This is another one I just find the graphics too dated to really be able to get into. It is one I wished I would have picked up back when it first came out as I think I would have enjoyed it immensely back then. However, now I just find myself looking for something else to do.
Not many come along like this. I had this game back when it first came out and it ate up a lot of my time. It is very addictive and the replay value is great. It can be tedious at times taking care of all of your planets and making sure they are working efficiently, but that is a minor issue compared to everything it does right. If you like turn based games this is one of the best.
I just couldn't get into this game. The graphics were too dated, and I just could not get interested in the story. I'm sure it wasn't bad for its time, but even so I recall playing games at this time period that I thought were much better.
I have to admit I only bought this game when it was on sale for about $3 or $4. I wasn't expecting much at all. I am a big fan of the XCOM series and every turn based strategy game I play immediately gets compared to that. It probably isn't fair, but in this case Jagged Alliance 2 came through thoroughly and completely! This is now one of my favorite games and though I am loathe to admit it I believe given a direct comparison between JA2 and XCOM, JA2 is going to win out. It isn't often that a game takes me by surprise and blows me away, but this one did it. While it has its quirks such as being a bit buggy I found that it is something I can not only tolerate, but hardly seem to notice. It is simply that good and immersive. There is a good, but not overly complex rpg element to it which compliments the strategy elemet which is the main part of the game very nicely. The graphics really are not that bad considering how old the game is. The game can be slow at times and more than once I got frustrated, but the things it gets right just make all of those issues seem petty. If you want a classic example of turn based strategy done correctly you can't really do much better than this or at least I haven't seen or played anything much better.
