This is one of the few old school games I continue to come back to again and again. I love the balance of long term strategic upgrades vs. tactical short term attack and defense. The game strikes an excellent balance between different attack styles and you can take different paths to victory depending on your style. The game does suffer from some bugs. Games can start crashing on VERY long running play throughs. But autosaves and quick load times make that less of an issue. The graphics are a bit dated, but still good, and the dynamic scaling and you zoom in and out has stood up to the test of time. I played M.A.X. when it first came out and enjoyed it, and still come back every year or two to play it for another 20-40 hours. I tried M.A.X. 2 from this package but just didn't find it as enjoyable for some reason. So I still load up the classic version when I want to play. The only main gripe (apart from random crashes) is the lack of random maps. You are stuck with the 12-20 that come with the game, and can't generate any more. Despite those issues though, I plan to continue playing this every few years, and appreciate GOG bringing it back for me to enjoy.
