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Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
Released On: Oct 17, 2006
41
5.5
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Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
41
0% Positive
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0 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Brigade E5: New Jagged Union tries to revitalize a struggling genre, but gets almost nothing right. There are some nice customization options available, but that's about it. Combat is not fun at all, and the bad camera views and Playstation 1 era graphics only make things worse.
My instinct is that, despite BE5’s flaws, it might have potential for modding or for higher quality sequels.
New Jagged Union is not merely a bad game when compared to its peers, but it is a bad game when compared to any titles released in the last several years. I cannot, in good faith, advise any fan of tactical strategy to make this a purchase.
Even if the game falls apart fairly quickly, and has bugs and interface quirks that make the main story borderline unplayable, it still deserves a measure of attention and admiration.
The game looks and plays cheaply and lacks direction. Players waste time trying to conduct solo missions early on when the heart of this game focus on squad tactics. Terrible translations, boring environments and unintelligent enemies further ruin the experience.
Third-rate mission design, prehistoric visuals, and problematic pathfinding mean that you won't enjoy playing soldier of fortune here, even if the developers have added a bit of life to the squad-sim genre with a few design innovations.
While this game may look good in screenshots, it’s an absolute bore.
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Based on 21 User Ratings
5.5
43% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
5.5
43% Positive
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14% Mixed
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43% Negative
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Summary Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is set in the fictional, small tropical country of Palinero. Players are required to assemble a band of mercenaries and take control of a rapidly deteriorating situation in order to survive the imminent civil war and avoid having their country left in complete ruins. Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Oct 17, 2006
Developer:
- Apeiron
Publisher: Strategy First
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