Jagged Alliance: Rage! Reviews
With XCOM available for almost every platform, why anyone would play a subpar version of it is beyond me.
Jagged Alliance: Rage! delivers a fairly middling strategy experience where many of its better ideas and gameplay mechanics are hampered by poor AI and numerous design decisions that bring the game’s pace to a crawl.
I honestly feel this game along with any other strategy turn-based games should be left on computers and mobile phones because it is easier to work with. This game is designed to have a mouse and keyboard; with just a controller it felt as if I was being held down, like being forced to put on a seatbelt at the dinner table. Overall a decent game but not my style of genre games.
Jagged Alliance Rage! isn’t the threequel we’ve been patiently waiting for. Instead, this is a spin off the does things a little bit differently, some of which lands and some of which doesn’t, especially on consoles. The humour and light heartedness does carry much of this game because without it, you could be playing any number of grid bound, turn based games. It’s this attitude though that makes it assuredly a Jagged Alliance game worthy of the name that’ll carry you through till 3 finally sees the light of day.
Jagged Alliance Rage is missing a few important features that would make it Jagged Alliance 3. It is a damn good game that is a perfect stepping stone for another in the franchise.
If it can receive modding support anywhere near the level of the original Jagged Alliance games, Rage should have a promising future ahead of it. Right now though for its full retail price? I’m going to say give it a pass.
Jagged Alliance: Rage! is not worth experiencing much. You will feel that this game hasn't aged well and there aren't many innovations to bring it back to glorious days of this series, and because of that Jagged Alliance: Rage! is a big failure and gets the lowest possible place among the story-based titles of this series of tactical games.
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Jagged Alliance: Rage offers a lot to like for fans of XCOM and other similar titles. It's one of the few games in the genre to provide a genuinely great two player co-operative experience. Whilst the game suffers from numerous bugs, a rough UI, plenty of smaller issues and overall low production values, it still manages to feel like a diamond in the rough. Don't sleep on Jagged Alliance: Rage - you might be surprised just how much fun there is to be had here.
It sits in a sweet spot for the genre which is just challenging enough for the hardcore to while away an afternoon on, but accessible enough for casual players to enjoy too. At £23.99 on release, it may be a little on the pricey side for what it offers, but it’s definitely one to consider, especially if you find it on sale.