WORST collection, they actually DEGRADED the game play, of the BEST retro RTS GAMES! . Gamespot review hit the mark.
But these are the BEST (retro) RTS GAMES (yeah, Blizzard's Warcraft ranks with them, maybe) so if you don't buy stuff on Ebay, your friends don't have them and you NEED these historic masterpieces...buy it.
Or Petroglyph's release of Star Wars: Empire at War.
Gamespot's review hit the mark.
Gamespot review synopsis:
"disappointing...Minor bugs and omissions here and there take away from the early games' impact...games have been updated to run under Windows XP, but that's really about it...wish that the video was cleaned up...wish that Red Alert played the between-mission cutscenes on the Soviet side...wish that the install sequences were included...it's disappointing that they aren't included."
"The early games in the series certainly don't look like they got much attention, even though this is a package meant to honor some of the greatest games ever made."
"The First Decade deserved a little more polish than it got, making the whole thing seem like a sort of "don't forget about C&C" product that's intended to drive interest in a new sequel. Let's hope that the team working on the second decade of C&C is a little more respectful of the legacy."
So, lots of "wishes" from Gamespot but it is C&C so they rate it 7.6.
What is suspicious is the 9.3 rating from 490 voters. I'm guessing APOC's fingers might be sore from over-rating. Or is the old C&C magic just THAT strong? Hummm...but no sale here.