Long Alliance

The land of Metavira needs your help! Contract additional mercenaries as you explore, capture, and hold new territory so the natives can harvest the valuable trees from which a revolutionary medicine can be extracted. The more trees you hold, the more money you make. The more money you have, the more you can do, such as hire native guards, hire more mercs, in order to take the offense and clear the sector of enemies. You will also need to retrieve certain objects from behind enemy lines, rescue captured personnel, capture equipment, and more. Hire a good mechanic in order to get your equipment and guns repaired, and to "enhance" them with various add-ons. Travel through lush jungles, treacherous rivers (with venomous snakes!), and more as you seek to free Metavira. Eventually, you'll meet up with the bad guys' leader in his compound for the final showdown…

Two albums of high-class AOR/FM Rock music - 1997's Alliance plus 1999's Missing Piece - and some good recognition for already known musicians. In this deluxe fold-out digipack 2-CD set, Escape releases these two albums as a set, added by a good doze of bonus tracks. Alliance is a 'must' for any AOR fan, featuring killer tunes (especially True Meaning Of Love, Rosie's Cantina and Best Of Me) while Missing Piece stands just one level below by trying to be more 'mature' in a somehow sophisticated way. A notable album, though, by all means (featuring Do it For Free, written by Sammy Hagar). As regards the musicians' performance plus the production (especially in Missing Piece), limited change would it be to expect something mediocre form such an outfit.

Part 1 of Part 3 of our Internationally Accredited Certification Course by Yoga Alliance

Since the mid-twentieth century, the United States and Saudi Arabia have built a close but often troubled alliance. In this critical history, Victor McFarland reveals the deep ties binding the leaders of the two nations.