Earth 2160

I'm not a big RTS fan, but I actually really enjoyed this one. It has some interesting twists with customizable units (for 3/4 factions at least) and different resource needs for different factions which adds an extra angle to the strategy. The four campaigns link together nicely, although the final mission of the last campaign was way too easy and the ending was a bit of a let down. Graphics are pretty good, sound falls out of sync in the cut scenes (possibly because it was translated?) and some of the unit voices are a little annoying.

If you're reading this you should be playing this game!!! You can't ask for much more of a game that is 10 years old and still plays and feels like it came out yesterday. The graphics are sharp and the game play is solid. I've played lots of RTS games and this one by far is one of the BEST! for $4.99 you get your cake and you can eat it too!

Yeah, there are a lot of stuff that could and should be criticized about this game, but after actually getting through the whole 20 hours of campaign, I realized that this game is an acquired taste for me. However, getting into it was pretty tough. The tutorial is pretty meek and basically only cover the utmost basics of how you play an RTS. The game doesn't cover the vast differences in how the factions are played and the whole important core of custom building your own units is totally ignored by the tutorial. I had to discover a lot of stuff on my own and even if the manual gives some information, it is pretty rough what they tell you. I managed to get half-way into the campaign before I really considered to drop the game as it seems to feel awkward and annoying to play. However, I decided to give it a second chance as I found the later part of the story to be mildly interesting and after a while I actually started to feel more comfortable with the gameplay, although it still had a lot of issues. The ending is pretty weird and the Alien-campaign feels rushed and incomplete storywise. Even so, I actually felt sporadically entertained, but it is definitely not a great game. It feels more...yeah, like what other says, it feels messy. Yet, it could also be interesting and fun. Addressing a few of the issues that other players had: - The voice acting: I have definitely heard worse voice acting than what is presented in this game, so I would say that is the least of your problems in this game. - The missions are tedious: Mostly true. The design of the missions are pretty repetitive and some levels are actually just replicates of previous ones. - Pathfinding issues: Yes, but it is not totally worse than many other games. - Can't choose all campaigns from start: Yeah, but that is because of story coherence. Worth buying on sale, but beware that the came has its flaws.

Such a crap game. But so is solitaire. Its like a ripoff of Tiberian sun, but jankier. If you like command and conquer, you'll enjoy this for at least a few hours.

I own the box copy of the game, so I can only comment on the game itself. The four sides of conflict are well balanced, yet totally different (not just visual) Gorgeous graphics, perhaps a bit too gorgeous - I am a big fan of old earth 2150 and I slightly miss the old dark, doomed scenery. I gave it 4 and not 5 because of the official campaign which is a bit silly if you ask me. In skirmish and multiplayer, this game is amazing!