<s>
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
South	O
Atlantic	O
island	O
of	O
Metavira	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
nuclear	O
testing	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Brenda	O
and	O
her	O
father	O
request	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
hires	O
mercenaries	B-Application
through	O
the	O
Association	O
of	O
International	O
Mercenaries	B-Application
(	O
A.I.M.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
load	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
change	O
settings	O
,	O
hire	O
new	O
mercenaries	B-Application
or	O
sleep	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
decide	O
what	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
equipment	O
to	O
take	O
and	O
what	O
player-owned	O
sector	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
guards	O
and	O
tappers	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
paid	O
;	O
if	O
needed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
raise	O
the	O
guards	O
 '	O
and	O
tappers	O
 '	O
salaries	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
happier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
can	O
be	O
left	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
to	O
either	O
heal	O
,	O
train	O
skills	O
or	O
repair	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
chosen	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
equipment	O
to	O
take	O
to	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
sector	O
he	O
chose	O
earlier	O
overseeing	O
his	O
mercenaries	B-Application
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
viewpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
now	O
directly	O
command	O
his	O
chosen	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
issue	O
movement	O
orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
move	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
to	O
one	O
adjacent	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
can	O
also	O
crouch	O
to	O
make	O
themselves	O
a	O
smaller	O
target	O
or	O
take	O
cover	O
behind	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
walk	O
backwards	O
and	O
move	O
stealthily	O
so	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
can	O
avoid	O
being	O
noticed	O
by	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
though	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
actions	O
uses	O
more	O
action	O
points	O
than	O
normal	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
attacking	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
certain	O
chance	O
that	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
will	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
day	O
ends	O
mercenaries	B-Application
return	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
for	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
day	O
can	O
also	O
end	O
during	O
a	O
battle	O
and	O
mercenaries	B-Application
might	O
suffer	O
additional	O
injuries	O
as	O
they	O
retreat	O
from	O
the	O
enemy	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sector	O
is	O
conquered	O
when	O
all	O
the	O
enemies	O
are	O
killed	O
or	O
is	O
lost	O
when	O
all	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
guards	O
and	O
tappers	O
are	O
killed	O
or	O
otherwise	O
neglected	O
from	O
posting	O
guards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
the	O
hireable	O
mercenaries	B-Application
along	O
with	O
other	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
employers	O
Jack	O
and	O
Brenda	O
Richards	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Santino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
control	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guards	O
,	O
tappers	O
and	O
enemies	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
60	O
hireable	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
recruit	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
mercenaries	B-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
mercenaries	B-Application
will	O
refuse	O
to	O
join	O
at	O
start	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
be	O
trusted	O
to	O
lead	O
them	O
,	O
either	O
through	O
acceptable	O
performance	O
or	O
enough	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
mercenary	B-Application
has	O
four	O
attributes	O
-	O
health	O
,	O
agility	O
,	O
dexterity	O
,	O
wisdom	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
skills	O
-	O
medical	O
,	O
explosives	O
,	O
mechanical	O
and	O
marksmanship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Health	O
determines	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
can	O
take	O
,	O
agility	O
determines	O
how	O
many	O
action	O
points	O
they	O
have	O
,	O
dexterity	O
helps	O
in	O
using	O
weapons	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
in	O
their	O
various	O
conditions	O
,	O
wisdom	O
enables	O
mercenaries	B-Application
to	O
get	O
experience	O
quicker	O
,	O
medical	O
helps	O
to	O
heal	O
wounded	O
characters	O
,	O
explosives	O
helps	O
to	O
disarm	O
bombs	O
and	O
activate	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
's	O
own	O
explosives	O
,	O
mechanical	O
helps	O
to	O
pick	O
locks	O
and	O
combine	O
items	O
together	O
and	O
marksmanship	O
helps	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
better	O
aim	O
and	O
shot	O
on	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercenaries	B-Application
employed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
gain	O
experience	O
from	O
the	O
actions	O
they	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
that	O
bandages	O
a	O
wound	O
might	O
improve	O
his	O
medical	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
may	O
also	O
permanently	O
lose	O
attribute	O
points	O
from	O
an	O
injury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
head	O
might	O
reduce	O
mercenary	B-Application
's	O
wisdom	O
or	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
leg	O
might	O
reduce	O
his	O
agility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
every	O
mercenary	B-Application
has	O
an	O
experience	O
level	O
that	O
determines	O
how	O
much	O
he	O
gets	O
paid	O
;	O
and	O
when	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
is	O
obtained	O
they	O
demand	O
a	O
raise	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
either	O
has	O
to	O
agree	O
to	O
,	O
or	O
lose	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
is	O
injured	O
he	O
slowly	O
bleeds	O
losing	O
health	O
points	O
;	O
bandaging	O
the	O
wound	O
stops	O
the	O
bleeding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gives	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
temporary	O
'	O
bandage	O
points	O
 '	O
that	O
change	O
back	O
to	O
health	O
points	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
be	O
quickly	O
lost	O
if	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
is	O
injured	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
course	O
,	O
mercenaries	B-Application
who	O
die	O
are	O
permanently	O
dead	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
revived	O
or	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
mercenary	B-Application
has	O
a	O
unique	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
characters	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
fond	O
of	O
certain	O
other	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
decline	O
joining	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
for	O
this	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
characters	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
hired	O
but	O
will	O
later	O
complain	O
about	O
the	O
other	O
mercenary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
mercenary	B-Application
may	O
leave	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
group	O
during	O
the	O
night	O
and	O
is	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
missing	O
on	O
the	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
stubborn	O
characters	O
that	O
might	O
refuse	O
to	O
move	O
until	O
an	O
enemy	O
they	O
were	O
targeting	O
has	O
been	O
killed	O
or	O
the	O
enemy	O
moves	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
's	O
line	O
of	O
sight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
hires	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
he	O
arrives	O
with	O
weapons	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
equip	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
with	O
various	O
body	O
armour	O
,	O
helmets	O
,	O
goggles	O
and	O
radios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
can	O
also	O
carry	O
things	O
in	O
their	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
store	O
an	O
unlimited	O
number	O
of	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
to	O
transport	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
from	O
the	O
sectors	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Cypron	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
"	O
JA	O
won	O
plaudits	O
from	O
the	O
critics	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
non-Wizardry	O
title	O
in	O
Sirtech	O
's	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
magazine	O
's	O
Marc	O
Saltzman	O
similarly	O
noted	O
that	O
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
"	O
sold	O
reasonably	O
well	O
"	O
and	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
named	O
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
the	O
best	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
tied	O
with	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Strategic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Jagged	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
the	O
114th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
