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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 66.6 hrs on record (19.9 hrs at review time)
Posted: 27 Nov, 2013 @ 6:51am
Updated: 27 Dec, 2022 @ 7:13am

I originally bought this game as a hard copy so my steam account hasn't logged the probable 100+ hours of game-play I've had from this game.
A fan of the old Command & Conquer games, this appealed and did not disappoint at all.

Firstly, the game play can be picked up very easily and the campaigns are a great way to get to handle the more in depth details as you play through the game and also the factions.
This game, however, came into it's own with the Skirmish option. Single player is always fun to pass the time and release stress by pummelling several opponents into dust. BUT for maximum enjoyment definitely has to be multi-player.
Once my friends and I hooked this up through a network (internet also) say goodbye to a decent nights sleep. The battles were epic, the scale was huge and most games started out as build a HUGE army and just slaughter your friends.
This does get a little overpowered at times but with the options to ban certain units/tiers, etc. Then the battles became more interesting.
A friend would attack, you'd figure out a good line of defence, they go back and try work around that defence, you attack your way, they figure out another defence, etc... it was tit for tat battle that kept your ideas and strategies rotating and constantly developing.

In the years I've owned this game, it's never lost it's appeal. The graphics are nice & finely detailed, controls are very easy and bulk unit commands are simple, way points & patrols are easy to set. All in all a great strategy game BUT I'd highly recommend multi-player for a long lasting experience.

(After SupCom, I'd purchase C&C 4 and was very disappointed. Thinking about it, I've not played C&C since but instead gone with the SupCom expansion and SupCom2)
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5 Comments
Kenny the Rocket Scientist 27 Dec, 2022 @ 1:45am 
@ReturnOfJafar I've gone through about another 3 or 4 gaming computers since this was first released. Latest one I built was last November. Running Windows 11 right now, but I've been able to get it to run fine on multiple systems over the years. I can guarantee it'll run on anything from an 8800 GTX circa 2007 to an RTX 3090. Doesn't seem to have a problem with AMD or Intel chipsets either.

When you first adjust the display size, it might do some funky things for some reason, but that only seem to happen if you set the refresh rate to 144 Hz. (Screen goes grey, but restarting seems to fix it just fine. The inital setup is the one and ONLY time that seemed to happen with me.) With 60 FPS, it doesn't seem to do that, so don't panic if it does.

The game aged very well. Still tons of fun with basically no fuss, even with the game being as old as it is.
DeadBird 26 Dec, 2022 @ 6:37am 
@ReturnOfJafar Just run it and it's working OK on a Ryzen 5, Win10, GTX 1070 rig. Screen Resolution was a bit glitchy but it's running, took a sceenshot on my account to show too.
DeadGame 25 Dec, 2022 @ 5:31pm 
Does this game still work in 2022 ? On new computers anyone? ive had to refund 2 games so far from not working on new pc
Azhrei21 23 Oct, 2021 @ 12:30am 
everyone was disappointed with C&C 4... whether they played Sup Commander or not.
quickshot 9 Aug, 2019 @ 5:21pm 
Damn. This review WAS FROM 2013???? Well still, thanks for the review. It is quite helpful with me deciding to get it. :D