Jagged Alliance: Rage!

 PC
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 5 out of 17
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  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    70
    This game is the closest to the original Jagged Alliance we got in the last two decades. It's a fun game but complexity is far below the standards of the original games in the series.
  2. GameStar
    Dec 14, 2018
    69
    Jagged Alliance Light: Only four controllable mercenaries, small maps and comic graphics - but if you don't expect Jagged 3, you'll get solid tactics.
  3. Hooked Gamers
    Dec 10, 2018
    68
    Jagged Alliance: Rage is a fun game when judged on its own merits. It’s certainly not a proper sequel, and perhaps that would be a bit too much to expect from a game that’s selling for a mere 20 bucks. It does have a few whiffs of what made Jagged Alliance great though, and if this would have been sold as a way to whet our appetites for a full sequel coming out next year, I think it would have landed much better with the fans than it did. As it stands, Jagged Alliance: Rage is a cute distraction, a fun-for-a-while-not-quite-Jagged-Alliance that will polarize fans more than it had intended, but should not be dismissed right out of hand.
  5. Ragequit.gr
    Jan 7, 2019
    65
    A successor mostly in name and less in essence that suffers from limited scope. It tries to attract veterans and newcomers alike, ultimately failing to provide challenge and depth to the former and something innovative and on par with the competition to the latter.
  6. CD-Action
    Mar 25, 2019
    60
    The beginnings were extremely promising but 8 hours later (around the middle of the campaign) I was seriously tired and annoyed by a myriad of small nuisances which successfully strip the whole experience of joy. [02/2019, p.64]
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  7. Vandal
    Dec 13, 2018
    60
    This classic franchise is back with good ideas and a poor execution. If you are a hardcore fan of the series or you’re planning on playing with friends, have a look at it. If not, better look elsewhere.
  8. The Games Machine
    Dec 11, 2018
    60
    Jagged Alliance: Rage! has a bunch of interesting ideas, but it’s flawed by many technical issues.
  9. 4P.de
    Jan 25, 2019
    58
    The battles are decent, but with the focus on wrong priorities, lack of character development and a few other problems this is little more than a mess with quite some potential.
  10. GameSpew
    Dec 14, 2018
    50
    It almost feels as though it was made for the mobile market in a way, with its small but plentiful maps and cut down features.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Dec 12, 2018
    This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a developer try to recapture the magic of Jagged Alliance and I hope it’s not the last, but I found Rage pretty hard work to enjoy. Much like the mercs themselves, for every positive trait it may offer, there tends to be some frustrating problem to deal with too.

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3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 18 out of 26
  1. ZboqZboq
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    Feels and plays like a mobile game. The graphics look dated as well. It's a kick in the balls to all old school Jagged Alliance fans. Just aFeels and plays like a mobile game. The graphics look dated as well. It's a kick in the balls to all old school Jagged Alliance fans. Just a horrible game once again, like Flashback and Back in Action. This franchise is dead.… Full Review »
  2. Jason71
    Dec 15, 2018
    2
    A horrible game that has nothing to do with the original title.
    The usual exploitation of IP at low cost, for a game that does not even worth    A horrible game that has nothing to do with the original title.
    The usual exploitation of IP at low cost, for a game that does not even worth 5 denari.    … Full Review »
  3. WillGamer
    Dec 12, 2018
    6
    I played and finished the game. 18 hrs to complete with a mixture of stealth and let it rain bullets tactics. I didn't think the art designI played and finished the game. 18 hrs to complete with a mixture of stealth and let it rain bullets tactics. I didn't think the art design was the end of the world and generally speaking it was fun to play. I can't give it more than a 6 though.
    -Nothing new to the genre, we have seen it all before
    -Re-introducing quality of life pains that have been solved before. (i.e. A looting screen would be nice at the end of a mission, and switch off turn based moves outside of combat ffs).
    -6/10 fun factor if you enjoy this style of game.
    -A little buggy with game freezing up on NPC move turns

    FYI - you can pick two char from the list when you start and about half way through a third. There is no option to create a new char. Max squad size is 3 with no option to swap out the char once picked. Your choices are final.    … Full Review »
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