Jagged Alliance is a 1995 tactical role-playing game developed by Madlab Software and published by Sir-Tech for MS-DOS.

Jagged Alliance takes place on the fictional South Atlantic island of Metavira, a former nuclear testing site.

He managed to convince Jack Richards, the leader of the scientific mission, that it would be beneficial to have two independent science teams.

Here the player can load and save the game, change settings, hire new mercenaries or sleep until the next day.

[6] When the player starts a new day, the game is transferred to a screen displaying Metavira on a square grid.

Mercenaries can be left at the base to either heal, train skills or repair items.

[8] Occasionally, Jack or Brenda Richards contact the player with an important objective, such as securing a clean water source.

[13] The day can also end during a battle and mercenaries might suffer additional injuries as they retreat from the enemy sector.

[14] Some mercenaries will refuse to join at start, as they want to see if the player can be trusted to lead them, either through acceptable performance or enough days on the island.

Every mercenary has four attributes - health, agility, dexterity, wisdom, and four skills - medical, explosives, mechanical and marksmanship.

There is a large variety of items in the game - some of them play a significant role in the plot while others are there for use.

On 26 August 2008, Empire Interactive announced that a Nintendo DS version was in development by Strategy First Inc. and Cypron Studios.

[18] The game was originally announced for release on 17 February 2009,[19] but was later pushed back to 5 May 2009 in America[1] and 26 June 2009 in Europe.

[25][26] According to William R. Trotter of PC Gamer US, "JA won plaudits from the critics and became the best-selling non-Wizardry title in Sirtech's history.

"[25] That magazine's Marc Saltzman similarly noted that Jagged Alliance "sold reasonably well" and received critical acclaim.

[26] Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, and stated "don't expect a deep roleplaying experience from this one – but if you're looking for an entertaining mix of RPG and strategy, grab it.