Fragile Alliance (PC)

Newest Review: ... actual game play is quite good, the basic premise is to expand your control in by mining the surrounding area, whilst ... more

... fighting off alien foes and commercial rivals. This game had options that are now familiar set-ups in modern strategy games, like choosing the size of the playing map, the abundance of minerals and other variables. Something done before any other space-based game. A little dated and hard to get hold of, when Alpha Centauri is now at £9.99 it is difficult to find this game as attractive as I once did. ...more

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Fragile Alliance (PC): Fragile operating system (272 words)
by - written on 06/09/00
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When I first bought this game I had a 486 and it wouldn't work, apparently I was one spec down and it wasn't going to proceed with the installation. Ahhhhhhhhh! I sent it back to the shop and bought GTA, that worked. When I finally upgraded my computer, which I admit was a bit late, I grabbed a discount copy of Fragile Alliance. It obviously installed straight away, except when I went into Windows 95 it was practically impossible to load up. First there was a problem with the CD drive in DOS, then the sound card, plus the program froze up on me every two minutes. Every time a video clip would activate the game would lock up for a minute afterwards. ... Read the complete review

Fragile Alliance (Gremlin) (171 words)
by - written on 17/06/00
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Remember K240 on the Amiga this is the Pc version although a little dated the graphics are fine the sound is good and the gameplay is ver addictive. Bulid your mining colonies on the asteroids get you defenses in place bulid you fleets and wipe out your enimies. Mine resouces to bulid ships, buildings, missiles, turrets ect. I had some problems with the sound setup getting the think to work with soundblaster emulation was a nightmare till I changed my IRQ settings and selected soundblaster pro anybody needs further help just mail me. One this was sorted everything ran like a dream and the addictiveness is unbelivable especially when yo ... Read the complete review