Software:Jagged Alliance: Flashback

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Jagged Alliance: Flashback
Developer(s)Full Control
Publisher(s)Full Control
SeriesJagged Alliance
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)Linux, OS X, Windows
ReleaseOctober 21, 2014
Genre(s)Turn-based tactics
Mode(s)Single-player

Jagged Alliance: Flashback is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Full Control for the PC via Linux, OS X, and Windows in October 2014. It is part of the Jagged Alliance series.

Gameplay

Jagged Alliance: Flashback is a turn-based tactics game. The game takes place during a revolt on the fictional Caribbean island San Hermanos in the 1980s. The player takes control of a team of mercenaries to try to depose the forces of "The Prince", the king of San Hermanos.[2] The player can design their mercenary in a character creator.[3] The game is in real-time until the enemy is sighted, when the game changes to turn-based mode. Action points are used for movement and shooting. Guns can be aimed at different body parts.[4]

Release

Jagged Alliance: Flashback was developed by Full Control, a studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark.[5] It was announced on April 11, 2013 that Full Control had signed with bitComposer to develop the next installment in the Jagged Alliance series.[5] On April 23, 2013, Full Control launched a Kickstarter campaign for the game, that was now called Jagged Alliance: Flashback.[6] The Kickstarter campaign was funded on May 23, 2013.[7] A closed alpha version was released for Kickstarter backers in April 2014.[8] The game was released on Steam's early access on May 16, 2014.[9] The full version was released on October 21, 2014 for Windows, Linux, and OS X.[10][2]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic52/100[11]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players61/100[3]
Eurogamer4/10 (Italy)[12]
3/10 (Poland)[13]
Computer Bild3.1/10 (Germany)[14]
3.5/10 (Poland)[15]
Game World Navigator1.4/10[16]
Gry-Online3.0/10[17]
Pelaaja3/10[18]

Jagged Alliance: Flashback received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[11] Davide Pessach of Eurogamer said it was a poor series entry that was unlikely to be saved by modders because of how the deeply the problems run.[12][11] Marcel Kleffmann of 4Players criticized the streamlined elements of the game. Though he said the combat worked well, he recommended Wasteland 2 instead.[3][11] Grzegorz Bobrek of Gry-Online said the game did not improve from the poor prerelease version and demanded that the studio fix the problems.[17][11] Miikka Lehtonen of Pelaaja wrote, "As it stands, the game is by no means worth its price tag, and vague talks about future plans will not change the situation. Get Jagged Alliance 2 instead, it's still ten times better."[18]

Softpedia awarded the game with the "Biggest Disappointment of 2014".[19]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, John-Paul (23 May 2013). "Kickstarter based Jagged Alliance: Flashback meets its funding target". Mist Network. https://www.rpgsite.net/news/2322-kickstarter-based-jagged-alliance-flashback-meets-its-funding-target. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Whittaker, Matt (22 October 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback is Now Available on Steam". https://hardcoregamer.com/news/jagged-alliance-flashback-is-now-available-on-steam/113240/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kleffmann, Marcel (27 October 2014). "Test: Jagged Alliance: Flashback" (in German). https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/34648/80834/0/Jagged_Alliance_Flashback.html. 
  4. ↑ Kleffmann, Marcel (15 September 2014). "Vorschau: Jagged Alliance: Flashback" (in German). https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/Allgemein/Vorschau/34648/80770/0/Jagged_Alliance_Flashback.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Devore, Jordan (11 April 2013). "Jagged Alliance is next for Full Control after Space Hulk". Gamurs. https://www.destructoid.com/jagged-alliance-is-next-for-full-control-after-space-hulk/. 
  6. ↑ Devore, Jordan (23 April 2013). "Full Control's Jagged Alliance: Flashback detailed". Gamurs. https://www.destructoid.com/full-controls-jagged-alliance-flashback-detailed/. 
  7. ↑ Purchese, Robert (23 May 2013). "The Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter has done it, raised the dough". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/the-jagged-alliance-flashback-kickstarter-has-done-it-raised-the-dough. 
  8. ↑ Phillips, Tom (3 April 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback headed to Steam Early Access". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/jagged-alliance-flashback-headed-to-steam-early-access. 
  9. ↑ "NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM EARLY ACCESS - JAGGED ALLIANCE FLASHBACK". Valve Corporation. 16 May 2014. https://store.steampowered.com/oldnews/13345. 
  10. ↑ Williams, Katie (4 September 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback Official Release Date Announced". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/04/jagged-alliance-flashback-official-release-date-announced. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Jagged Alliance: Flashback for PC Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/jagged-alliance-flashback/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pessach, Davide (7 November 2014). "Jagged Alliance Flashback, mercenari senza personalità - review" (in Italian). Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.it/jagged-alliance-flashback-mercenari-senza-personalita-recensione-review. 
  13. ↑ Cnotalski, Artur (30 October 2014). "Jagged Alliance: Flashback - Recenzja" (in Polish). Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.pl/jagged-alliance-flashback-recenzja. 
  14. ↑ Altenheimer, Andreas; Plass-Fleßenkämper, Benedikt (22 October 2014). "Jagged Alliance – Flashback: Vergangenheitstrip ohne Seele" (in German). Axel Springer SE. https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cbs-Tests-PC-Jagged-Alliance-Flashback-11044000.html. 
  15. ↑ Sieja, Bartłomiej (30 October 2014). "Recenzja Jagged Alliance: Flashback" (in Polish). Axel Springer SE. https://www.komputerswiat.pl/gamezilla/recenzje/recenzja-jagged-alliance-flashback/8fxr4p9. 
  16. ↑ Hunanyan, Gnel (5 December 2014). "РЕЦЕНЗИЯ: JAGGED ALLIANCE: FLASHBACK" (in Russian). Navigator Publishing. https://www.nim.ru/navi/revyu-jagged-alliance-flashback/. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Bobrek, Grzegorz (29 October 2014). "Recenzja gry Jagged Alliance: Flashback - duńska wyprawa na dno" (in Polish). https://www.gry-online.pl/S020.asp?ID=10064. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Lehtonen, Miikka (5 December 2014). "Jagged Alliance Flashback" (in Finnish). H-Town Oy. https://pelaaja.fi/arvostelut/jagged-alliance-flashback. 
  19. ↑ Dumitrescu, Andrei (22 December 2014). "GOTY 2014 Biggest Disappointment – Jagged Alliance: Flashback". SoftNews NET SRL. https://news.softpedia.com/news/GOTY-2014-Biggest-Disappointment-Jagged-Alliance-Flashback-468116.shtml. 
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  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

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MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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