Windows

Forced Alliance: The Glarious Mandate

While the dynamic storyline is a wonderful feature in Forced Alliance, it is the only truly good thing about it. Combat difficulty will be certain to frustrate most players, and the less-than-stellar graphics will bore many more. Bottom Line: Excellent dynamic mission structure that changes according to your actions within the game. Dated graphics and poor combat model drag down a game that otherwise had potential.

I really don't like to criticize games this much, because I know how much work and devotion goes into a game, no matter how bad it may be. Sadly enough, Forced Alliance is merely just another "me too" game. It offers nothing new to the genre, and its fun factor is near zero. If for some reason you really feel you need this game, wait for it to hit the bargain bin, or tell the software store manager you're doing him a favor by relieving his shelves of this title. In the end, you'd be better off sticking with one of the Wing Commander or Privateer games. And then there is Balance of Power or Wing Commander: Prophecy to look forward to ...

Forced Alliance takes the space combat genre to the next level of true cause & effect reality. It looks and plays a lot more realistically than other space combat games and simulations.

Die Steuerungs-Grundlagen sind routiniert zusammengeklaut, dazu ein Schuß Strategie und Diplomatie – wie nett. Und wer achtet schon auf Äußerlichkeiten? Im Genre der 3D-Weltraumfliegereien leider so ziemlich jeder! Neben der trüben Technik ruiniert das mistige Missionsdesign die Spielmotivation.