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M.A.X. standing for 'Mechanized Assault and Exploration', where you, a cyborg commander, take control of robotic armies to develpope, invade, and control planets.
I had gotten rid of this little gem of a TBS game a while back and have regretted it ever since. So I finally picked up another copy through Amazon.com for ~$8.
As far as games of 1996 go, this one definately stands out in the 4x genre. It may not have a huge storyline or span the galaxy, but definately packs it in with some very clever singleplayer scenarios, and a multiplayer mode that works! (ipx, serial, modem, and hotseat [hotseat can actually be turned into pbem with saves]).
One of the aspects that has always appealed to me in this game was the incredible unit balance. There is a 'rock-paper-scissors' effect going on between the various unit types - from multiple land, sea and air units, to the static defenses that can be built.
Unfortunately, I am not able to get the sound running properly on my WinXP system due to some unknown element (the game is late DOS, Win95 compatible). I do have a laptop I know that runs it fine, and even my old Win98 system ran it just fine without problems, so I am thinking it is because of the built in sound chip.
If I can get some screenshots, I'll post later.
I had gotten rid of this little gem of a TBS game a while back and have regretted it ever since. So I finally picked up another copy through Amazon.com for ~$8.
As far as games of 1996 go, this one definately stands out in the 4x genre. It may not have a huge storyline or span the galaxy, but definately packs it in with some very clever singleplayer scenarios, and a multiplayer mode that works! (ipx, serial, modem, and hotseat [hotseat can actually be turned into pbem with saves]).
One of the aspects that has always appealed to me in this game was the incredible unit balance. There is a 'rock-paper-scissors' effect going on between the various unit types - from multiple land, sea and air units, to the static defenses that can be built.
Unfortunately, I am not able to get the sound running properly on my WinXP system due to some unknown element (the game is late DOS, Win95 compatible). I do have a laptop I know that runs it fine, and even my old Win98 system ran it just fine without problems, so I am thinking it is because of the built in sound chip.
If I can get some screenshots, I'll post later.
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