Author Archives: Dufresne

Jagged Alliance 2: science fiction double feature

Well now, that’s a little bit different, isn’t it? See, when I started this playthrough of Jagged Alliance 2, one of the options I left checked in the game settings was “Sci-Fi Mode.” This adds exactly one thing to the … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: if you’re going to San Mona…

While on the hunt for ice cream, the Dispensables passed through San Mona. While most towns in Arulco are initially held by Queen Deidranna, San Mona is a mob-run town, led by a man named Kingpin. The Dispensables’ first stop … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: strawberry’s my favorite!

See that map up above? That’s how much of the map I uncover before I finally find Hamous and his ice cream truck. Have a seat, children, and I’ll tell you a tale. Leaving from Cambria, the Dispensables follow the … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: cat scratch fever

Though I’m sitting pretty in Tixa, I can’t train militia there, and I’ve got to abandon it for Cambria to the north. There’s another S.A.M. site right nearby, as well as the Cambria mine and the hospital, right in a … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: tonight there’s gonna be a jailbreak

Tixa isn’t too far away from Alma, so after resting up and training militia in the town, the Dispensables are ready to go bust the mine owner’s brother out of prison. Attacking Tixa during the day would be a huge … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: I don’t know, but I’ve been told

Normally, after capturing Drassen and securing the services of Skyrider, the next logical step is to go for Cambria, the large town at the center of the map. The hospital at Cambria is an excellent place to patch up wounded … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: looking good, Bobby Ray

Drassen has been successfully taken and staffed with a full complement of militia, but my team is under-geared and nearly out of ammo. Thankfully, while I’ve been training militia, the money from the mine has been building up. Time for … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot

After a surprisingly successful noontime operation at the farm, the Dispensables rest up for the push onto Drassen. Ira has some medical skill, so she patches everyone up while Chopshop repairs what he can before night falls. In the wee … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: down on the farm

When we last left our heroes, the Dispensables were on their way to liberate the town of Drassen. It’s not far, but getting there turns out to be a bit more difficult than I expected. I very quickly spot one … Continue reading

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Jagged Alliance 2: welcome to our tropical hideaway

A dictatorial queen has an iron grip on a small island in…um…actually, I have no idea. Not that it matters. Let’s say it’s in South Ameurafricasia and leave it at that. What does matter is that I’ve been given a … Continue reading

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