bitComposer vient d’officialiser le développement de Jagged Alliance 2 Reloaded, le remake en 3D du cultissime Jagged Alliance 2. Le jeu conservera cette vue isométrique qui faisait tout le charme de l’époque, l’interface sera améliorée et un important didacticiel viendra guider les joueurs au travers des mécanismes du jeu. Pour accompagner cette annonce, voici trois captures d’écrans montrant la différence de graphisme ainsi que le souci d’authenticité (ici la carte de l’aéroport de Meduna). Sortie prévue courant 2011, sans plus de précisions.
Il n’y a plus maintenant qu’à espérer que les développeurs allemands feront mieux que les russes, qui avaient bien tentés une sorte de remake de Jagged alliance 2, le projet Jagged Alliance 3D qui échoua et ne donna in extremis que le décevant Hired Guns.
Par ailleurs, le site de Jagged Alliance Online, développé avec Gamigo, a enfin ouvert ses portes. Les 1000 premiers inscrits gagneront une clef pour accéder à la bêta privée. Vous y trouverez un forum ainsi qu’une section pour chacun des prochains jeux de la série (la partie JA 3 est bien sûr vide actuellement). On y trouvera donc la liste des principales caractéristiques de Jagged Alliance Online, prévu pour 2011. Sur le papier c’est prometteur :
* Tactical Turn based Action in 3D isometric graphics with parameterized maps for fresh challenges
* Management of mercenary company with extended RPG system
* Synchronous and asynchronous online PvE, co-op and PvP
* Build up your own HQ
* Players can choose to accept campaigns, which are essentially a string of missions on a specific map that need to be resolved within a given time frame.
* Players can support other’s campaigns by renting mercenaries for a certain amount of time and can also bolster their roster by using their ally’s mercs.
* The game can be played as a normal browser game, managing mercenaries and sending them on missions or players can dive into the action on the tactical map, improving their chances and rewards.
* The game has three core layers of gameplay:
o The tactical map, where players control their mercs directly in turn based/real time combat.
o The management level, where players run their company, rent out mercs and choose missions or campaigns as well as build up their HQ facilities.
o The social layer, where players may support or fight others on campaigns or missions.
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Eschborn, August 20, 2010: Jagged Alliance 2 – Reloaded will be released next year, and this multi award-winning classic will appear as a totally revamped version. German publisher bitComposer Games is currently developing a remake of Jagged Alliance 2, which will retain the tried-and-trusted game principle, but will have a totally new game look and which will address the weak points of the original. Jagged Alliance 2 – ReloadedReloaded will therefore have a contemporary 3D graphic syle in an isometric view, the user interface will be totally redesigned and an extensive tutorial will ease the player into the complex game rules system. Find out more about Jagged Alliance 2 – Reloaded and about other titles in the Jagged Alliance universe on the new product website www.jaggedalliance.com.
The Jagged Alliance series has won numerous national and international accolades since the first title was published in 1994. The second part in particular, Jagged Alliance 2, released in 1999, received numerous awards and high ratings from the games media worldwide. Jagged Alliance 2 – Reloaded takes the tried-and-trusted game principle and builds on and improves it. The new game will retain the popular combo of a turn-based strategy game with roleplay elements.
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