Earth 2160

Great and innovative RTS game. One of the underrated and forgotten classic. Great and light graphic, day-night cycles, better designed units than in the first Earth games, better gameplay...

This game has a seemingly interesting premise of constructing custom variations of your units, and completely distinct factions to battle out...but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Some factions are extremely tedious, some are super easy, while the custom building option doesn't really offer that much useful variety. Combined with an array of commands that overcomplicate what previous RTS games have already polished up (seriously, it shouldn't take that many flags to simply move a unit around and not get it killed at first chance). Some things just don't need improving. Overall, the visual effects are great, though the story seems generic, but despite its flaws, it can still bring some interest to certain gamers. But I definitely understand why this series wasn't mainstream ever.

I played the Earth 2150 games back in the day, and absolutely loved the 3D graphics, overlooked the cringe-worthy cut-scenes, and spent way too long playing multiplayer with friends. Seeing the sequel on GOG, I decided to take a punt. It's not like the originals. The 3D graphics is fancier -- that's the best part. The controls are poor and confusing. The missions are tedious. There are too many scripted sections that you trigger by entering an area, etc. I got bored very quickly and gave up. Unless you're a die-hard RTS fan, look elsewhere.

The single player campaign wasn't all that great. Might want to read a review on the game first if that is what you are looking for. Multi-player is supposed to be quite good however. Haven't played the game in a long time and don't remember ever finishing it. For six bucks I'd get it nonetheless if you're into sci-fi RTS games and want something slightly different... <rant>Personally I prefer the first installment in the series the most. The dark, gritty and post-apocalyptic feeling was right there, despite being the weakest link in terms of gameplay out of the series. Terminators with miniguns running amok, huge mechs flinging napalm and super-heated plasma around and cool looking big ass tanks having a laser beam barbecue in a mostly barren, desolate world! Miss the old two-dimensional sprite based games...</rant>

classic RTS experience with captivating storyline and characters that you start to care about. A truly wonderful experience