Laser Squad
| Developer: Blade | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: MicroProse | Sound: |
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| Year: 1994 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Strategy | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 2 alternating | Rating: |
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Inspired by Rebelstar (ZX Spectrum, 1984), this turn-based infiltration game transports you to a science fiction universe, at the head of an assault commando. The gameplay is structured on the model of “board” wargames with figurines to move on a tactical map. You control your little soldiers, one by one, open doors, shoot at robots; all while spending action points. The mechanics remain quite straightforward, from choosing equipment to deploying your squad and developing a strategy to achieve your objectives (eliminating all enemies, freeing prisoners) whilst minimising your losses.
Laser Squad offers only five missions, but there are several ways to complete them. Moreover, the two-player mode (one against the other) gives it a second wind.
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