Score: 9
"Bound to entertain you for quite a while."
date: March 29, 2009
Excellent strategy game!
Graphics -
The units, though flat and two dimensional, look detailed and realistic. The locations and settings are varied and look good but aren't great. 8.5/10 Great! Graphics are great but the units look flat and the backgrounds aren't as great and these aren't the best graphics I have seen.
Music and Sound -
The sound is amazingly detailed and accurate, explosions sound awesome, even the soldiers death screams sound adequate. The music is good but since the same music plays over and over again, the music is repetitive. That doesn't mean the music is annoying though. Great sound, good music. Music needs more variation. 9/10 Great!
Gameplay -
The game is of the strategy genre and strategy games are my favorite games so I expected this game to amuse me and it did. You can choose between three campaigns, USA and Alliance, Russia, China. What's odd and makes gameplay awkward is that they all have the same units. Anyway, the three campaigns are varied in difficulty and they are very, very lengthy. There are many units to choose from, which is a good thing to point out. There are infantry, mechanized, naval and air units to choose from. Not only that you can train guards, make turrets and guardhouses, call special units and call missile strikes. As the campaign progresses you can upgrade you units and you can strengthen your skills, which is a welcome addition. Gameplay is simple, train units and destroy all your enemies and/or their base. The early battles last short but later in the campaign, the battles are extremely long. Not good if you aren't like me, since I love playing games which last long and since I have lots of time. You can choose your troops' strategy and you can choose where they will spawn. Since their are many choices of units, there is room for lots of strategies you can execute. You are sent into many different countries to conquer them from your enemies in the name of your homeland. You fight in oceans, deserts, forests etc. That is one of the things which I terribly love about this game. You can fight on land in a combined assault, fight a naval battle on the seas or launch a fast, mechanized and airborne charge and even an amphibious landing on enemy beaches. There are achievements, medals and you have your own stats to look at. Your missions are fought on a global scale which is rather nice. The game's learning curve was short for me and the controls were easy to learn and simplistic. There is even a skirmish battle option where you can fight on your desired battlefield. Finally, there are varying difficulty levels for anyone to enjoy. I have said a lot, and in general the gameplay is awesome! So many things to choose from, my head is aching.... I just think that this game should have separate armies for each faction and a clearer, more deep storyline. 9.5/10 Excellent!
Replay Value -
The game has many features, three long campaigns and a custom battle feature. What more needs to be said? 9/10 Great!
Pros -
Three long campaigns
Tons of units and things to recruit/build
Naval battles and land battles
Stats, Achievements and Medals
Upgrades and Skills
Custom Battle
Great Sound
Excellent Gameplay
Great Gameplay
Cons -
Wish there was a story of some sort.
I think the three factions should have different armies.
Final Result - 9/10 GREAT! Love this game!
