Gunrox
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Gunrox is a multiplayer-only turn-based strategy
"squad tactics" game that went live in 2008. The game was created by Enkord, a company known for their flash games.
battles happen through the use of "Squad Tactics" as each player uses their 3 units to gain an advantage over their opponent. This type of gameplay follows closely along the lines of other offline PC games such as Fallout Tactics, the Jagged Alliance
series, and Arcanum
. It requires the gamer to command multiple units (3 for Gunrox), each of them with their own abilities or "perks". Gunrox allows each squad member a certain amount of action points to be spent each turn, within a certain time period between 40 seconds, to 2 minutes. With these points, you are able to shoot guns, move across the landscape or behind barriers for better positioning, plant mines, throw grenades, use med packs, and take other actions.
Perks are specializations that each unit is able to train in as you win games and advance through the different Gunrox locations. There are many things to choose from, each with advantages and some with disadvantages. The perks you can choose from, cover a wide range of things, from extra health or damage resistance, to specific gun specializations. You could choose to specialize in "Shotguns" only, which would allow you to eventually use better and better types of shot guns (first a double barrel shotgun, then a Benelli, eventually a Neostead, and so on). However, if all your units are shot-gunners, you will most likely have a hard time against those who have units with sniper rifles. There's trade-offs to each "spec".
This game style requires each player to take turns in succession rather than all actions happening in real time. Gunrox ties this play style to a time limit per turn, which is set before the game begins. The most common time limit is 1:00 per turn. Someone starts, makes their moves within their time allotment, and then ends their turn. Their units now remain "locked in place" while their opponent make his moves.
A chat room
is provided for each "location" on the Gunrox World Map. This allows people to converse and discuss things before, during, and after each game that is played. This is standard with many games of this nature but is not always done in a way that makes it easy. Gunrox' chat system is simple and user friendly.
Turn-based strategy
A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing...
"squad tactics" game that went live in 2008. The game was created by Enkord, a company known for their flash games.
Squad tactics
(official site)battles happen through the use of "Squad Tactics" as each player uses their 3 units to gain an advantage over their opponent. This type of gameplay follows closely along the lines of other offline PC games such as Fallout Tactics, the Jagged Alliance
Jagged Alliance
Jagged Alliance is a tactical role-playing game released in 1994 for MS-DOS and in 2009 for the Nintendo DS. It is the first game in the Jagged Alliance series, and was followed by Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games and Jagged Alliance 2 .-Plot:Jagged Alliance takes place on the fictional south...
series, and Arcanum
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a single player / multi-player computer role-playing game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was released in North America and Europe in August 2001 for Microsoft Windows...
. It requires the gamer to command multiple units (3 for Gunrox), each of them with their own abilities or "perks". Gunrox allows each squad member a certain amount of action points to be spent each turn, within a certain time period between 40 seconds, to 2 minutes. With these points, you are able to shoot guns, move across the landscape or behind barriers for better positioning, plant mines, throw grenades, use med packs, and take other actions.
Perks
(official site)Perks are specializations that each unit is able to train in as you win games and advance through the different Gunrox locations. There are many things to choose from, each with advantages and some with disadvantages. The perks you can choose from, cover a wide range of things, from extra health or damage resistance, to specific gun specializations. You could choose to specialize in "Shotguns" only, which would allow you to eventually use better and better types of shot guns (first a double barrel shotgun, then a Benelli, eventually a Neostead, and so on). However, if all your units are shot-gunners, you will most likely have a hard time against those who have units with sniper rifles. There's trade-offs to each "spec".
Turn-Based Strategy
(official site)This game style requires each player to take turns in succession rather than all actions happening in real time. Gunrox ties this play style to a time limit per turn, which is set before the game begins. The most common time limit is 1:00 per turn. Someone starts, makes their moves within their time allotment, and then ends their turn. Their units now remain "locked in place" while their opponent make his moves.
Weapons
Numerous weapons are available to squads and found on the battlefield. Everything from knives and baseball bats to SMGs, Sniper Rifles, and Grenade Launchers can be found.Other Aspects
The Gunrox community has become quite diverse. Currently the strongest contingent would be from Brazil, which makes up 38.7% of all subscribers. Other players hail from Turkey, USA, Canada, China, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Poland, Italy, United Kingdom, and many other locations world wide.A chat room
Chat room
The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by mass media to describe any form of synchronous conferencing, occasionally even asynchronous conferencing...
is provided for each "location" on the Gunrox World Map. This allows people to converse and discuss things before, during, and after each game that is played. This is standard with many games of this nature but is not always done in a way that makes it easy. Gunrox' chat system is simple and user friendly.