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Is Jagged Alliance: Crossfire worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want to direct mercenary teams in real-time tactical battles
- RPG fans interested in recruiting a large cast with distinct skills and personalities
- Players seeking a campaign set across frozen mountain battlefields
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long-form campaign beyond the stated 15-plus hours
- Players who prefer turn-based combat rather than planning actions for real-time execution
- Players looking for a relaxed setting instead of scarce supplies and war-torn environments
Our take on Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
Instead of resolving battles solely through turn-by-turn commands, the game combines advance planning with real-time execution. Its tactical structure also places a varied mercenary roster and limited equipment inside a focused campaign set in frozen mountain terrain.
What is Jagged Alliance: Crossfire?
Lead a private military company sent to reclaim Khanpaa, a peaceful nation occupied by paid mercenaries.
Recruit and manage a team of combatants, then plan their movements with the enhanced Plan 'n' Go system before carrying out those orders in real time. The standalone expansion adds 10 mercenaries, bringing the roster to more than 50 fighters with distinct skills, weaknesses, and personalities. Its 10 new maps feature rocky slopes, narrow valleys, icy cliffs, cover positions, chokepoints, and ambush locations. The campaign provides more than 15 hours of missions, with new weapons, enemies, and equipment. Supplies are limited, requiring outdated weapons and available gear to be managed during combat.
How Jagged Alliance: Crossfire plays
- 01Plan-and-Execute Combat
- Plot the squad's actions first, then carry them out during real-time battles.
- 02Expanded Mercenary Roster
- Ten new recruits extend the available cast beyond 50 fighters, each with distinct abilities, flaws, and personalities.
- 03Frozen Mountain Maps
- Ten campaign locations use cliffs, tight valleys, rocky ground, cover, chokepoints, and ambush positions.
- 04Resource-Constrained Equipment
- Limited supplies and aging weapons shape the equipment available to the mercenary team.
- 05Standalone Campaign
- The new Khanpaa storyline contains more than 15 hours of missions.
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Jagged Alliance: Crossfire: platforms & release
Is Jagged Alliance: Crossfire worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want to direct mercenary teams in real-time tactical battles. Skip it if: players seeking a long-form campaign beyond the stated 15-plus hours.
Where can I download Jagged Alliance: Crossfire?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Jagged Alliance: Crossfire's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Jagged Alliance: Crossfire on?
Windows only.
