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WarGames

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OK, so a lot of people didn't like this game on the Playstation, "too easy" and all that...well, I really dug it. This edition is not bad, but it ruins the main reason I liked the PS version: First person control. Now, it is too similar to all the other RTS games, on PS you could control an individual unit and that made the game. For PC, the game does look much better, but so what since the AI is, as noted, the stupidest around? Since the game has nothing to do with the film, the head-to-head challenge of the PS game, along with the individual unit control on that system, are necessary to make the game interesting. I am disappointed, but the nostalgia of the old version makes me give this a few stars.

One of the very first RTS games I've ever played. It's fun and challenging, but very outdated and quirky. 3d battlefield can be rotated and zoomed into which is cool and innovative. Most units are well designed except for the soldiers (flat sprites). Game play is relatively soothe except for units getting caught on each other and stuck in wierd places. Heck, sometimes they even follow random hill paths and end up blown sky high by a landmine. Visual effects are appealing and realistic for the time - real flames and collapsing structures, as well as exploding vehicles with carcass shortly left behind. Water and land effects are decent. There were limitations such as only a few units can be selected at a time which forces you to do the Ctrl-1,2,3 etc tactic, and sometimes the game would crash when you used hackers. Games like the original Command & Conquer were far superior, but there is no reason to overlook this game; there are certain aspects of it that entertain. I also would like to point out that some modern day RTS games took themes from this very game, so check it out if you collect or like to play old games.