Nectaris

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 · 1989 · US

Also known as: Military Madness

Publisher: NEC · Developer: Hudson Soft · Genre: Strategy

The year is 2089 and the setting is Earth's moon, which yields many important resources. The evil Axis Empire launches a lunar military campaign and takes over the moon, using its factories to produce advanced weaponry. There are 32 maps (2 different campaigns with 16 maps each) to play through. In each map, the player must strategically defeat the outnumbering Axis forces either by destroying all enemy units or capturing the enemy base camp. There are many different units that both sides utilize - infantry, tanks, aircraft, artillery, and a few others that have specialized functions. Gameplay consists of moving units into positions that will gain the best advantage to attack the enemy, capitalizing on many factors, which include battle experience, terrain, support tactics, and - sometimes - pure luck.