| Forced Alliance | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Orbital Games |
| Publisher(s) | Ripcord Games |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | September 24, 1997 [1] |
| Genre(s) | Action, Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Forced Alliance: The Glarious Mandate is an action simulation video game, developed by American studio Orbital Games and published by Ripcord Games.
Forced Alliance is an action simulation video game.
Forced Alliance was developed by Orbital Games and published by Ripcord Games.
Orbital Games originally had a working project codenamed Alien Alliance around 1995, that looked similar in visual and interface designs to Forced Alliance. It was also planned to come on the PlayStation. That former game was likely reworked and released as the latter game, exclusively for the PC. [2]
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World |    [3] |
| GameRevolution | 1.5/5 [4] |
| GameSpot | 7.2/10 [5] |
| Gamezilla | 53/100 [6] |
Forced Alliance received mixed reception from video game critics.
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