I'm not an old fan of Jagged Alliance. I just played the demo in the time when it was launched, but my english was so bad that i didn't understand what i was doing nor how to do it. I bought JA2 recently here in GOG and i have currently conquered 3 territories, so i'm starting to get used to the game mechanics. And oh boy this is a masterpiece. The mercs you hire have very well made personalities, you will actually feel bad if one of them dies in combat. Also they have some hilarious dialogues. Combat is intrincated and satisfying, you have to use your brains if you want to survive. Sometimes you will have to retreat and wait for a better chance to attack. The learning curve is steep and i had to get past lots of problems to understand what i was doing wrong. Some battles got me frustrated for hours, until i thought it was just impossible. But once i planned carefully and used every merc according to their roles, it all went pretty smooth. Highly recommended if you like combat tactics and are a patient, persistent player.
Commandos was one of the first videogames i ever played. The original title and Behind the Enmy Lines were awesome. Commandos 2 was the climax of the series, i loved it when it was launched, i reloaded my savegames dozens of times only to get the perfect tactics. There are so many ways, so many options to end each level you can't get enough of it. The AI is challenging, the music charming, and the game overall has aged very well. A friend of mine accidentally broke my Commandos II CD years ago and now, thanks to GOG i had the chance of recover this gem at an affordable price. Downloading right now. This is going to be epic.
