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What was this game?
« on: July 11, 2010, 02:13:12 PM »
It was the first game I played on the Amiga.  A 2d turn based strategy game.  You took a team of space marine types, with different units having different weapons, and moved gradually from the left to the right, where the aliens were advancing from.  Graphics were simple, terrain was mostly grass, the odd bush and a few buildings and obstacles where one could position snipers.  You had to get your team well set, because when the aliens advanced they came on brutally strong and could wipe you out in a few turns.

Anyone remember this?

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Re: What was this game?
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2010, 12:24:54 PM »
Thanks for all the responses everyone.

xcom - I don`t think it was this, though conceptually its similar.  It definitely didn`t look that nice and was in 2d, set horizontally and vertically rather than on a 3d angle.

Mostly it looked like Laser Squad, but its was played over a huge area and you always started on the left.  I think maps were randomly generated, though I could be wrong.  Colour-wise it looked like xcom, but definitely the graphics were much poorer.  Maybe there were also robots that looked like white or grey dustbins.  You team was white I think.
 

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Re: What was this game?
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2010, 01:51:05 PM »
Graphically similar, but no.  Thanks though.

Oh, and though it wasn`t Space Hulk either, that was really scary, the speed they moved!  I played that after the other game I`m searching for.
 

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Re: What was this game?
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2010, 08:21:50 AM »
Not Task Force, looked a bit like Breach, but your team was definitely white.

Chaos Engine - wow!  Totally forgotten about that!
 

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Re: What was this game?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2010, 11:25:17 AM »
Yes, yes, that sounds like the thing.

Its not Laser squad, sorry.