Jagged Alliance (1995)
Jagged Alliance is a 1995 strategy video game made by Madlab Software and Sir-tech Software.
On the island of Metavira, a scientist named Jack Richards has lost control of the Fallow trees that produce a valuable medicinal compound. The man who took them, Santino, is not interested in negotiating. Your job is to hire mercenaries from a roster of sixty individuals, each with their own skills, their own personalities, and their own tolerance for being talked down to. Jagged Alliance invented the template for squad-based tactical RPGs built around character: the combat is sharp, but the personalities are the point.
Quick answers
What is Jagged Alliance about?
On the island of Metavira, a scientist named Jack Richards has lost control of the Fallow trees that produce a valuable medicinal compound. The man who took them, Santino, is not interested in negotiating. Your job is to hire mercenaries from a roster of sixty individuals, each with their own skills, their own personalities, and their own tolerance for being talked down to. Jagged Alliance invented the template for squad-based tactical RPGs built around character: the combat is sharp, but the personalities are the point.
When was Jagged Alliance released?
Jagged Alliance was released on 15 April 1995.
Who made Jagged Alliance?
Jagged Alliance was made by Madlab Software and Sir-tech Software.
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Jagged Alliance in our writing
- Companion guide: Sir-Tech: Wizardry, Jagged Alliance and the Roots of the RPG
A few thoughts on Jagged Alliance
The series continued and improved with Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games, which added multiplayer and a new solo campaign while keeping the same mercenary roster and tactical rhythm. Start here, then follow the team.