Strike Team Hydra

In linea di principio potrebbe sembrare non male, purtroppo però ha un sistema di menù, sopratutto per la gestione del personale e del equipaggiamento, poco pratico e l'ambientazione è monotona, se fosse solo per questi due aspetti però non avrei dato un parere negativo, visto che il gioco in se presenta i suoi lati positivi ed inoltre ho un debole per la caccia agli alieni. Ciò che mi ha fatto propendere per lo smettere di giocarci e dare un parere negativo è stata l'instabilità del gioco, con crash frequenti, ed il fatto che almeno una delle missioni "bonus" (la n° 6) è o buggata, oppure incomprensibile. Peccato speravo in meglio.

This is a very decent and enjoyable game. Most negative reviews here don’t do this game justice. It has good graphics and good gameplay mechanism. True, this is not an in-depth RPG game, but this is not what it was intendent to be. It is a turn-based tactical game and it is delivering just that. I like this game and happy that I was not deterred by the mix reviews. I am also planning on checking the fantasy style twin game – Shieldwall. For the low price of this game it is definitely worthwhile.

Mommy can we get Xcom? We got Xcom at home. This is Xcom at home.

游戏没问题，但频繁奔溃跳出让人很恼火啊，每次跳出后进去还有BUG ,医生的加血鸡蛋壳没了，用掉的手榴弹数量回复 如果修复那个问题的话应该能让人沉迷进去吧

Early access with much promise. I think this game is attractive and if we may fight on multiple deck levels in the future, that would be great! Especially if there were a first person mode for any character we select. I guess we've many things to look forward to. So far, nice polish to this tactical game. I'm liking it very much.

Strike Team Hydra is a scifi turn-based tactical combat that is a little reminiscent of XCOM, but with its own flourishes and mechanic. With no less than 12 classes of fighters to choose from, all with different power curves and synergies, it's clear that this game, even with only 20 or so missions (edit: turns out there are 20 more hiding under a different button), offers almost endless replayability, and with 5 difficulty modes, from "casual" all the way to "extreme", this game is bit deeper than its price point suggests. Too bad the universe is a bit... derivative and bland, and with no true randomness in the missions, it's pretty much replay the same missions for better loot. As the marine strike team leader of the strike cruiser Hydra, you are taking your team into battle to save the Heavy Cruiser Talwar against the enemy that have boarded, in a series of battles both attacking and defending, plus a few special missions. You have twelve marines, one of each class, in the pre-defined party, and you can take six into battle. Or you can spend time and design your own perfect squad. It is up to you. The enemy was clearly inspired by the Tyranids in WH40K, and indeed, many of the weapons and armor like "Cadian Rifle" or "Marauder Boots" are clearly "inspired by" WH40K as well. Each marine can be equipped with a whole slew of equipment, such as helmets, belts, torso armor, leg armor, boots, paldrones, bracers, and more, in addition to their class equipment such as weapons. The twelve classes different in their skills and equipment, some specialize in melee and movement, some use heavy weapons, and so on. There are even Psi-marines and hackers in the game, able to control enemies to turn them against each other. (again, from WH40K the Psyker) And they each have advanced ability to unlock at higher levels. The game mechanic is based on "action points". Each action you can perform costs action points, from movement to shooting to enable special abilities. There's also "counter-attack", where your character, if shot at, will shoot back, if it has sufficient counterattacks remaining this turn. Enemy will counterattack as well if shot at, unless they are melee only, in which case, they will counterattack at melee range. Special abilities differ based on class. Command can rally troops (improve morale, decrease chance of panic). Infiltrator can teleport up to 7 hexes instantly, creating tremendous movement possibilities. Heavy weapon can fire stabilizers, which locks him in place, but gains accuracy and range. You get the idea. Actual movement is on a hex grid overlaid onto the 3D level. While there are stairs, they are for decoration only. The actual level is on a single level, often with tight corridors and entrances. Morale is a factor in this game. As you or your side take hits, morale will drop, and when morale drops below a threshold the unit will panic. But the same can happen to the enemy as well. There are a LOT of random temporary bonus items to grab on the battlefield for temporary boosts, such as health, accuracy, counter-attack, and so on, and they seem to be randomly spawned (though some are pre-spawed as well). So there are tactical choices to be made. Would grabbing one expose you to enemy fire, but give you boost in firepower or accuracy, be worth the trade? Missions are pre-set and there are no random enemies (no skirmish with random enemies), as enemies spawn at the same locations. On some missions you get friendly turrets or friendly marines. Some missions have enemy re-spawn every X turns from entrance points. and you need to kill those on the map quickly to finish the mission. There are 20 in the main "campaign", with 20 more hidden under another button. While the missions are limited and does not really vary much, you are allowed to replay them at harder difficulty levels, for much better loot. And indeed, any money you make from the mission are probably plowed right back to the store to buy better gear. On casual there won't be much loot, but on higher difficulty levels there will be more lucrative loot, which you will need for later fights, as you level up your marines. Some items are ONLY available as loot drops and not available in stores. There are some tactics to consider. On Casual, you will probably not lose any team members, as long as you don't completely goof off. But on the higher difficulty level (hard, or extreme), expect to retry a mission many times. while you figure out how to combine the different powers to maximize the damage output. The line of sight rules are followed, and the bodies stay around, plus bodies left from previous fights and damage on the walls and floors, sure adds to the ambiance. The view is rotatable 360, but due to lack of range markers (how far your weapon reaches) the game's UI left a little to be desired. The graphics are nothing to write home about, but it looks okay, if a bit derivative, and a bit too "busy". The equipment also does not visibly change the marines, just their stats. The different pieces of gear with different stats look almost like cartoon drawings, and doesn't fit the scifi theme, as if they got them off an asset library. The tutorial is pretty horrible. There's no real explanations given, The game also seems to be designed for lower res screen as cranking it to highest res made some portions of the game render with tiny fonts. The "shop" UI is pretty horrible as well. There's no "sell" function. You can only 'trade" (take one item from vendor, drop item to sell at spot it vacated, click "buy" to conclude transaction and you get credited with the difference). There's also a explanation screen that starts the shop UI and cannot be turned off. Typical play loop: take your squad, spend the credits you gained from previous mission at the shop, trade in equipment for better ones by comparing stats and pay the difference. Once money spent and squad outfitted, go to missions, and play the mission you want with the difficulty setting you want. Go through the mission (generally, kill every hostile). Once done, take the bounty/reward from the mission, assign looted "wargear" to any of the marines who can use it, then go back to the shop to spend the credits, and the cycle repeats. .Each mission only lasts a a few turns, or a few minutes if you make your moves pretty quickly. Higher difficulty level generally just makes the enemies tougher (instead of dying with one shot, they will take 2-3. I personally feel the "heavy weapons" don't feel heavy enough, and that includes both missile launcher AND flamer. Besides, how exactly does a flamer "miss"? All in all, for the low price, it does offer a bit of challenge, and its sequel is already available. Worth a try, but only if you're paying bargain bin prices. As the grind itself is rather boring.

Very good.

A good tactical game if XCOM is out of your price range. I did get a crash like others have mentioned to the dev but the dev is working on it and I will give him a fair chance to fix it. This wont be for everyone but it's enjoyable. The characters themselves are nice. My favorite is that Redneck Viking Ninja.