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I've played this game on Windows 98 and it was very fun. But I upgraded to Windows Xp and I can't play it at all. Acclaim is too lazy to make a Windows Xp patch. I gave it a four because when i had Win 98 it was so cool. Acclaim must make a patch!

I feel that it is an amazing game twisting the reality of war with an action packed stradegy game. It brings an incredible 3D enviroment inside your computer to the center of your mind. It is so realistic that it would almost be posible to touch the machines like you would hamsters. Combining future and fantasy together makes this master peice of a game a brilliant.

I wrote a FAQ/Walkthrough on GameFAQs for this game, and I have to say, it is one of the best I have ever played. I am playing it on XP, because I have a patch. If anyone needs it, contact me at Aquarillis@gmail.com.

Be sure to check out my FAQ/walkthrough at gamefaqs.com! I can answer any questions if you post on the message boards or E-mail me!

This game came out around 1998-1999, and was immediately overshadowed by other PC and console games, and therefore didn't get the recognition it deserves.

A very innovative game that was far ahead of its time, with one of the best aspects of the game being able to control ANY unit in the game from a first person perspective, allowing you to be right there in the thick of the action.

There is a community for this game, that I found in the depths of the internet, and it can be found at [...]. They have the Windows XP patch, as well as a group of people willing to play a scheduled multiplayer match, as well as assist you in finding a copy of the game.

This game ranks up there in the classic games such as Homeworld and Command & Conquer: Red Alert, and will keep you quite busy for some time.

i rated this product a 5 is because i have had it ever since it came out. no i am plaing it on the windows xp and i love it even better. i loved to play it some much i had to get a new set of cds

When this game came out, slower PCs would indeed cause delayed pathfinding. On a modern PC it runs very quickly indeed. Also, that reviewer doesn't know his terminology. While some of the STRATEGIC intelligence is a little unimpressive, much of the UNIT intelligence is excellent. Units run to help each other out, non-combat units retreat from danger toward areas of relative safety etc. And unlike most RTSs of the period, you actually have to come up with decent tactical dispersals to fight the enemy well; dumb tank rushes won't necessarily achieve your goal. And lastly, the first person perspective is VERY useful if used judiciously. You just have to use it well; set a bunch of machines to follow a certain unit, then hop into that unit, and drive it around, with a group of AI-controlled minders in tow. This isn't a perfect game, but it's a very fun one.

This game is the bomb! You get to sabotage enemy researchers and bases. You can play a battle, special, or full leanth game! When you choose battle, a group of machines are already waiting for your commands to destroy the enemy race(s). If you choose a full leanth (normal) game you start out with a few machines, and you start building defences, buildings, defenders, constructors, spys (they steal enemy research and lay mines), locators (to find mineral deposits), and other cool stuff! If you choose special, you get a huge battle!