load of guns -Monetized large scale property discussion (without even a hint of guilt!) Gameplay is very enjoyable (nice mix of fast-paced action and clever tactical planning) Art style is excellent (it's all 2D, but has exquisite detail) Sound and music are a surprising highlight (quality synth tunes for the hardworking mercenary) It walks a very enjoyable line between stomping around in a giant war(crime) machine to just revel in the breaking of everything, and rolling out in a cardboard-box-covered tuktuk with coaxial water pistols to prove that you're the David the the enemy's goliath. Give it a try, fiddle with the controls until you find a scheme that suits you, and enjoy stomping on civilians for $50 a pop.

except for some technical blemishes, no real story to have as guidance, and some repetitiveness, the game gripped me. this sprite looking, unique aesthtic with strong at times synthetik bombastic mechcombat where you gotta think and go smart about how you approach each level, manage your mechs ammunition and movement to avoid death, think about enemy movement and positioning, the sheer amazing C&C3 greatness of aesthtic environmental destrcution cranked up to 11 like you are godzilla stamping through towns and cities, the perfectly balanced difficulty. man this game was a short, but extremely pleasing to blast through mech game. i can´t undermine how much the amazing artwork of the C&C 3 era benefits the games atmosphere, together with the deent soundtrack it will immerse you immediately after the tutorial. only issue i had was that some mechs are simply too op and some are way too weak rendering them often useless in most scenarios.

Accept no substitutes.

This game is simply incredible and deserves much much more love. The game is incredibly fun, the lore/worldbuilding is very creative and engaging and the sound tracks is just phenomenal. It haves a pretty interesting story/campaing but the real meat and potatoes of the game is the Freelancer mode, it's a very challenging mode (Especially with certain pilots and vehicles) with random enemies and some other elements, the fun part is that you can complete these challenges in a multitude of ways, want to go slow and stealthy, picking off enemies one by one? You can! Want to face tank smaller bullets and decimate them with a giant cannon? Yep! Want to stay away and just rain artillery on your foes? Also yes! Can't recommend this game enought!