Posted on: September 18, 2019

aduhmak

Games: 186 Reviews: 4

Great Campaign, New Spin RTS

This RTS maybe one of my favourite back at that time, starting from the mission that can be called really brilliant. Even though it looks easy at first, after that the tactical movement and placement of the troops is necessary. The dropship i think it's really brand new reinforcement system, It's a hybrid with "capture the flag mode" in strategy. Because you can just capture the enemy landing zone and make them without any reinforcement, although sometimes it's really hard to do that. This drospship system also made the gameplay fast paced, you don't have to think much about the resources that is only the Acquisition points, just know when to reinforce the troops and what troops do you need. The graphics also fabulous, the sky, the water, those units, the details are awesome. The sound effects also excellent, you can hear the unit's gunshots and shoutings, also the sound of engine vehicles, although i don't really like the music, but that is just my personal opinion. Little problem for this game is that the skirmish mode, you can only choose two factions, that is human and the alien, there is northern star alliance for the human, but what about the terran? there are some nice and unique vehicles that we cannot play in skirmish, too bad Overall if you like RTS, or tactical strategy, give this a go, it may not as hard as tactical strategy you played before, but it's still challenge and worth it to try

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Posted on: July 27, 2025

Squirly

Verified owner

Games: 236 Reviews: 4

Doesn't hit the highs the first one does

But it's still good in it's own way.

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Posted on: May 24, 2011

purrminat0r

Games: 56 Reviews: 1

Phenomenal

I played this game years ago - and FOR years :D It's strategically and tactically challenging if you'r more of the build-your-base-and-destroy-the-other-one gamer. The graphics were extremely good back then, and they're still quite good. This truely is a game that didn't age - it ripened.

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Posted on: September 13, 2011

Nyghtshadow

Games: 6 Reviews: 2

One of THE best strategy games ever made

Being used to more classic styles of strategy games, I was amazed at this product. For 2004, when it came out, it was jaw dropping on every level. The graphics were absolutely spectacular, the world was extremely well detailed (you could actually see, in detail, footprints of soldiers left in the snow as they marched across the battlefield), the lighting was incredible and the soundtrack amazing. I still listen to it on youtube 7 years later. And to top it all off, the best camera I've ever encountered in a strategy game. You had total freedom to zoom in and out and to rotate and tilt it however you liked. The gameplay was very neat (it follows RTT rules), vehicle armor was distributed differently on different sides of the vehicle, the infantry didn't become useless as higher tier units entered combat and it never got dull. Everything on the battlefield had a tactical role to play and the storyline was great, yet incredibly sad. You rarely see a more moving tale unfold in a game. The only complain I have is that artillery fired very weirdly (they fired almost vertically every time) and the units were very tough: it took a lot of firepower to kill even relatively fragile units. However, all in all, a breathtaking game I will never forget and one that makes me proud to be a gamer.

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Posted on: November 27, 2011

Marcopelli

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Games: 103 Reviews: 2

RTS at it's best!!!

Though I haven't played all or even most of the RTS games available on GOG, I would dare to say that any one of them would have a tough time matching the overall fun of Ground Control 2. But first, you need to know that if you have a system with a multi-core processor, you'll need to run under Windows emulation for Windows 95,98,XP. Otherwise, the gaming runs much too fast and is virtually unplayable. Now, as for the game itself, RTS really doesn't get too much better than this. The AI is very sharp. This is the first startegy game I've played where you have to multitask and you have to be quick doing it. The computer AI will relentlessly mount attacks against you, and will do so on multiple fronts. There will be times when you beaten and completely humiliated on the battlefield. But, the game is so good it will make you want to keep going back again and again until you master it. All of the untis are well-balanced and unique in their individual strengths. The game forces you think very carefully about how to best use all of your units. The graphics and sound are as good as any RTS out right now. The controls are tight and even the story is fairly compelling. The camera is well-used as well. It's especially fun to zoom in on raging battles between ground units and how they handle their movements. To make a long story short. This is pure, RTS gaming goodness.

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