Iron Soldier (Atari Jaguar) Review - Master-Cast TV 

One of Atari Jaguar's killer apps alongside Alien vs Predator, Doom and Tempest 2000. Proof that the Atari Jaguar had a lot of potential. Also, interesting history, over here in the UK in 1994. A lot of people wanted an Atari Jaguar especially due to how impressive it seemed. The unfortunate thing was Atari couldn't deliver enough systems in time for Christmas of 1994. Needless to say, a lot of us brits have heard of the Atari Jaguar but not many bought it due to not enough units stocked in stores. It was probably for the best since the system only had like 10 great games in the end.

Great review! I recently completed this game a few months ago myself and your observations were pretty much spot on. The difficulty tends to ramp up fairly quickly but the game never feels unfair. Any error is user related and it does force you to reconsider your strategic approach to various missions, from the weapons load out choice to the way you navigate the mission area. Graphically, I didn't find the game offensive in the slightest and I find that it holds a charm - in fact, I'd go as far to say that it has aged fairly well when stood alongside that all-too-common modern 'retro desire' with indie releases nowadays. The music is fucking superlative as well. Thick synths with an inimitable 1980s aesthetic which pound and pump the gameplay along. I've heard people give mixed opinions about this game (some say that it controls slowly, but you're a big fuckin' mech! It WILL control slowly!) but I'm beginning to think that they'd genuinely shite on the game regardless as they usually haven't experienced it first hand and tend to base their opinions of the Jaguar on AVGN's early videos satirising it. Keep up the great work man. I don't know if you're a fan of podcasts, but I thoroughly recommend checking out the 'Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast' by Shinto - it's brilliantly researched and goes in to a lot of the detail behind each game.

Another Spot on Review. Loved this game.

another freakin winner for the underated jag!

Along with Tempest 2000 and AVP, this Sam Tramiel claimed could not be done as well on the Sega Saturn. I loved this game,but Sam..32X Metal Head had full texture mapping, as for Saturn Mech games, ahem, Mech Warrior 2, Gun Griffon 1 and 2, Krazy Ivan

Joypad, A+C = 2x fast turn rate :-)

One of the best games on the system and easily the best mech series I've ever played.

This was one of two games I got when I picked up the Jaguar. The other was AvP.

One of the better games for the Jaguar. I bought this one new/sealed, of course I opened that fucker up and played and beaten it.

I kind of like it. It took a while to get into it, but after that I liked the challenge. The Jaguar cd sequel is fun too. Never played the cardridge version though.

This channel is so underrated, all your reviews are stellar - full of personality, thorough examination of different elements, and a clear passion of someone who actually is into this stuff!

Iron Soldier is the first proper video game I ever owned, and I love it. Thanks for the review.

I don't own a Jaguar 64 myself, they're very rare here in Sweden, but I've been lucky enough to get to play this game a few times over the years. I love mech games and this is easily my favorite game for the system. I've sadly never played the rarer 2nd one for Jaguar 64 CD, or the even rarer still cartridge version, but I own Iron Soldier 3 on PlayStation and love it. It's basically a heavily upgraded version of the two previous games and a great mech game even by the insanely high standards of PlayStation mech games (as in it has to stand up against opponents like Armored Core, Front Mission 3 and Omega Boost). I highly recommended it to anyone who enjoys the two first games or mech games in general.

And one of the not so expensive Games for the Jag. Got mine sealed for 32,50 €.

Are you Canadian? I love your accent and just general way of speaking!

This was one of my favourites for the Jag.

Iron Soldier remains one of my favorite Jaguar games. I played the hell out of it back when it was released, and still go back to it from time to time. Despite the extremely dated graphics, it's still quite fun to play.

This game looks fun!

Excellent game for the Jag and the sequel on the JagCD is excellent as well. Great Review!

Soooooo Transformers.😍

The fact that you can destroy buildings in this game is amazing, and I'd say was revolutionary back in 1994, how many consoles before the jaguar had any games where you could roam around in 3D and destroy buildings, and is there any reason that rockstar hasn't made it possible to destroy buildings in their grand theft auto games?

Great review; couldn't have said it better myself.

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Can I borrow your copy of iron soldier. You said RIGHT NOW, THATS WHY IM ASKING

95% from French Magazine, Player One 😍

Game looks funny and playable but those graphics....damn it they fucking suck! It makes Armored Core on PSX look like a next gen game

Look really good

Great video as always.

this looks like a really good game. probably one of the better jaguar games just from the ones iv seen

To be completely honest, I don't understand why this game is praised so much. The controls are horrendously stiff and clunky, turning is really damn SLOW and the ProController did nothing to help. I swear it feels like I'm a snail and all the enemies are cheetahs. I find Checkered Flag more playable despite the worse frame rate. I'm not going to mention the graphics, although I will say that I think flat-shaded polygons have aged better than textured polygons, so there's a positive. I do think I would have enjoyed the game if I was around in 1994, but I wan't born until a decade later. Although Cybermorph can also be clunky, it can get pretty fast-paced at times which (for me, at least) can hide the control issues. So, I would say that out of every Jaguar game I own, Iron Soldier is the only one which I think is pretty bad. Like I said before, if I was around when this game was new, I would be able to play it just fine.