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Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business

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9.2 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Interplay

Developer: Sirtech Canada

Genre(s): Turn-Based Strategy

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: November 24, 2000

Summary

The bullets have stopped flying. Arulco is free at last, but your job's not over. An all-powerful corporation is assaulting the tiny country and, once again, you're needed! Enter a whole new chapter of Jagged Alliance 2 with all new weapons, new mercenaries, new terrains, and the new Mission Builder! [Interplay]

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Gamer's Pulse

New mercenaries, new toys, new game engine, an enhanced role-playing aspect, and more combat options combine to make this another winner from Sir-Tech.

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Game Over Online

If you loved JA2 (like I did), then you owe it to yourself to play this. If you hated JA2, though, there is nothing in this that will make you change your mind: in fact, the higher linearity (compared to JA2) will likely turn you off even more, and you are probably better off waiting for JA3, whenever that will be.

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Armchair Empire

New players to the genre might be put off by the learning curve and difficulty level, but if they stick with it (and practice) they will start to have fun. Serious players will like the chance to sink their teeth into a good turn-based game.

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FiringSquad

Though hampered by terrible graphics, a lack of multiplayer and a few gameplay problems could not keep us from being impressed by Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business.

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Evil Avatar

While it isn't really a completely new product it does offer more gameplay in the Jagged Alliance 2 style, and it enables you to pick up where you left off with your character from that game.

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Electric Playground

Chock full of the same brain-straining combat that made the series famous, Unfinished Business will delight turn-based tacticians. Conversely, the game is difficult, perhaps needlessly so, and newcomers are warned to either stay away or prepare themselves for many hours of frustration.

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IGN

A more streamlined effort that emphasizes interaction with your handpicked team of mercenaries, rather than miring you beneath the economic and social details of its predecessor.

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Da Gameboyz

For the guys in the stands yelling "WUSS," you'll be happy to know that there is an Iron Man mode which cranks up the difficulty and removes your ability to save within missions. If you can ace the game in this mode, I salute you!

GameSpy

If your frustration threshold is anything but extreme, give serious consideration before diving into this one.

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GameSpot

It can be endlessly frustrating, but it also has most of the elements that make the Jagged Alliance series so outstanding.

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GameZone

Despite the fact that its "bonus" hours of gameplay come as a result of unbalanced enemies, the game still demonstrates that Jagged Alliance 2 is an original, lasting game that rewards patient gamers with a steady, gripping experience.

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Computer Games Magazine

Delivers its money's worth for true fans of the series, but which is much too hard for anyone not utterly devoted to Jagged Alliance.

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Happy Puppy

My only complaint about the story is that it's a little linear, but as the focus of the game is on combat, it's forgivable.

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Adrenaline Vault

There is enough entertainment value for veterans to easily justify the budget price tag. Sadly, the near impossibility of many of the missions makes Unfinished Business something best left to experienced players.

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Gamezilla!

Combined with repetitive gameplay where you march, fight, march, fight, rearm, again and again, this game can get pretty boring at times.

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Game Revolution

While JA2:UB's combat is unique and rewarding, nearly every other aspect of the game lacks vitality and originality. The graphics are weak, there's no story, no character development, and the villagers never say anything but "They're watching you."

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All Game Guide

Essentially offers little more than a few extra missions that lack the appeal of the original, especially in the area of strategic options.

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Yahoo! Games

A mixed bag.

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PC Gamer

A faded shadow of "Jagged Alliance 2," minus all the elements except combat. [May 2001, p.70]

Daily Radar

A pale shadow of a flawed but fun game. If the designers do not have more in them than this, the Jagged Alliance series should end here.

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Matt L. gave it a7:
If you loved and owned the Jagged Alliance 2 title, i wouldn't recommend buying this. Jagged Alliance 2 set it's place as an amazing strategy game, with amazingly detailed gameplay, hundreds of decisions to make and good graphics for its time to top it off. Sir Tech threw in some wit and intelligent humour and a amazing classic was born. However, 'Unfinished Business' basically hides behind it's title, as it never tells you what business there is left to do. To compare it to an action film, this expansion is the bit at the end after all the killing, dialogue and steamy romance scenes, when the protagonist drives home. Most creators would omit this bit all together, but it seems that SirTech decided to throw it in anyway for unknown reasons. Like before, you start on a lovely big map, but are only limited to around 8 squares of it. Apart from the battles being a little more challanging (probably to try and entend its tiny life span) , a couple of new weapons being thrown in (and alot of other old weapons with a simple glasses + fake nose disguise on them) there is practically nothing else. It does wrap up the story, but only as far as by putting the text "The End" at the ending screen of a much larger more interesting story that didn't really have, or need it.

Michael B. gave it a10:
The best turn based strategy I've ever played. Truly replayable. The amazing strategic action experience more than makes up for any minor quibbles about the game's aging graphics engine.

Alex P. gave it a10:
Jagged Alliance 2 is one of the best turn-based tactical game to date, no questions asked. It has everything anyone would want in a tactical game: An in-depth story, finely created inventory system, a plentiful stockade of weapons, a mile-long list of individually hand-crafted characters, complete with a variety of voice-acted, unique responses to any situation and clever use of turn-based combat. This game has it all. If you came here from Steam's metacritic score link and you're wondering if this game is for you, I suggest looking at JA2's criticsm.

Mark gave it a 6:
I felt ripped off when I bought this. UB is very linear and you can finish it in no time. I thought that JA2 had much better gameplay and plot. I am glad, however that many people have made their own mods (especially Vietnam SOG 69, which rocks), thanks to the editor included with UB.

Michael S. gave it a 10:
Gameplay rocks! I hope JA3 won't be 3D. Izometric 2D rulez!

Lucky Strike gave it a 10:
I'm waiting JA3 :))

R. Turnquist gave it a 10:
The Jagged Alliance series is by far one of the best in PC game shistory. This game is funny, fun, and keeps you coming back for more. I truly hope that Startegy First has a Jagged Alliance 3 on the way.

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