M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration is a turn-based strategy game released for DOS in 1997. The objective of the game is to colonize various alien planets by building eco-spheres for your colonists to live in and defending them against enemies. Plot The Concord, an alliance of aliens called the Star Lords, have drafted humankind to fight their wars of planetary control for them. When a dispute over a planet between two or more Star Lords arises, the conflict is settled by mechanized forces and the victor's colonists can live on that world. The player assumes the role of a M.A.X. Commander, a human brain in a robotic shell designed to command robotic fighting units to take control of a planet and it's resources. There are eight human clans that the player can choose to command, each with a specific in-game advantage. Appearance While SVGA mode was already commonplace by 1997, the quality of M.A.X.