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Strike Team Hydra - Review @ Toucharcade

by Hiddenx, 2018-01-04 18:26:20

Toucharcade reviewed the tactical RPG Strike Team Hydra last year. The game is now available for the PC as well:

'Strike Team Hydra' Review - Trading Walking Guns for Regular Guns

Wave Light Games came virtually out of nowhere with the excellent tactical RPG Demon's Rise a couple of years ago. Perhaps more impressively, the small developer updated the game frequently, responding to player feedback to hammer out many of the game's dents and rough edges. All of that work paid off when Demon's Rise 2 was able to launch last year in a much more polished form than its predecessor. Naturally, that game got more than a few updates as well. One problem that sequel faced was that the original game was updated so often, the sequel had trouble distinguishing itself, an issue that likely would have afflicted a third Demon's Rise had that been Wave Light's next project.
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This particular developer seems to get a little better all the time, and Strike Team Hydra is a good example of that. It's easily the most playable and refined of Wave Light's TRPGs, and the change in theme certainly helps to freshen up even the returning elements. It's not a replacement for the soon-to-be-departed XCOM, but it's not really trying to be. It's a straightforward, well-built tactical role-playing experience, one that deserves a spot in the collection of any fan of the genre. One can only hope that two more rise in its place.

Score: 4.5/5

 

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Strike Team Hydra

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Sci-Fi
Genre: Tactical RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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