@Kyle
Yea i played Alfa: Antiterror quite abit. Its gameplay is alot like Frozen Synapse and requires a lot of well thought out tactics and lets you hope that the brilliant AI doesn't figure out what you are trying to do. And no the AI is not dumb at all. They will try take cover, suppress you, snipe you and flank you. And yea they know how to do it way better than you. I once hand my entire 5 man squad pinned by two well placed guys wielding PKMs while their other guys jumped the wall behind me and finished my entire team off with their AKs. I couldn't do anything but cry. Did i mention Iron man mode is on by default
As for for your soldiers they are not mindless machines, they will get scared/ panic, comment/ celebrate/ cry for help, dive for the nearest cover (Like in Company of Heroes). You and make them peek around corners lean and shoot around corners, lob a nade around said corner, jump high and low walls, climb on top of low buildings etc. They also gain exp and level up in campaign mode. Or you can play skirmish, hotseat or via Lan.
The maps are huge with lots of options and force players to choose the best weapon for the squad members. some guns can lay down heavy suppression but have to be fired from prone position. Others let the soldier move to flank but do little damage, Or go silent and flash-less with your suppressed guns all the while praying that the soldier you have been grooming and pumping money in to train for the last 3 levels doesnt get sniped from a well hidden sniper while peeking is head around a corner. Or those assholes with the PKMs spots him first
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Only downside is the inability to select special attachments like lasers etc. or i should say i haven't reached that far in game yet to see. [modding anyone
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All in all the game is fun if you like a challenge and know that war is hell and seeing your well thought out millitary plan go through makes you feel like you are wearing stars on your shoulders to work the next day as though u are a general tht lead your men through hell and back and cant wait to get home from work and tackle the next level
Try the Demo first though. It will show you if you can be separated the boys.