Command & Conquer Gold Edition

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Product Details

• Our recommended age: 12 - 20 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001NFTS
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,497 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

GameSpot
If you're a strategy fan and don't already own a copy of Command & Conquer, you've got it easy when it comes to deciding whether or not to buy the new Gold Edition of the award-winning classic. Because you haven't already spent $40 or $50 on the original Command & Conquer, you needn't worry whether or you should shell out another $45 or $50 for Windows 95 support, SVGA graphics, head-to-head Internet play, and a Command & Conquer Theme Pack (animated icons, wallpaper, and sound effects); after all, you're buying the game, not the extras. So you'll buy the Gold Edition and love it - case closed.

But what if you're one of the hundreds of thousands of users who already own the DOS version of Command & Conquer? Is it really worth $30 or $40 bucks (owners of the DOS version get a $10 rebate) for the enhancements? For gamers uninterested in multiplayer action, the answer is probably "no." The new graphics are a big improvement, but they're not enough to get you excited about fighting the same single-player battles over again. But if you're into multiplayer C&C, it's probably worth the investment.

Take the SVGA graphics, for instance. It would be easy to dismiss them as eye candy, but the truth is they allow you to see four times as much of the map as in the DOS version - giving you a decided edge when competing against players using the old C&C. And with the addition of Westwood Chat support, C&C fans have another venue for finding opponents and playing tournaments or ladder games. Setting up a game over Westwood Chat is about as easy as Internet gaming gets, and there are always plenty of opponents looking for action.

The one complaint many will have with the Gold Edition is price. Westwood has made a ton of money (and justifiably so) off the sales of Command & Conquer; to ask Command & Conquer owners to pay almost full price for an SVGA upgrade, Internet play, and Theme Pack is a bit much. New users will find the investment well worth it, but the company could create a lot more goodwill among their loyal fans by upping that rebate by five or ten bucks, or simply creating an upgrade. Especially when you consider that serious C&C players will consider those SVGA graphics essential for staying competitive in their multiplayer matches.--Stephen Poole
--Copyright ©1998 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited.

Manufacturer Description
The classic real-time strategy game is now available in a three-CD-ROM collection set featuring over 50 missions for dozens of hours of nonrepeated gameplay. It includes Command & Conquer Gold and Covert Operations.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's still fun, and the music superB, August 9, 2005

By	Korfak "Henry" (Panama) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This game rocks, it's still one of the best strategy games of all times, and of course this is the first game I buy with my first computer (133mHZ, 32mbram, 3.1gB).....and i remember every detail of the game when i play it now....
It's just GREAT
The only bad side is that you need a special patch to play it on windows xp....
The Graphics are poor right now, but in 1997 they're awesome
The sound and MUSIC is amazing.....the song "prepare for battle" is still my favorite.....
Just dont lose your time and buy this game, find the XP patch and you're going to travel to 1997 when this game make some people the happiest person in the world
See ya

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of the Internet?, September 1, 2007

By	NSA "NSA" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

As part of Westwood Studio's 12th Anniversary Celebrations, they released the original Command and Conquer on their website as freeware. It can be downloaded at will.

-NSA

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily the best game ever created, May 8, 2003

By	Tim (USA) - See all my reviews

Let me just say WOW. If you are the person that likes RTS games, and you don't own a copy of this game you don't know what RTS games are. This game game is phenominal. I bought it back in 97 and i started playing it single player. I loved it at first but it got boring. Then i decided to try the game out online. This game doesn't even get good till you have played it online. No game will ever be as fun as this game was to play online. THE BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME EVER. Unfortunately the online gameplay has died because it is such an old game. The game that started it all: Command and conquer Gold 95 will never be eclipsed by any other RTS game to come.