Tactical, turn-based merc-a-thon, Jagged Alliance: Rage! is a spin-off of the Jagged Alliance franchise, which, as we all know, is about a lovable band of mercs like Ivan Dolvich, Helmut "Grunty" Grunther, Charlene "Raven" Higgins. These old salts will blast their way though either a single player campaign or a coop multiplayer experience, depending on what you're into, and there is a good amount of bang for your buck here, as the campaign will be about 20 hours long.
Jagged Alliance: Rage! is the first game to be published by HandyGames, and they'll be acting as publisher and developer, with a hard focus on mostly small and mid-sized projects or 3rd-party indie games. As you can see from the trailer below, the whole thing looks a bit XCOM-esque, but that's fine by me; the genre can always use more innovation, if done right. The game is set 20 years after the first Jagged Alliance, with the spin-off bringing you on a "road trip into a jungle hell to test your mind and body to the limits!"
I don't know about you, but they had me at "road trip into a jungle hell".
The game will be available September 27th on PC and November 6th on PS4 and Xbox One, check out the features and the trailer below.
Features:
• 2 Player online co-op mode
• Deep turn-based tactical gameplay mixed with adventure elements
• Choose a variety of tactics ranging from stealth to brute force
• Strong character personalities with own skills, desires and personal conflicts
• Rage skills: Unique character abilities that get more powerful over the course of the battle
• Powerful Commanders coordinate enemy troops on the battlefields
• Face terrifying experimental drugs and use them to manipulate your enemies
