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Publisher: 2K Games

Developer: PopTop Software

Genre: Strategy

Release Date: 10/17/2005

Overview

Shattered Union is a game made for a world without Turn-Based Strategy games. Ever since Advanced Wars showed up on the GBA, many companies have struggled to create an above-par TBS game that shows off a system's effectiveness. But, with Shattered Union just around the corner, it may rewrite the rules of a TBS game.

Storyline

It's 2014, and a nuclear bomb has just gone off in Washington D.C. With no one to tell them what to do, the now dis-United States have separated into 7 colonies: The California Commonwealth, the Pacifica, The Confederacy, The Great Plains Federation, the New England Alliance, The England Peacekeeping Force, and the Republic of Texas.

Main Units

Although the factions each have special units, the following are standard: Light Abrams, Abrams, Attack Helicopter, Light Recon, Recon, Partisan(May fight for or against you), Bunker, Alarm/Attack Outpost, Fighter, Fighter/Bomber, B-2 Stealth Bomber, Humvee, Anti-Air, Heavy Anti-Air, Light Ground Troops, Medium Ground Troops.

Special Units

Each faction has 3-4 special units:

California Commonwealth

  • FCS Jackson Main Battle Tank
  • Ground-Defense Bunker
  • 155 Howitzer
  • Bradley Fighting System

Pacifica

  • FCS Stuart Fast Attack Tank,
  • M1A3 Main Battle Tank
  • MLRS
  • Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer

Confederacy

  • FCS Lee Main Battle Tank
  • 155mm Self-Propelled Gun
  • Heavy Infantry Light
  • Anti-Tank Vehicle

Great Plains Federation

  • FCS Grant Self-Propelled Howitzer
  • Combat Engineers
  • Vulcan Cannon (Self-Propelled)
  • Joint-Strike Fighter.

New England Alliance

  • FCS Bragg Main Battle Tank
  • Apache Attack Helicopter
  • Main Battle Tank
  • Improved Multi-Purpose Defence Tower.

European Peace Keepers

  • FCS Goliath Engineer Combat Tank
  • Challenger 1 MBT
  • Cybernetic Infantry
  • Flakpz 1 AZ, Gepard.

Republic of Texas

  • FCS Hood Main Battle Tank
  • Cybernetic Infantry Soldier
  • Crusader Self-Propelled Artillery Howitzer
  • Super Cobra.

Reputation

A new thing in Shattered Union is the reputation bar. The higher it is, the more you are respected. The lower it is, the more people hate you. It also grants special abilites, such as a Nuke when you are low in your reputation and an EMP bomb when you are good with the people. Plus, partisian units appear depending on your reputation; they will either fight with you or against you. Although they aren't strong, they are excellent for scouting and will be helpful as cannon-fodder, making enemies waste their turn destroying them insted of your standard units.