Every review you've read about this game is right. The campaign sucks and can soft-lock you with impossible difficulty based on what technologies you've chosen to unlock. The hero-missions are 90-minute chores of kiting enemies and doubling back. The lack of normal save/load means that if things get hairy, you have to salvage the last couple minutes by closing the program via Task Manager. BUT... I have sunk hundreds of hours into Survival Mode (its regular random-map mode) and still find it endearing. The art style is perfect. Gameplay is fun and tense. It really makes you think to plan your optimal base defenses and economy layout. The bad voice acting and bizarre unit dialogue are a plus. I do recommend this game, acknowledging all its glaring flaws. I know it's not encouraging to read "this game is great once you acclimate to its faults," but what it does right it does so well that it's worth trying. I keep coming back to it and enjoy exhilarating games every time I play.
