Military Madness: Nectaris

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Military Madness: Nectaris
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Developer(s) Backbone Entertainment
Publisher(s) Hudson Soft
Series Nectaris
Platform(s) WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network
Release
September 30, 2009
  • Xbox Live Arcade
    September 30, 2009
    PlayStation Network
    • NA: November 5, 2009
    • JP: November 18, 2009
    • PAL: January 7, 2010
    WiiWare
    • JP: February 9, 2010
    • PAL: March 12, 2010
    • NA: April 12, 2010
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Military Madness: Nectaris is a turn-based strategy game developed for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network by Hudson Soft. [1] It is the latest game in the Nectaris series, and an enhanced remake of the first game. [2]

Contents

Nectaris has the maps as the original, but features 3D graphics, new units, a new story and online co-op and competitive multiplayer modes for up to four players. [3] Hudson claimed that all three versions are identical, save for a few multiplayer maps omitted in the WiiWare version. [2]

The WiiWare version was discontinued in March 2012. The PlayStation Network version was delisted in Europe in 2017.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5] [6]

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