## Description

In _ALFA: Antiterror – Advanced War Tactics_ the player takes the role of a
young soldier who gets a member of ALFA, the Russian anti terror force. During
the 22 missions he improves his rank until he commands 16 soldiers. The
mission goals are mostly to defend a position, liberate a map or rescuing
hostages. Besides the campaign there are also single scenarios.

Before every mission the player chooses his team members and their equipment.
Then the mission and the first planning phase begins where he gives orders to
his team, e.g. moving to a point and then attacking an enemy. In the following
action phase he watches how his and his opponent’s orders are performed at the
same time. Because there can be a lot of parallel battlegrounds in a mission
the player can re-watch an action phase as often as he wants. Unlike similar
games this one doesn’t use action points to limit the actions per round but a
time limit: every action round lasts 20 seconds. If orders are left they get
performed in the next turn. This means the player theoretically can plan the
whole mission during the first phase.

For solved missions the player receives commando points which he uses to
promote soldiers to the next rank. Experience points are rewarded for killed
enemies which are reinvested in awards. Both ranks and awards improve some of
the soldier’s abilities. There is also the possibility to send a soldier to a
training course to specialise him in five fields, e.g. sniping.

Every soldier has his own voice acting and personality. There are also several
tactical influences the player needs to pay attention to: The soldiers can
take cover in buildings and – with the right weapon – shoot through certain
materials. Height differences, kind of underground and equipment weights are
other factors. There are also vehicles to use in some missions.

ALFA: Antiterror – Advanced War Tactics