Danish independent studio Full Control today announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to develop and publish Jagged Alliance: Flashback. Based on the widely popular and critically acclaimed Jagged Alliance series, Jagged Alliance: Flashback is not just a reboot, but a reset that seeks to return the franchise to the tactical turn-based action of the original games. Full Control are looking to raise a minimum of $350,000 in the 30 day Kickstarter campaign order to make Jagged Alliance: Flashback a reality. Head over to the Kickstarter Jagged Alliance: Flashback page now and pledge your support, with the minimum pledge starting at $5, every little helps.
“The original Jagged Alliance was a thinking man’s game with a focus on characters, firepower and strategy. Our vision at Full Control is to bring back the tactical turn-based action that the original games were known for”, said Thomas Hentschel Lund, CEO of Full Control. “We look forward to working with a community who shares our vision and wants to experience a new Jagged Alliance that returns to the classic turn based-action of the originals”.
Set in the mid-1980’s on the Caribbean Island of San Christobal, Jagged Alliance: Flashback will transport players back in time to the cold war era. There they will experience the events surrounding the foundation of A.I.M. an international mercenary organization. A destabilizing coup d’état establishes a powerful socialist regime as a hard-line fanatic U.S.S.R. General seizes the opportunity to establish a military base right under the nose of the U.S. In a covert mission for the CIA, players must re-stabilize the balance of power in the region, restore the democratic government of San Christobal and drive out the U.S.S.R. presence by any means necessary.
Gameplay features will emphasize the core pillars that made the original games great: deep strategy, thrilling action and character RPG elements. With the success of X-COM: Enemy Unknown not too long ago, this may well be the right time for a Jagged Alliance reboot as it has been shown that tactical turn based games can be a success in the modern market, both critically and commercially.
Are you an old school Jagged Alliance fan? Does the news of a potential reboot fill you with joy or anxiety and most importantly will you be funding the Kickstarter project? Let us know in the comments below.
