Posted on: June 1, 2025

Mossadian

Игр: 1178 Отзывов: 22

Part 1 (not 2!) is best.

I haven't found another RTS-Base-Builder Game of this depth i loved so much. It can't compare to global strategy games from Paradox, but vs. C&C / AoE it rocks. The Memory-Allocation Bug got better/partly fixed with the new .exe, game still gets a bit sluggish when you set up a base of ~100 Research centers... but boy, does the fun start there in getting imba units, when you find out, you have no research cap for i.E. Range, Damager or shots per unit per turn! I can just say, this was one of my first strategy base builder games (it was sold by "bestseller games" in early days in germany.. still a great memory reading that thing! thx for that article!) and i still love setting it up and run it up to today (just played it yesterday). with lutris it's even running fine on linux. Give it a go, if you have it for that pixel, the mechanics are worth it.

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Posted on: January 3, 2009

uncus2

Владелец игры

Игр: 197 Отзывов: 1

MAX is great, MAX 2 is not

The original game is great until you hit the unit limit crash [256 units total between you and human or computer opponent?] There was a patch, but it never worked for me. The campaign game for the original game can be challenging on the first play through. The rock-paper-scissors of units is nice as is the ability to upgrade units by mining gold. I tend to be a tortoise, base builder and do well if I can survive the first 30 turns - if I end up too close to an enemy starting place while playing 2 or more God mode computers, I have about 50-50 survival. The sequel, MAX 2, isn't worth the time to install. The 3d features, while sounding like they make the game more challenging, just make it a memory hog that bogs the game down until it too crashes. The colors are also horrendous in this sequel. It is not worth the install. Last point: Some crashes will force you to restart the computer and have on more than one occasion corrupted my boot sequence. You have been warned! Have a recovery disk handy. [This is on Win7 - haven't played it more than 2-3 times on Win10]

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Posted on: April 20, 2018

BearOfGames

Владелец игры

Игр: 14 Отзывов: 6

Buggiest most overtaxed game ever.

Worst game I bought so far on GOG. It never worked from start to end, when going to more complex games. 3 players, longer games, that game just got overtaxed. Sometimes it got stuck, when switching from one player to the next, sometimes units wanted to move but couldn't anymore, slowing down the game, sometimes, when starting a new round, you selected a construction unit, that was blinking (for having done the job), and then when it started to move, the game crashed (overflow). The "sometimes" applies to playing before round 150 or so. After that it switched to "usually".

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Posted on: April 9, 2014

steinerrr

Владелец игры

Игр: 21 Отзывов: 1

Mechanized Hardcore

One of the best ones and in-depth complex games, unrivaled by many of the contemporaries. Turn based on top of it! But in a setting and with unit controls similar to many modern RTS. Attention GOG users: the game comes shipped with latest DOSbox - 0.74. It works fine with it, but the perfromance is underwhelming. The game shows much better performance and is by far more stable under DOSBox 0.72. This was thoroughly tested by me and am adamant that 0.72 is the version of DOSBox to go with. The difference in performance is especially noticeable in large-scale games with many units. In addition, MAX with 0.74 has an annoying "stack overflow" bug , kicking you out of the game once in a while, which 0.72 doesn't seem to trigger.

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Posted on: January 31, 2012

Buffalo_Ken

Владелец игры

Игр: 209 Отзывов: 1

M.A.X.

I've been playing this game on and off for a long time.....I keep hoping that somebody out there will make an update, but so far it hasn't happened (MAX Reloaded is in the works but has no AI at this time). This game has so much going for it that any turn-based fan will appreciate the fun and excitement if offers: * building a base * tactical/strategic planning * good variety of units all of which are useful in their own way * searching for resources * competent AI For me, this sort of game is so much more enjoyable than the frantic RTS offerings that seem to generally be less about strategy and more about quick clicking...... If the game was updated, all it would need are a few additional victory and setup options and it could offer unlimited replay value. As it is, the game already has tremendous replay value - I can attest to that. Highly recommended.

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