I may see this game somewhat unfairly after playing Hunters, because Hunters is in many ways superior. It does not move as well, does not look as nice, and does not feel as polished as Hunters. Further... 7 hours of story? I've dropped far more hours into Hunters, and it seems fair to compare since they both are tactical shooters. But, you can always own both! Tactical Soldier at least has a story, but it is *extremely* basic, or at least so far as I have seen. Zombies are almost always a plus. Moving around is easy, the skill upgrades are nice. Zooming and sliding the screen feel great, but trying to change the angle and rotation feel a bit off. With the framework in place, it sure seems like it would be super easy to add a whole lot more story.

Ok if you like xcom or jagged alliance then you will like this. It isn't as advanced but it does have line of sight, hit percentages, overwatch, etc. It is a solid turn-based strategy. The enemy a.i. is dumb as zombies (duh) and the first level plays very slow, but this really fills a much-needed gap in the genre. Yes i know that there was another tbs i think called hunters released recently. This is far more polished, 3d, and has a story with comic-style interludes that moves it along. There are also a couple annoying Interface issues (like having to double tap actions so much instead of choosing "shoot bullets till my action pointa run out," but my guess is the devs will respond. Currently its 4 stars because of the shortcomings ive listed. In the future i hope they have humanoid opponents in a different game so more advanced strategy can be applied. Right now its just zombies, some splash zombies, and bosses that ive seen.

This game is in the style of the old xcom games, and it lives up to the heritage. Little touches like opportunity fire and variable strength weapons really makes this an immersive experience! Well worth the $!