Jagged Alliance 2

This game is a gem. A true gem. From beginning to end, there is not one thing that I would change except to make it longer. I bought this years ago and have repurchased it from GOG to continue playing it when I couldn't find my original discs. No game collection is comeplete without JA2.

A masterpiece of video gaming. I'm old enough to have played it at the time of its original release but I never really did before. At the turn of the century I had only an office pc incapable of handling even an essentially 2D title like JA 2. Indulging myself now with some retro-gaming mostly on Linux, I played the vanilla campaign with the help of 'stracciatela' cross-platform remaking of game's engine which used the assets taken from GOG Windows installer installed via wine. Aside the initially intimidating interface and somewhat steep for my capabilities learning curve, this was an engrossing experience of true tactical playing. If you are new to JA 2, overcome the initial shock and you'll get compensated for sure. JA 2 puts to shame many modern turn-based strategy games with hugely better graphics and more advanced mechanics because it is bestowed with good writing, distinctive visual style and cohesive vision. Genuine labour of love, I suppose. Sign of a dedicated creative team for which creating a video-game was more or less another kind of art-form.

Users of linux or bsd, check out the ja2-stracciatella project! It is a port of the original with a bunch of bugfixes and runs natively. So it is also suggested for windows users if they don't plan on using the 1.13 mods.

Best Game ever!

Jagged Alliance 2 is one of the greatest games ever made. Ever, no joke. It's a complex turn-based tactical squad game, with incredible depth, _hundreds_ of memorable characters, and a plethora of items and weapons to suit whatever playstyle you choose. If you like strategy games and have not played Jagged Alliance 2, your have a hole in your education a mile wide. Now get the latest v1.13 patch, and multiply all that by a million.