Jagged Alliance: Rage!

Jagged Alliance: Rage!
Developer(s)Cliffhanger Productions
Publisher(s)HandyGames
SeriesJagged Alliance
Platform(s)Windows,[1] PlayStation 4, Xbox One
ReleaseDecember 6, 2018
Genre(s)Turn-based tactics
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Jagged Alliance: Rage! is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Cliffhanger Productions and published by HandyGames for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in December 2018. It is part of the Jagged Alliance series.

Gameplay

Jagged Alliance: Rage! is a turn-based tactics game. The game takes place 20 years after Jagged Alliance.[2] The player controls a team of mercenaries to infiltrate an island to save a fellow mercenary and to take out the island's dictator.[3] Unlike previous games in the series, only a small group of mercenaries are available: four out of six mercenaries can be selected, all returning characters from Jagged Alliance 2.[4] The game is also first in the series to feature survival game elements.[5] The game features two-player co-op multiplayer.[6]

Release

Jagged Alliance: Rage! was developed by Cliffhanger Productions, a studio based in Vienna, Austria.[7] It previously developed Jagged Alliance Online.[8] Rage! was announced on August 14, 2018 set to be released in fall 2018 for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[6] The game is published by HandyGames, part of THQ Nordic network.[6] In September 2018, the release date was announced for September 27, 2018.[9] On September 26, 2018, the game was delayed to December 6, 2018.[10][11]

Reception

Jagged Alliance: Rage! received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[12][13][14]

Corey Gavaza of GamingBolt summarized: "This is a game that could have benefited greatly from another year or so in development. What is here is fun but it’s brought down by technical issues and strange gameplay elements."[3]

Saúl González of Vandal said: "This classic franchise is back with good ideas and a poor execution. If you are a hardcore fan of the series or you’re planning on playing with friends, have a look at it. If not, better look elsewhere."[20][12]

Chris Bratt of Rock Paper Shotgun summarized: "[...] I found Rage pretty hard work to enjoy. Much like the mercs themselves, for every positive trait it may offer, there tends to be some frustrating problem to deal with too."[1]

Martynas Klimas of Strategy Gamer said: "Jagged Alliance: Rage! Is the closest thing we have to the greatness of Jagged Alliance 2. It's a very trimmed game, delivering the experience rather than a carbon copy of the series. You still have to care for your mercs' health and gear, as well as carrying capacity, but at a much less grognardy level."

Multiplayer.it included the game on their "worst games of 2018" list.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b Bratt, Chris (12 December 2018). "Wot I Think - Jagged Alliance: Rage". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ Meer, Alec (14 August 2018). "Jagged Alliance returns again again with 'Rage' (not that one)". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Gavaza, Corey (19 December 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage! Review – Going Commando". GamingBolt. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Deppe, Martin (14 December 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage! im Test - Senile Söldner". GameStar (in German). Webedia. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ^ Parijat, Shubhankar (22 October 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage! Interview – Character Roster, Gameplay Changes, Difficulty, and More". GamingBolt. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Saed, Sherif (14 August 2018). "Jagged Alliance returns with Jagged Alliance: Rage". VG247. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ^ "CLIFFHANGER - MAKING GAMES FOR PEOPLE SINCE 2006". Cliffhanger Productions Games Gmbh. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ^ Hillier, Brenna (15 May 2013). "Jagged Alliance Online will make all content free from the start". VG247. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  9. ^ Tarason, Dominic (5 September 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage comes sneaking out of the jungle in three weeks". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  10. ^ O'Connor, Alice (26 September 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage delayed only one day before launch". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ^ Tarason, Dominic (6 December 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage rumbles in the jungle today". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Jagged Alliance: Rage! for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Jagged Alliance: Rage! for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Jagged Alliance: Rage! for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  15. ^ Kleffmann, Marcel (17 December 2018). "Test: Jagged Alliance: Rage!". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  16. ^ Rampazzi, Simone (10 December 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage! - Recensione". The Games Machine (in Italian). Aktia srl. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  17. ^ Tagliaferri, Simone (10 December 2018). "Jagged Alliance: Rage!, la recensione". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). NetAddiction Srl. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  18. ^ Kauppinen, Jukka (3 February 2019). "Jagged Alliance: Rage!". Pelaaja (in Finnish). H-Town Oy. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  19. ^ Klimas, Martynas (28 December 2018). "Review: Jagged Alliance: Rage!". Strategy Gamer. Network N. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  20. ^ a b González, Saúl (11 December 2018). "Análisis de Jagged Alliance: Rage! (PC, PS4, Xbox One)". Vandal (in Spanish). El Español. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  21. ^ Tagliaferri, Simone (22 December 2018). "I giochi più brutti del 2018". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). NetAddiction Srl. Retrieved 19 March 2023.