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Summary: Starcraft N00bs! Prepare for Annihilation!
Review: I have been playing TA for several years now and despite technological advances in the realm of PC gaming, TA still has yet to be surpassed in several fields, primarily in expandability.
TA has several elements that several RTS games did not have at the time, and still do not have, or rarely have. Here are a few.
1: Realistic ballistics in projectiles and counter-tactics thereof. You can dodge the weapons, in Starcraft it becomes a battle of attrition as it does in several other RTS games. Not to mention you can set up support fire and indirect fire from either fire teams or artillery. The artillery can actually fire for effect and you can even lead a target into a shot, something you never seen in games.
2: Complete expandability. You can create not just your own maps and campaigns, but units and weapons, which completely turn the tide and tactics of war. It becomes realistic in the way of real war where it becomes a technology race, you build one weapon and they build a counter for it and so forth. I have my units modified to be actual military units like the F14, the British Aircraft Carrier Arc Royale, XM-29 Joint Fighers, B52s and so forth.
3: Actual recon and patrol. If you know how to use your stealth units right, you can actually set up patrols and recon pickets that can sneak behind enemy lines. The difference between this and the Starcraft Ghosts is that in Starcraft, you can just walk up to anything and almost not be spotted... that's no fun. In TA you actually have to plot routes and what not to sneak behind enemy lines and gather terrain intel. Hell, I have U2 and SR71 spyplanes do aerial recon from high altitudes.
3: Balanced units. In Starcraft, a single marine can take out a battlecruiser... that's stupid. In TA, starships can spell certain doom if you don't handle them right, there are doomsday machines, however, they are usually quite balanced when it comes to how to build them and so forth.
The only downside is that people can make super silly doomsday weapons that can be build in seconds. Just watch out for those and TA will be one hell of an experience.
Oh yeah, the soundtrack is INCREDIBLE! I've never heard a soundtrack so beautifully made as this one.
Get TA! It's worth it!
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Summary: Buy this if you have at least an hour to play a game!!!!!
Review: I have been playing this game (single player mode) for 3 years now. It is the 2nd best game I have ever played (Deus Ex is the best), and the best stratagy game I have ever played. The graphics are great, and the sound is truely awesome (though some sounds can get monotonous if you have all sounds enabled). The narration at the beginning of each mission is as awesome as it would be if the man who played Darth Vader did it. It is very addictive gameplay which will perhaps give 100 hours or more of addictive fun. It was very hard for me at first, but after a week or more I became very good at it on "Hard" skill.Use the speed settings hot keys to slow down the game, or you will not be able to handle the commands fast enough. Be very careful with your "commander". Use the orders to set the proper stance for each unit: "Roam", "maneuver", or "Hold position; "Fire at will", "return fire", or "Hold Fire". Set the settings at the factory to automatically churn out new units with the proper stance already set. Assign "Patrols" to units: they will patrol back and forth (or around) exactly as you want them to automatically. If you do not have the patience to spend hours building up a base for a single mission (fighting off raids at the same time), then you should NOT buy this game. However, if you do, this game will reward you with an awesome battle with the opposing side. The AI is awesome. The only fault is in the missions on the planet with the occasional "meteor showers" and the other planet with the "ice storms": occasionally the showers will awaken enemy units prematurely ("scripted" events), causing them to attack you when you can not survive such a powerful attack without becoming too weak. In this case, replay the mission from the beginning. It will probably play out differently then. When things get hectic, pause the game to give orders. This game is so fun, I CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH FUN THIS RTS GAME IS!!!!!
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Summary: Buy this if you have at least an hour to play a game!!!!!
Review: I have been playing this game (single player mode) for 3 years now. It is the 2nd best game I have ever played (Deus Ex is the best), and the best stratagy game I have ever played. The graphics are great, and the sound is truely awesome (though some sounds can get monotonous if you have all sounds enabled). The narration at the beginning of each mission is as awesome as it would be if the man who played Darth Vader did it. It is very addictive gameplay which will perhaps give 100 hours or more of addictive fun. It was very hard for me at first, but after a week or more I became very good at it on "Hard" skill. Use the speed settings hot keys to slow down the game, or you will not be able to handle the commands fast enough. Be very careful with your "commander". Use the orders to set the proper stance for each unit: "Roam", "maneuver", or "Hold position; "Fire at will", "return fire", or "Hold Fire". Set the settings at the factory to automatically churn out new units with the proper stance already set. Assign "Patrols" to units: they will patrol back and forth (or around) exactly as you want them to automatically. If you do not have the patience to spend hours building up a base for a single mission (fighting off raids at the same time), then you should NOT buy this game. However, if you do, this game will reward you with an awesome battle with the opposing side. The AI is awesome. The only fault is in the missions on the planet with the occasional "meteor showers" and the other planet with the "ice storms": occasionally the showers will awaken enemy units prematurely ("scripted" events), causing them to attack you when you can not survive such a powerful attack without becoming too weak. In this case, replay the mission from the beginning. It will probably play out differently then. When things get hectic, pause the game to give orders. This game is so fun, I CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH FUN THIS RTS GAME IS!!!!!
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Summary: Starcraft meets AOE and Command and Conquer
Review: I recently got this game and wasn't expecting much, boy was I surprised! This game is the best of Starcraft, Age Of Empires, and Command and Conquer. The HUGE selection of units allows for an incredible amount of gameplay. With all the units out there you can't defend yourself well enough because when you defend from sea, air attacks, and vice versa. Missions are available for those single players out there, as well as a skirmish mode capable of holding up to 9 AI and yourself. This game has extensive internet support and between all of these has an incredible replay value. This game is addictive for the serious and the once in awhile players. Good for the young and old. For adults and kids. Anybody who wants to have a great time with a strategy game will need this one. IT'S A MUST HAVE!
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Summary: A Good Game...
Review: I think this is a very fun game. There is lots of stategy involved in Total Annihilation,like producing the right units to build the right buildings so you can get the best robots to do what is required to what you need. (It is a game with robots and it is not bloody at all).I think it is a very great game and if I might say a little over rated. Over all I think it is a great game.
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Summary: WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?
Review: I'm with "A Gamer" on this one.
WWWWWWHHHHHYYYYY!!!!
THIS IS EVIL!!!!!
WE DEMAND TA GOLD FOR PC!
or AT LEAST A RE-RELEASE OF TA:CC!!!
Whoever released TA GOLD for MAC...
You are EVIL!!! Why torment those who use PC!?!?
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Summary: TA Commentary
Review: I'va played this game a couple of time befor eat a friends house...and really liked it! The game is good, altought i recommend at least 92MB of ram to run it (or a CPU faster than the minimal req.) , becuse on bigger maps and a good buildup the game gets slower...The online games are pretty good exept for lagging...however i've played some exellent games with people with faster modems... The game itself is really fun for those who like this kind of games...buy it... it is really good!
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Summary: The only game worth playing apart from backgammon
Review: If the people who invented chess had had the hardware, they'd have written TA. If you like Sim City, don't bother playing TA- it will prove too much for your weak heart. The king of all real time strategy games. Buy it. Make your partner go drinking without you and let your cat go hungry. The bifter will go out in the ashtray. Buy it.
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Summary: Total Annihilation Gold
Review: It's one of the best games I have ever played
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Summary: Fantastic initial impressions give way to despair...
Review: Ok, maybe not despair. Total Annihilation was one of the first Real Time Strategy (RTS) games to use a true 3D environment. It looks and plays wonderfully! There's a lot of variety to units and the game can be truly engrossing. The strength to TA, however, is in multiplayer in human vs. human combat. The single player campaign in the game is adequate but not compelling -- the story line is just enough to make playing the game seem worthwhile without really getting you to buy into it and suspend your disbelief. Unfortunately this lackluster storyline is hampered by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that's really none too bright. Once you learn how to use a couple key units and buildings the computer simply has no ability to be a serious threat. Heaven forbid you should try multiplayer cooperative against the AI... you'll be disappointed. Overall, it's a decent game but if you're not the type of person to match witch against other people, then you may want to consider another RTS title with a stronger AI.
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