T.R.A.G.: Tactical Rescue Assault Group - Mission of Mercy

About

T.R.A.G. casts you as a squad of four operatives storming a hostile skyscraper in 2042. Navigate the Togusa Building’s floors battling rogue robots, feral mutants, and armed hostiles while hunting for a captured scientist. The turn-based combat blends resource management with positional tactics, letting you swap between team members with distinct abilities. Each character has individual story beats and dialogue options that shape interactions but not the core mission. The environments shift from corporate offices to lab corridors as the building’s defenders grow deadlier. Released as Hard Edge in Europe and Japan, this PlayStation original went under the radar for many. With a small but vocal fanbase, it’s praised for its brisk pacing and late-90s cyberpunk aesthetic. The PlayStation Portable and PS3 re-releases keep it accessible for newcomers. While not a genre-definer, it offers a straightforward mix of action and strategy that works best when played straight through. The lack of modern polish might surprise some, but the no-frills design feels intentional.

Storyline

The T.R.A.G. team infiltrates the Togusa building, which has been taken over by terrorists, and they attempt to take it back, as well as rescue Professor Kevin Howard, an important scientist who is a hostage of the terrorists.