Metal Brigade Tactics

Metal Brigade Tactics is a debut project of the independent studio Busking Software. The title was produced for fans of turn-based tactical strategies in science fiction climates.

The action of the game takes place in the future. The small island country of Pelaoan remained in the shadows for a long time. Everything changed when international military industry corporations located research centres and factories of modern combat robots - Vertical Armor. The local government saw this as an opportunity to create a global power and formed the Central Pelaoan Coalition (CPC) with the intention of gaining total control over technology and production of the VA. In response, the rest of the world has set up an Alliance Defense Force to dismantle the CPC regime.

The player takes on the role of one of the combat robot pilots in the service of the ADF and, together with a unit led by Colonel John Barkley, is sent to Pelaoan to inflict a decisive blow to the CPC. After his superior and a handful of loyal soldiers show insubordination, the hero takes command of the rest of the unit. Its task is to destroy the renegades and then face up to the coalition forces.

The game is based on solutions characteristic for tactical turn-based strategies. Each turn consists of several chronologically ordered stages. First there is artillery fire, then the player moves the units on the board (the unit is divided into squares) and - if possible - carries out an attack, followed by a turn of the opponent.

Combat mechanics is based on the principle of paper-scissors-stone. Each robot can be equipped with two types of weaponry - sniper, machine or artillery, but the weapon is available in many different types, including range, amount of ammunition and the amount of damage inflicted. What is important is that particular types of armour work well against a particular enemy arsenal. The use of sniper weapons is rewarded in a duel with machine guns. The latter performs better in the fight against artillery, which in turn "beats" snipers.

The creators were tempted to introduce several loans from cRPG. By participating in battles, pilots gain experience that allows them to improve their skills related to the type of units or weapons. It is also possible to acquire new types of robots (individual types differ in terms of speed of movement, durability and battery capacity) and make modifications to existing machines.

The main campaign in the game is designed exclusively for solo play and includes 19 missions, in which the player most often has to occupy a specific area, reach a specific location on the map or destroy enemy units. Supporters of playing with a living opponent can try their hand at skirmish mode duels played with the hotseat method (players change at the computer).

Audio-visual luminaire Metal Brigade Tactics is not particularly impressive. Two-dimensional graphics clearly stand out from the standards of modern strategy games. The background music is based on techno songs.

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Last updated on August 14, 2015