Blasted away by the competition.
Things as they are, however, C&C being released 1 year after Blizzard's great Warcraft II, this feels as nothing but a Dune 2 rehashed with cooler graphics and modern warfare equipment. The fact that the equipment is great, and the graphics are cool is the only reason why this game doesn' get a lower score from me.
Both sides use the same units, but this is no crime (up to Starcraft, all RTS did that). However, the fact that you can win by building the largest tank army, with no regard to position or any other tactical element, is pathetic. Units have no special abilities (as they did, wonderfully, even in Warcraft I, back in 1993), and you can mostly forget about most of them anyways because of the tanks.
Would I recommend this one? Absolutely not. If you want to get nostalgic, grab Warcraft II Battle.Net edition at any bargain bin instead. Or watch TV. Or do anything else.