As a long time RTS fan, I've been through Starcraft and the Warcraft games, and they've always had their problems. Starcraft mainly shallow - never really a solid story. Warcraft got left in the dust because they went MMORPG with it. Command & Conquer has always been the 'RTS King' - never has been a doubt about that. It set the ground for the genre, and placed it on the map and set the tune for RTS. Even though EA killed it. Not a single game I have played to date, has been as challenging, as balanced, or as fun as Dark Reign. Still love the game today, still play it. Have yet to beat the campaign...the extreme balance of the game is to such a degree, a single mistake can get you utterly destroyed. The AI challenges the player, and can think fast and react as fast. Sometimes does act a little...stupid, yes. Maybe a little bias...but even though for as old as it is, it seems to have aged fairly well - all things considered. The game is still great, and still among the best RTS I have ever played, right there along Red Alert...fighting for the NO1 spot.
