Nectaris GB (1998)

Developer: Tamtam
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Platforms: Game Boy
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy

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How it feels

Command futuristic units across hex-grid moon battlefields in this deep turn-based strategy war game.

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About

This Gameboy port of Nectaris (AKA Military Madness in North America) was only released in Japan. It is a a turn-based strategy war game with a Science Fiction theme, set on earth's moon. The game is played on a hex-grid. This installment of the franchise includes a map editor which allows players to create game maps and even transfer those maps to another player wirelessly through an infrared modem called the KISS-Link. Another unique feature of this game is the ability to download maps off of the internet using a PC and transfer them to the cartridge through the KISS-Link.

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