Command & Conquer: Renegade

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Summary: This is a must buy for FPS and C&C Fans around the Globe.
Review: C&C fans will recognize the weapons, structures, characters, and vehicles from the original C&C. FPS(First Person Shooter) fans will love the creative weapon designs and revel in the use of numerous vehicles. The Single player is complex, interesting, and fun. The missions can be approached in different ways and all missions and secondary missions to give you the feel that you are part of something bigger, like a world in the C&C RTS (Real Time Strategy) games. The multiplayer puts you on the ground of a C&C universe. The GDI vs. The Nod, you pick your character, your vehicle and your attack approach (sniping, blowing things up, stealthing), its all up to you. This game has a single player game and a multiplayer game that are worth your time and money. So don't waste your money on a crude, undeveloped game when you could be playing the most innovative game to date, Command and Conquer: Renegade.

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Summary: Could be better.
Review: Being a large C&C fan, it was great seeing the buildings, the vehicles, and the NOD forces from this perspective. All in all, the game was fun to play and have faster paced action tha MOHAA. But this game misses on a few things:

1. The AI is the worst of any recent FPS game I have played.
2. The on-line game play is very laggy and with everyone just building vehicles, it was boring
3. The cut scenes, though pretty well done, looked like they were painted on
4. The end bosses (there were only 3 or 4 thank god) were terrible. You can't out run or out manuever them. All you can do is stand there in front of them and keep shooting till they die.

Here is what was good other than what I have already mentioned:
1. The graphics were better than some of the reviews were saying (If your graphics aren't very good, its time for a better video card)
2. The music is awesome
3. Nick Havoc is a very cool character
4. The weapons were pretty cool. Got to use every weapon more than once. Some games like RTCW & MOHAA, you were able to get through the game only using about half of the weapons available.
5. Driving many vehicles. You get to use many different vehicles and fight other vehicles

Overall, I liked this game alot, but compared to RTCW & MOHAA, something was missing.
A little hint while playing the game. If you find some of your other weapons running low on ammo (and you will because on different levels, enemies only use certain weapons), use your little pistol and aim for the head. You would be surprised at how quickly some enemies will die with one pistol shot to the head.
I would recommend this game unless you are looking for good on-line game, then I would tell you to look elsewhere. Happy hunting.

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Summary: Good Game
Review: O.K first things first

Single player
The weak part of the game don't bother
A.I is stupid missions are either too easy or too hard there is no middle ground. Also I could find no way to skip the cutscenes which annoyed me to no end.

Multiplayer-The great part!!!
Nonstop action, you ever wanted to drive a tank? how bout a Nod Buggy? Its not just killing things that makes it fn it is also the time and effort EA took in designing the building. Weather you are playing as a vehicle buster or a medic there is always something for you to do. Take me for instance even though I always get my butt kicked I still have a good time.

My favorite thing to do is fly the hellicopter

Overall-Great for fans of halflife, rainbow6, Solider of Fortune and Delta Force. Come one come all, there is much fun to be had.

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Summary: Fantastic Multiplayer
Review: I haven't spent much time on the single player campaign here, but multiplayer this game rocks!

It's best with at least 12 guys on a side, and better still with 20, but it's fun anyway you play it. Grab a flame tank with three friends and make a flame rush, try an invisible soldier and jump into an enemy vehicle when the driver gets out to reapir it, then run him over!

I was playing last night, a damaged Humvee was coming right at me, my Raveshaw got off one shot and destroyed the vehicle, and my second shot killed the driver.

Or play as GDI, grab a Havoc and snipe to your heart's content. Sniping allows you incredible zoom power, and as Havoc one shot and any infantry target is dead (some require headshots). Or hop into an MRLS and pound enemy buildings, or save up for a Mammoth tank and slug it out with the enemy.

The game rewards teamwork, and even players with poor First Person Shooter skills can contribute, I'm only decent, myself. Tons of fun, I have played a few hundred games. Well worth the money. Good solid servers, easy access to patches and servers.

Highly recommended.

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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: There are only three things are not to good about the game:

1. Having to insert CD 1 to start, then take it out, and insert CD 2 to play. This is kind of annoying.
2. The sniper rifle is not to well balanced.
3. The graphics are a step below what they could be. The indoors are not even up to the standards of Unreal Tournament. The outdoor game graphics are a lot better.

But these are only minor issues in a great game. As a fan of Command Conquer you will enjoy the beautiful tie-in to the RTS game. The in vehicle sessions are really well done and very intuitive, you steer with the keyboard and control the weapon/turret with the mouse. The cutscenes are 3D with a slightly cartoonish look, and well done in every aspect from story line to angles, etc. As an FPS fan you will experience some of the best pulse-pounding action in a shooter ever. The missions are long, and your objectives are constantly updated, AND YOU CAN SAVE ANYWHERE IN THE GAME. The game is easy to play, you inflict some serious damage on NOD non-stop, and at some point you may notice that it is 2 or 3 in the morning. The games intensity will suck you in. In addition to intense, the game is FUN!!!

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Summary: Good for a first try at FPS
Review: First of all, let me say I have played all the C&C games (minus expansion packs) except Sole Survivor, and am a great C&C fan. Now, I know all the reviews seem to give Renegade bad ratings... why? For Westwood's first try at an FPS, I think it's a good try. Of course not everything could be right.

BAD POINTS

1. Story - Renegade's story is a little weak. It's basically the same kind of story we've seen in all those other FPS. Renegade, hotshot commando, old flame that's part of the enemy, secret operations, the whole lot. But as this IS and FPS, the story doesn't account for much.

2. Graphics - Graphics could have been improved. A little bit blocky, but they are ok. Nothing nice here, but nothing horrible either if you've played the C&C games.

3. AI - This is where the loss of a star comes in. The AI in this game is the worst I have ever seen... except perhaps in Tiberian Dawn. The AI will never pay attention to you unless they actually see you. You can walk right up to some of them, shoot a guy right next to them, and they will still stand with your back to you. Come on. When they do see you, all they do is charge right at you, in the line of fire. Kind of fun for a while, but gets annoying later.

GOOD POINTS

4. Multiplayer - Multiplayer C&C mode ROCKS! It feels a lot like you really are a soldier on the battlefield of a C&C skirmish/online game. Only con is you can't build buildings.

5. C&C Feel - This has got to be Renegade's biggest pro. The game feels like it was meant to feel, as if you have been put in the shoes of the six pixel high commando unit from the original C&C.

6. Buildings - The seamless transition from indoor to outdoor is awesome. You can just walk up to a building, watch the door open, and shoot at an AI in the building, then walk into the building and explore it. In singleplayer they are absolutely huge. My fav is the Hand of Nod, because it's so big and has such cool rooms. Only question is - do they normally have flamethrowers in the kitchen supplies?

NEUTRAL POINTS

7. Load Times - Well, load times are very slow. However, if you've ever seen a mission as large as the ones in Renegade with the interior of huge buildings also having to load at the same time, I think it's going to be about just as slow. Just look at it this way - as long as you don't die, you only have to wait for the load inbetween missions.

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Summary: Great Strategy in Multiplayer Mode
Review: I'm a huge fan of the Command and Conquer series, so buying Generals didn't require any thought. We were rewarded with great graphics and amazing multiplayer gameplay.

First, the good. The graphics are quite impressive, definitely a step up from previous games. The various terrains - from snow to sand to grass to concrete - are well done. The trees sway in the wind. The units leave little tracks as they move, the construction of buildings makes you really feel like you're watching an army base get built.

The sound and music is well matched and makes the game feel realistic. Controls all work just the way you'd hope they would - after so many games they really have that down to a science.

On the down side, the usual problems in strategy gaming exist here. pathfinding isn't always perfect, units get stuck against buildings or in chasms. The campaign missions help you learn your skills but aren't extremely challenging.

Still, as with just about every game that comes out today, the built in gameplay is merely a training ground for the real challenge of multiplay. There's no way a computer could compete with the challenge posed by a real human being with experience and knowledge at the other end of the map. This game really shines in multiplayer. The three sets of units are well balanced, and if you get yourself onto a large map with teammates and opponents, you'll be hooked for months.

Skirmish mode is quite fun too, earning medals for different accomplishments.

Definitely a great game for any strategy gaming fan!

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Summary: Generals is AMAZING!!!!
Review: The game I am writing a new fiction in a line dating back to 1996, and this game revolves around the events currently happening. This is Command and Conquer Generals, three sides go to war. these are China, the United State, and a terrorist group called the Global Liberation Army try to takeover the world. It sounds like the events of today in a game.
This game has EXCELLENT graphics (which shows what multi-Gigahertz procesors and 128 bit Graphics cards are for,) great gameplay, except for the easy artificial intelligence compared to other great games such as Starcraft, which was probably the best RTS ever made, Command and Conquer, and Warcraft 3. The realistic storyline is a great change from the previous games( such as Red Alert Yuri's Revenge, ect.) A great soundtrack is included, a "general" system lets you recieve different abilities and commands to use. I highly recommend this game:)

Too all of you who hate Generals, go buy Praetorians, thats good, or Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne when it comes out in June.

GENERALS RULES (but Starcraft does too...)

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Summary: Very Accessible Strategy Game
Review: This is a game that I ended up liking a lot better than I would have thought. It isn't overly difficult or complex, allowing the strategy-rookie to get into the game easily. This is the kind of game where you can play a few missions and then come back a month later and pick up where you left of, without having to re-play the tutorial.

I would have even given this game 5 stars, if it wasn't for a few details that I didn't care for too much. The interface leaves a bit to be desired. I found myself wishing for easier ways to select and group units. Sometimes, I also wished for the game to give me a bit more feedback about what's going on. For instance, when the GLA attacks my base with a SCUD-storm, why not show where it hit on the mini map? Games like Pretorians show how to do this (at least a little) better.

The other problem with this game is that it lets you get away with too much. The game doesn't force you to use advanced strategy. Often, it is enough to just build up a very large number of troups and send them into battle all at once. In those scenarios, I often wish the game would make me find out a bit more about all the great upgrades and special units that are available. Of course, this is a problem the player could solve :-)

Overall, this is a very good game. Personally, I had a lot of fun with this game. Probably even 5 stars worth. But compared to some other 5-star games, it just didn't seem fair to give this one 5 stars as well. It just isn't quite among the very best. But if you are looking for fun without twisting your brain all too much, then this one is for you...

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Summary: Great real time strategy game, but...
Review: Red Alert 2 is a great real time strategy game. There are two different people to play as, the US and Russia. The game is set slightly in the future, with realistic technology. Some of the missions take a long time to do, since Westwood didn't add a cheat engine to the game. However, the greatest downfall of this game is that it has no map editor. The possibilities of this game are not as great as other real time strategy games, especially those made by Blizzard. This game is one of my favorites, but after comparing to other games, it gets points taken off.