Jagged Alliance 2

I installed this game on three seperate somewhat modern computers (one was actually 10 years old, which is still 10 years younger than the game itself ;) the two others were a laptop that i use for work (lower/mid range) and a gaming laptop (high end). I managed to make it work smoothly on all three, so with a little bit of googling and some 15-20 minutes of work, you should be able to make it work correctly, with no framerate drops. It was easy for me - and i'm no computer expert - so it shouldn't be hard for you, unless you're really unlucky. :::::::::::::::::::::::: and booooy, is it worth it! The game still has it! It's amazing, how you sit down to some of the old wonderfull titles with your nostalgia goggles and they pop right of your face when you see how the game doesn't stand up to today standards at all - but not JA2. The story is fun and interesting, nicely balancing it's serious and quirky tones (something that Sri-Tech were always very skilled at), the strategy is still on a decent level (especially on the higher difficulties - but be warned, they can be killer!) and it manages to be enjoyable throughout. It might get a bit tedious at times though, so be warned - don't put your Napoleon hat to all of the battles, because some of them can be easily rushed with a big and strong enough crew (and then healed quickly at Cambria). What this game does best though, are those little touches, that turn a good TBS into a magical experience. A surprise interaction between characters here, a fun NPC there, some hidden mechanics that you may not even notice the frist time you play through, maybe a completely reduntant (yet hillarious) in-game website that you can unlock via links... there's seemingly an unending supply of small yet interesting additional content, that didn't need to be in the game, but is there nonetheless. And it all makes the game impossible not to love.

Honestly, if you like modern games like XCOM, give this a chance. Story, humor, art.

If you played Fallout or X-com this game will be very familiar. It's an intense role playing turn based strategy game where you're supposed to conquer an entire island. The one thing that makes the game different (and IMO better) is the almost complete freedom to do whatever you want. After you conquer the first city you can hire whoever you want and go wherever you please. Some cities offer quest, some give you mines and some are incredibly tough to win over, the order in which you go through these is entirely up to you and the units that will accompany you is also your choice. Between balancing the money that comes in and the needs of your team, making sure the enemy army doesn't re-capture your cities and the very well done battles this is one heck of a game. Worth every penny.

I've played this game ever since it came out back in the day, just finished another run not too long ago. Great characters, great game mechanics. This game got it right. If you like X-Com, you'll love this game. I highly recommend getting the fan made 1.13 patches if its compatible with this version. That patch adds a ton of weapons and items and a whole lot of other things. Fan patch or not, you can't go wrong with this game if you love strategy games.

First played this game a little over a year ago, and had a blast. Great individual characters, good story, and fantastic tactical game play. The amount of character variability and open-ended game play make for excellent replayability. I was thoroughly surprised by this gem and look forward to playing the expansion.