Command & Conquer 3

www.games-x.info - 2009

EA LA stuck to C&C's roots in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, almost to a fault. While there are new features and tweaks to increase the pace of play, the core fundamentals remain strikingly similar to previous games in the C&C Tiberium series. Players looking for something new in their RTS aren't going to find it here, but they will find plenty of fun. The tempo has been given a jump start but this is basically the same RTS we've been playing for years and years, which will undoubtedly please throngs of fans. This time around it's just more polished and presented in its most beautiful package to date.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. That old adage seems particularly appropriate for the new Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, the latest in the futuristic RTS series pitting the Global Defense Initiative against the Brotherhood of Nod. The game takes the series back to its roots with fast-paced gameplay, full-motion video sequences with familiar actors, and enough explosions to keep armchair generals on the edge of their seats. While the graphics and sound have been updated for the times, don't expect many changes in the way the game is played and how it feels. This is Command & Conquer, and the developers didn't mess too much with a winning formula.

GDI and Nod each have fairly long campaigns, with numerous missions to advance the story. GDI is trying to protect the pristine blue zones from Tiberium encroachment, while keeping the forces of a chrome-domed megalomaniac at bay. The missions on both sides take you to various parts of the world, where you must either conquer the opposition by knocking out key points, escort strategic units, or stay alive long enough for reinforcements to arrive. Late in each campaign, the extraterrestrial Scrin arrive to make life more complicated for each faction. If you persevere through both campaigns, you'll get the bonus of playing a few missions as the Scrin.

The graphics engine has been sufficiently upgraded to reflect the latest technology. The game oozes ambiance as Tiberium spreads across unprotected areas of the world. As battles rage, buildings and units deform from damage and explosions offer an extremely satisfying boom bloom. It's not quite as cutting-edge as, say, Company of Heroes, but the upside is that the game is more friendly to lower-end PC's -- we ran at a widescreen resolution of 1920x1080 with nary a stutter in framerate.

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