This story starts way back in 2002. Recently having discovered emulators, I started trying all those systems that as a child never had a chance to try. Of course, among them was the Turbografx. Only having notice of the system thanks to magazines at the time, I was pretty curious about it. I tried lots and lots of games, and stumbled upon Military Madness. Hey, this one seems cool! I started playing it, but lost 3-4 times at stage 4 (as you might have guessed, I was no genius in strategy games). Never played the game again.
Until this year. Having recently acquired a Turbografx, many people sweared Military Madness was one of the, not only best Turbografx games, but also one of the best strategy games ever. How could many people be wrong? Getting Military Madness was now my priority. I didn't have to wait too much, as a boxed one popped up in Ebay just two weeks later. I bought it without hesitate.
They weren't wrong. I started playing the game. Beat the first stages easily, and then, I arrived to stage 4. Would I be able to overcome that devilishly hard stage? Well, yes, I did. In my first try. Lots of units were described in the manual. I was overwhelmed at first, but, as I advanced stage through stage, I started knowing them, what they did, how would they attack/defend, and in which situations were they useful, or just a waste of a unit. I started to learn my enemy tactics, and to use the terrain to my advantage. I didn't have to care about ammo and gas for my units, which I found a positive aspect. I became addicted to the game, playing 2-3 stages every day. In a week, I was done.
But there were rumours that an advanced campaing, even harder than the last one, was ahead of me (I read it in Gamefaqs before playing, so it wasn't a big surprise). Wow, now the enemiy really outnumbered me! Strategy was more important than the last time, and a mere one unit could mean the difference between a big victory or a shameful defeat. Lots of battles were fought with the victory going back and forth between the Axis side and me, but they were all beaten, putting an end to their reign of terror.
And then, I found about that little password that let you play as the Axis side. Doesn't the replay value in this game ever end? Easier than the normal campagin, I still enjoyed it. Even easier was the advanced campaign, were you overpowered the Allied forces so much I started wondering how I was able to beat them in the campaing.
And then, after a month of playing almost every day, I beat the four different campaigns. All was said and done, or so I tought. Blazing Lazers, Legendary Axe and other games are waiting to be played. And the truth is that they are. But my mind keeps coming back to Military Madness and its masterful combination of strategy. So I start a new campaign and the cycle begins again...
I love this game.
PD: Sorry if my language is a bit harsh, but my main language is not English, but Spanish.
Topic: Military Madness: A love story (Read 623 times)
