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Mega Man Pixel Tactics: Bass Orange Edition
20m - 45m
2 - 2 Players
Ages 10+
Pixel Tactics is a head-to-head game of tactical combat for two players. Each player has an identical deck of 25 cards, from which they draft a leader. The leader’s abilities alter vastly the strategy and playability of every other card in the deck, making the game playable in 25 different ways.
In the game, players take turns placing cards and attacking. Each card can activate in various ways, taking on offensive capabilities in the front rows of the unit, or support powers in the back rows. Cards can also be played as orders – powerful single-time effects that can turn the tide of battle.
Play continues until either player’s leader is defeated. A typical game is best of three or five rounds.
Mega Man Pixel Tactics: Bass Orange Edition is a box containing two copies of all the unlocked stretch goals from the Mega Man Pixel tactics Kickstarter campaign, including all the social goals, bringing a total of 28 different new characters to the table! This is also playable on its own.
| Ages | 10+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players |
| Play Time | 20m – 45m |
| Designer | D. Brad Talton, Jr. |
| Publisher | Jasco Games, Level 99 Games |
teeps12
some really interesting character abilities, but it's the kind of tensioned game where you want to know what all the possibilities are, and there's way too many abilities to keep track of in any socially acceptable way (ie. not taking an hour between each turn)
jgoyes
2017-09-26 Initial Rating: 7.0 (September 2017) I really like Pixel Tactics and due to this I bought all the Mega Man sets. I played a couple of Mega Man videogames when I was a kid, but I never liked them very much so the theme is mostly lost on me, however, some friends are crazy about it. In general, it seems the quality of the components isn’t the same as before, the cards now are of a lower quality. There aren’t any icons on the cards (I think due to legal issues), each deck now comes with 28 cards instead of 25 cards. I heavily dislike that the back of the cards is different from other Pixel Tactics games so mixing them without opaque sleeves is out of the question (I guess this is also due to legal issues). The tokens are smaller than before. It doesn’t have any reference card. Mega Man Pixel Tactics: Bass Orange Edition adds traps to the mix (as did Pixel Tactics 4 I think) so it is a bit more complicated than the first and second game. I think the rulebook doesn’t explain them correctly but I could be wrong. You can play the game from 30 to 60 minutes. Gameplay remains interesting, you can use each card in 5 different ways and replayability is very high. I was going to pledge in the Kickstarter but the price was too high. I bought the retail edition much cheaper. Bottom line, Mega Man Pixel Tactics: Bass Orange Edition is the most complex of the three and it continues to be a good game to play. I continue to like the series of games and I expect to have it among my game collection for a long time. Solid 2 player game. The rulebook isn’t very good. Current Rating. 7.0 [b]Jgoyes´ Awards: [/b] [imageid=4343383inline]
Stylemys
This game has really really grown on my after repeated plays. I was very lukewarm on it initially, mostly due to the information overhead. However, while there’s a good chunk of different options on each card, there are only 28 different cards (in each set). After 2-3 plays, it really didn’t seem daunting anymore and the tactical nature of the game really started to shine. The Mega Man sets are the best ones IMO too. The leader abilities just drip with theme.