<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
Tribsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Unfinished	O
Business	O
expansion	O
were	O
combined	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
Gold	O
Pack	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
put	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
hired	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
with	O
aid	O
of	O
local	O
citizens	O
and	O
militia	B-Application
must	O
reclaim	O
Arulco	O
's	O
cities	O
and	O
ultimately	O
defeat	O
Deidranna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
and	O
individual	O
location	O
exploration	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
tactical	O
screen	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
issue	O
individual	O
direct	O
commands	O
to	O
their	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
run	O
,	O
shoot	O
,	O
talk	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
several	O
mercenaries	B-Application
that	O
must	O
explore	O
and	O
reclaim	O
towns	O
and	O
territories	O
from	O
enemy	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
advances	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hire	O
new	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
acquire	O
better	O
weapons	O
and	O
armour	O
to	O
combat	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
here	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
laptop	O
function	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
receive	O
emails	O
from	O
characters	O
,	O
buy	O
weapons	O
and	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
hire	O
and	O
fire	O
mercenaries	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
screen	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
give	O
mercenaries	B-Application
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trainer	O
may	O
train	O
local	O
citizens	O
to	O
become	O
militia	B-Application
to	O
defend	O
sectors	O
while	O
the	O
mercs	O
are	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
screen	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
individual	O
mercenaries	B-Application
during	O
real-time	O
interactions	O
and	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
time	O
advances	O
in	O
real-time	O
on	O
the	O
tactical	O
screen	O
unless	O
a	O
battle	O
is	O
initiated	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
to	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
can	O
equip	O
and	O
carry	O
various	O
items	O
in	O
their	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
needs	O
money	O
to	O
pay	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
hire	O
fees	O
and	O
to	O
purchase	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
in	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
allies	O
and	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
;	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
NPC	O
characters	O
may	O
be	O
interacted	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
almost	O
entirely	O
through	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
can	O
be	O
hired	O
from	O
private	O
military	O
company	O
websites	O
,	O
or	O
recruited	O
from	O
the	O
local	O
citizenry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
create	O
one	O
personalized	O
,	O
unique	O
mercenary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
can	O
have	O
two	O
(	O
or	O
one	O
highly	O
developed	O
)	O
special	O
skills	O
enhancing	O
a	O
certain	O
aspect	O
of	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
performance	O
such	O
as	O
night	O
operations	O
,	O
or	O
lockpicking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wounded	O
mercenary	B-Application
is	O
given	O
less	O
action	O
points	O
proportionally	O
to	O
their	O
wounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Health	O
can	O
be	O
restored	O
by	O
resting	O
,	O
being	O
treated	O
by	O
another	O
mercenary	B-Application
with	O
'	O
doctor'-'patient'	O
pair	O
of	O
commands	O
or	O
visiting	O
a	O
hospital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
runs	O
very	O
low	O
on	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
falls	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
slowly	O
dying	O
,	O
unable	O
to	O
do	O
anything	O
until	O
medically	O
treated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
have	O
a	O
morale	O
level	O
,	O
mainly	O
increased	O
by	O
victories	O
and	O
successful	O
kills	O
and	O
decreased	O
by	O
the	O
opposite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
who	O
dislike	O
each	O
other	O
will	O
complain	O
often	O
and	O
eventually	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
mercenaries	B-Application
will	O
quit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
may	O
refuse	O
to	O
be	O
hired	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
already	O
hired	O
someone	O
they	O
dislike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
nation	O
of	O
Arulco	O
,	O
ruled	O
until	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
by	O
a	O
unique	O
democratic	O
monarchy	O
–	O
monarchs	O
led	O
the	O
nation	O
,	O
but	O
elections	O
were	O
held	O
every	O
ten	O
years	O
to	O
assert	O
their	O
legitimacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
their	O
team	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
in	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
rebel	O
movement	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
town	O
of	O
Omerta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
AmigaOS	B-Application
4	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
became	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
designer	O
Ian	O
Currie	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
second-largest	O
hit	O
published	O
by	O
TalonSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
flopped	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
:	O
PC	O
Data	O
reported	O
sales	O
of	O
24,000	O
for	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
II	I-Application
through	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
their	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Disciples	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sacred	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2s	I-Application
global	O
sales	O
,	O
Pelits	O
Niko	O
Nirvi	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
estimates	O
of	O
sales	O
bounced	O
between	O
150,000	O
–	O
500,000	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85.09	O
%	O
from	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
its	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
,	O
freedom	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
tactics	O
and	O
mercenary	B-Application
character	O
traits	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
highlighted	O
its	O
story-telling	O
and	O
role-playing	O
,	O
detailed	O
world	O
,	O
challenging	O
opponents	O
and	O
excellent	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
presented	O
the	O
game	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Green	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
hardcore	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
selection	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
combat	O
planning	O
,	O
although	O
noted	O
AI	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
intelligent	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
n't	O
strong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1999	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
and	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
two	O
sequels	O
and	O
various	O
mods	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
prequel	O
titled	O
Jagged	O
Alliance	O
:	O
Flashback	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unfinished	I-Application
Business	I-Application
,	O
alternatively	O
known	O
as	O
Jagged	O
Alliance	O
2.5	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
,	O
mission-based	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
released	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
put	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
together	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
Tracona	O
and	O
disable	O
the	O
missile	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
previously	O
saved	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
savegame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2002	O
and	O
adds	O
the	O
improvements	O
of	O
Unfinished	O
Business	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
choosing	O
an	O
advanced	O
difficulty	O
level	O
may	O
decide	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
turns	O
timed	O
and	O
whether	O
to	O
disallow	O
saving	O
during	O
combat	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
set	O
these	O
settings	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2006	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
content	I-Application
delivery	I-Application
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Turner	O
Broadcasting	O
's	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Wildfire	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
i-Deal	O
Games	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
,	O
under	O
a	O
license	B-License
permitting	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Wildfire	O
has	O
not	O
altered	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
or	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	O
Fire	O
version	O
6	O
contains	O
changed	O
sourcecode	O
,	O
a	O
tweaked	O
graphics	O
engine	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
,	O
introduces	O
new	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
increases	O
squad	O
size	O
from	O
6	O
to	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	O
Alliance	O
:	O
Back	O
in	O
Action	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2010	O
as	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Reloaded	O
and	O
renamed	O
to	O
Back	O
in	O
Action	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
has	O
seen	O
numerous	O
community	O
mods	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
especially	O
after	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
JA2-Stracciatella	O
project	O
aims	O
for	O
cross	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
capabilities	O
for	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
porting	O
the	O
vanilla	B-General_Concept
Wildfire	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
SDL	B-Operating_System
as	O
underlying	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
other	O
source	O
ports	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Stracciatella	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
project	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
second	O
focus	O
is	O
the	O
fixing	O
of	O
technical	O
errors	O
(	O
like	O
buffer	B-General_Concept
overflows	I-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
technical	O
limitations	O
without	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
balancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
commit	O
of	O
project	O
initiator	O
Tron	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
repository	B-General_Concept
was	O
r7072	O
from	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
the	O
JA2-Stracciatella	O
project	O
was	O
continued	O
by	O
another	O
developer	O
and	O
transferred	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
repository	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
continued	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
v1.13	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
Gold	O
and	O
partial	O
conversion	O
mod	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
July	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
1.13	O
has	O
been	O
successfully	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
backwards-compatible	O
with	O
a	O
base	O
Jagged	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
installation	O
.	O
</s>
