Jagged Alliance 2 is a tactical turn-based role-playing game. The game takes place in the fictional country of Arulco, which has been ruled by the ruthless monarch Deidranna for several years. The player is put in control of hired mercenaries and with aid of local citizens and militia must reclaim Arulco's cities and ultimately defeat Deidranna.

The Jagged Alliance 2 Stracciatella runtime makes Jagged Alliance 2 available on a wide range of platforms, improves its stability, fixes bugs and provides a stable platform for mod development.

Data files from the original game are still required and will be used by JA2-Stracciatella.