There is still fun to be had with Military Madness, but the almost 20-year old game definitely feels dated today. Better turn-based strategy games have come along and improved on this basic formula. This version does add multiplayer, though, which increases its appeal and adds a couple new twists. It's great that Hudson is still interested in this franchise, but IGN would rather see an all-new Military Madness game updated for today's strategists.
Presentation - 6.0
Graphics - 7.0
Sound - 7.0
Gameplay - 7.0
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
The strategy genre on Android is like an iceberg: the part you see is just the tip of a much larger object beneath the surface (and also because of James Cameron’s upcoming Edwardian-era romantic drama set against the backdrop of a tragic maritime disaster somehow caused by Plants vs. Zombies). Above the surface, there are breakout hits like Great Little War Game. There are ports of popular games from other platform, like Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Greed Corp. There are Kairosoft’s management sim games. There’s the never-ending cavalcade of tower defense titles created by randomly selecting two concepts and sticking “vs.” between them.
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Gameweasel writes: "For once I don't have a long and probably boring anecdote about how I played a previous game in this series many years ago when I was a nipper. Military Madness: Nectaris for PS3 is a remake of a classic 1989 Turbografx-16 game that I never played back in the day. Military Madness from Hudson and Backbone entertainment is my first foray into strategy in 2010 and what better way to start than a classic retro game made new? I could pretend that there is a long and detailed back story and detail every facet of why there are two factions battling for supremacy on the moon in the year 2156 but that would be a waste of my time and yours. I'll keep it simple and straight to the point."
