Act of War: Gold Edition includes Act of War: Direct Action and the expansion Act of War: High Treason.
Act of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action is a highly realistic, near future real-time strategy game, set against the backdrop of a conflict that threatens to permanently change the fa...
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c...
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Act of War: Gold Edition includes Act of War: Direct Action and the expansion Act of War: High Treason.
Act of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action is a highly realistic, near future real-time strategy game, set against the backdrop of a conflict that threatens to permanently change the face of our world. Created in conjunction with US Air Force captain (ret.) Dale Brown, author of 14 New York Times best-sellers, this techno-thriller game puts you in control of Task Force Talon, a direct action team put together to defend cities around the globe. With the ultimate in authentic modern day weaponry, vehicles and intelligence at your disposal, no other game puts you in better control of tomorrow's war!
Act of War: High Treason
Act of War: High Treason is the thrilling continuation of Act of War: Direct Action. With its fast-paced, action-packed and well-balanced gameplay, extensive tech tree and amazing visuals, this ultra-realistic modern military real-time strategy game is sure to be a welcome addition to any RTS fan's shelf!
With naval combat, expanded tech trees and a massive new single-player campaign, High Treason contains hundreds of hours of intense RTS gameplay!
Control the ultimate in cutting-edge military technology and units in this first look at tomorrow's war!
Command highly realistic modern military units
Experience unique gameplay through a seamless convergence of movie-quality cinematics, and live action
Skirmish with up to eight players in a variety of intense multiplayer operations
Face the realities of real urban combat as you defend the streets of London, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Capture enemy soldiers, rescue hostages, and occupy or destroy buildings.
Live out a gripping storyline from best-selling technothriller author Dale Brown
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Act of War: High Treason notice: High Treason is not available in Spanish, and only offers English audio. Text is available in English, French, Italian and German.
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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Act of War: High Treason notice: High Treason is not available in Spanish, and only offers English audio. Text is available in English, French, Italian and German.
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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have never really played through the main campaign, tried it out but really lost interest, the skirmish
mode however I have played very much and it is very addictive, you don't really need a 2ghz processor
to play this it will run on less if you crank the details low.
my only complaint would be the lack of larger maps to play on,
it could do with a few more maps in general.
if you enjoy RTS games then you will enjoy this one.
Not much I could add to Direct Action that hasn't already been said. Very playable overall, well-paced and engaging campaign with good voice acting, FMV cut scenes and a sensible computer opponent. All coupled with excellent game mechanics that can be as small scale as you'd want them to be. Tank-rushing the enemy RTS-style works, but you can also take a selection of dudes and focus on small unit tactics supported by a handful of vehicles. Move into ambush positions, flank, hide in buildings, make best use of every unit's special ability. You also don't necessarily need an entire blob of artillery or tanks because, individually, most units are quite powerful in their own right when used properly.
High Treason on the other hand seems to hail from a different reality. There have been worthwhile changes and widescreen resolutions are now supported, but as for the single player campaign... oh boy, was this even designed by the same team?
- Absolutely over-the-top difficulty to the point of being unplayable even on "easy"
- Mission scripting that goes awry all too often, game-breaking bugs on certain missions
- Frequent reloading coupled with very long load times
- An AI that will most definitely, relentlessly spam you with large infantry squads, ground and air assets EVERY TEN SECONDS from ALL DIRECTIONS. There also doesn't seem a limit as to how many it can order
- Sometimes, there's also a barracks (or two, or four...) in the middle of the wilderness just to spam more units. Or just infinite respawning enemies at the map edge, that also happens
- By contrast, the player is put at a crippling disadvantage in most missions. Severe restrictions on which and how many units you can build, defensive structures declared "unavailable", too little money to defend AND attack, no prison/hospital to generate money from POWs
You get the idea. It really isn't as simple as "get good". My advice: save yourself the headache and play Direct Action. It's a much better game.
I have fond memories of playing this when it was first released, but today this game is a buggy mess with insane loading times, glitchy sound and memory issues.
Similar to your standard RTS but with some tactics thrown in. A low level grunt rush doesn't tend to work with this game. Things like using buildings for cover and having the right units to combat vehicles need to be considered. Makes it a lot more fun when the capmain AI doesn't rush you either so you can plan your attacks. The graphics have held up well for it's age and the acting even has people from some B grade movies you might have seen.
Just awesome. The main problem is that UI is not very wise, it may be boring to play agains it. Multiplayer can resolve this problem, but it does not work :C
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