Jagged Alliance 2

Not much to add to other people's reviews. This is a CULT CLASSIC. Turn-based tactical to its finest, nothing before or after ever came close. Yes, not even the phenomenal X-COM series. In ten years, you will still remember fondly of that time when Ivan single-handedly held back twenty enemy troopers, or Shadow managed to conquer the entire Drassen airport by himself and without being noticed. I'll repeat myself, but this here is the stuff of legends.

JA2 is a mix of turn based combat and real time strategy. Basically you command a unit of mercenaries that you need to supply with weapons, armor, explosives and various gadgets (and ofc with money, they dont work for free:) in order to free Arulco from their oppressive bitch queen Deidriana. Map is divided to sectors and you give your orders from there. When you are in a sector area you will be able to command your mercenaries real time but whenever you see an enemy game switches to turn based combat. This is the best part of the game because combat is great (even considering game is like 15 years old). It offers good amount of flexibility and requires tactics and balanced merc squads. Game is amazing, and i think anyone who calls themselves a gamer should play this game. If you're wondering if its anything similar to pos kalypso served as a remake i'd say f**k that game and play the original. Graphics may bother you at first but if you can overlook that i swear u'll enjoy every moment of it.

Played this for years...GOG version is most current...allows you to download and play the many mods created for this - some are almost completely new games... see mods at http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/ .

Jagged Alliance 2 has got to be one of the greatest strategy games ever made. The possibilities for playthrough are nearly limitless, as you have countless mercenaries at you disposal, and you don’t have to play the campaign in any specific order. A must have for any fan of strategy- or rpg-games!

I loved this game so much, when it was released. Many tried to copy this game in the last years, but the original is still the best. It's a shame they don't make games like this anymore.