Defiantly one of the best, if not the best RTS game.
Well what is there to say? It’s a great game. It’s all you expect from the Command and Conquer series. Let’s start with the main story. This game continues on from the original C&C series. The tiberium wars as it’s called. Basically it’s the first game, Command & Conquer, and I think the second or third game, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. I won’t give away the main story line but you should all know it anyway! The GDI and NOD are back along with a new alien race. And Kane Lives!
The main cut scenes of the story feature noticeable actors; the GDI commander is played by Michael Ironside, made famous by acting in films such as Top Gun and Starship Troopers. The Nod intelligence officer who guides you through missions is played by Josh Holloway those of you who watch Lost will know him as “Sawyer”. And of course Kane is played by the original Joseph D. Kucan, the same person who did the first games.
Next the gameplay. The main campaign itself consists of 3 separate campaigns, the GDI, the Nod and the Scrin (Alien Race) which is unlocked after finishing the previous two. The game shouldn’t take more than around 30 hours for RTS veterans playing on normal, obviously will take longer on harder. However it could take longer if you are determined to gather every bit of intelligence and complete every bonus mission. But unlike most of the other Command and Conquer games, Tiberium Wars already has a very strong online community, especially with the new patch. It offers its own ladder all the things expected from many other EA online games, such as Battlefield.
The graphics are something to take note of. They are great, to say the least. Especially for a RTS game. You can see the individual little rockets being launched, the rail guns firing and the explosions are something from a blockbuster movie. Just look at the Ion Cannon and Nuclear Missile explosions. Of course it all depends on how powerful your computer is, but even on my sucky machine, it runs perfect with most of the graphics on medium some on high and shadows at full (I hate blocky shadows!).
The sounds again are something you would expect from the EA games. The explosions and gun fire seem well thought out and drag you straight into the action. The various orders from your comrades and taunts from your enemies make you feel you are there commanding massive army’s blowing up anything in your way! So overall, it lives up to being the next “real” Command and Conquer game. One of the originals. I can defiantly see this being a new classic just like its predecessors.