Jagged Alliance 2

I remember replaying the demo over and over 25 years ago. When I finally got a hold of the full version, I knew what my plans that summer break were. After all these years, no game came close to the satisfaction of taking hold of another sector. I'm still in awe of how well the action-packed strategy and tasteful RPG elements blend here. The cherry on top - the voice acting, making the interactions between individual characters so much more alive. They don't make 'em like they used to. One of those games that holds a special place in a player's heart.

This game is perfect for my Asus EEE 901 netbook. Great story, action, humor, and a lot of things to do. I suggest playing it a few times (just the first couple of sectors) until you can beat all the enemies. At that point you can face Vader and become a true Jedi -- oops wrong storry. =P Be sure to get the 1.13 2085 (zip compresssed install) and 1.13 2112 (rar compressed executable file) community patches: http://ja2v113.pbwiki.com/ A must have game. :)

JA2 is one of those stupidly good games that gets everything right. These games pop up every few years and define a genre for years to come. X-COM and JA2 define the turn-based military squad game, and while there have been the usual pretenders to the throne (Silent Storm, et.al.) these two games just nail it.

This is the game that defines the tactical turn-based RPG genre, along with X-Com. It's aged extremely well, due in part to the excellent graphics. (in particular, the guns. Oh, so many guns...) There just aren't many games that get so many things right, and JA2 is one of them.

This game stands in my top 5 of all time. I'v been gaming for 19 years now, constantly. If you haven't played this game before..you should. Go to bear pit forums and download the 1.12 Mod.. It adds hundreds of new weapons, new gameplay features and MERC's.. It makes a fantastic game even more so. I'm not going to go into any detail over the game, buy it, experience it, love it.