Spellcross

Genre:

Strategy

Year:

1997

Developer:

Cauldron

Publisher:

JRC Interactive

Perspective:

Isometric

Theme:

Fantasy, Turn-based

A turn-based tactical wargame, which has conquered hearts of thousands of players all across the Europe - Spellcross: The last Battle. In the game, you take the role of John Alexander, leader of the contemporary Earth military force – The Alliance, fighting for survival against an extra dimensional invasion of orcs, undead, harpies and other fantastical creatures – the Other Side.

The game only features a single-player mode, split into tactical battles and a strategic planning mode. The former is the actual combat, each unit has action points, which can be used to commit actions such as attack or move, or reserved for opportunity fire or movement. Resource and troop management, research, maps, territory acquisition and counter-attacks tie the scenarios together in a strong storyline arc.