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Command and Conquer Remastered - Steam PC [Online Game Code}

byElectronic Arts

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalChange

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For the nostalgia

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024

Bought this for the nostalgia. Easy installation. Prompt code delivery by Amazon as well.

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not entire series, painful Captcha tests on steam

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023

I tried probably 30 different captcha tests and then it said I was probably a robot and had to stop several for an hour and try again 3 different times. Eventually I was able to sign on with my phone and not have to deal with the captcha, very frustrating.

The product is only the first 2 games, I thought I was getting the entire series. Oh well...

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For the nostalgia

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

Bought this for the nostalgia. Easy installation. Prompt code delivery by Amazon as well.

Had no problem. works perfect

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

I had no problem redeeming code and playing the game. Game working at 1080p @ 60....(screen only goes to 1080p@60). At first I didn't know that I had to push space bar and it changed to remastered higher in resolution. 5 stars all the way.

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Childhood memories

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

Fast shipping game plays just as I remembered

Fun throwback game! Works fine on PC.

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

I used to play C&C online with the kids, decades ago. Saw this on sale and couldn't resist! Easy to load and works as you'd expect. have had hours of fun playing against the computer bot.

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A classic given a facelift, warts and all

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

Command and Conquer was one of the pioneers of the RTS genre. The first engine they made for the series had two games made on it: Command and Conquer Tiberian Dawn, the first game they released, formerly just called Command and Conquer, and then Command and Conquer Red Alert. Tiberian Dawn is about a futuristic conflict between GDI, a global military superpower, and the Brotherhood of Nod, a terrorist group. Red Alert is about an alternate timeline where Albert Einstein used time travel to eliminate Adolf Hitler before he created Nazi Germany, and as a consequence, there was nothing holding Soviet Russia in check from waging their own world war.

EA, who ended up purchasing Westwood Studios (and promptly ran it into the ground), brings these classics back to life from a much-simpler time, allowing it to be ran on modern systems, in full high definition, with a coat of paint thrown over the visuals to suit HD (though you change the graphics back to classic pixels if you really want to). Both games play pretty much the same, all told, which is to be expected: They both played pretty much the same back in the day, too. The interface is upgraded ever-so-slightly with some modern tweaks, and they allow you to freely configure these in the options; If you really want to, you can strip these tweaks away and experience the game as it played back when it first released. One of the best features of the original two games were the soundtracks, mixing techno-industrial with heavy electric guitar riffs. Not only were all those tracks remastered here, but the game also includes several remixes of the tracks as well as the OST versions of the tracks which have additional soundbites that back in the day could not be included in the game due to technical limitations. Using the game's Jukebox feature, you can either just have it go through the entire soundtrack, or pick and choose the tunes you want to listen to, including the original lo-fi versions of the tracks if you really want to. Both the Tiberian Dawn and the Red Alert tracks can be played in either game, which is a feature I rather like, allowing me to choose my favorite tracks from both games for my playlist. Of note, both games had expansion packs released, and those expansion packs are included with both of the games, which is nice.

As stated before, Command and Conquer was one of the pioneers of the RTS genre, and was made back before a lot of the conventions of the genre were established such as Fog of War, a nuanced interface, and the concept of balancing sides. The remaster doesn't do much to update these mechanics. There's still no Fog of War, meaning that once you've explored an area, you can (usually) see everything that goes on in that area for the rest of the battle; later games only let you see what's going on in that area if you have units nearby. The Interface updates that EA put in are welcome, but the game still feels very primitive on that front compared to games that came out a short time later like, say, StarCraft. Both games had very questionable ideas when it came to balancing each side, to where GDI arguably feels much more powerful than NOD in Tiberian Dawn and the Soviet sides feel much more powerful than the Allies in Red Alert. This is hardly an issue in the campaigns, but can feel rather significant in Multiplayer. Also, the Full-Motion Video cutscenes which helped make these games so iconic back in the day are still here... but they have not been remastered whatsoever, and can appear very pixelated and grainy at high resolutions. Finally, there's a unique problem for this version of the game in that the campaigns have a difficulty slider for Easy, Medium and Hard. The original game only had one difficulty, and this is represented by the Normal difficulty. As a warning, the game's Hard Difficulty does not do anything beyond making the enemy units tougher and more damaging. This can throw off the balance for some missions, particularly those where you the player start with limited resources.

In summary, the remastered version presented here is very much still worth playing, and EA provided a nice number of options to help you configure your experience the way you like it and did a decent job with the remastering. Just keep in mind that these games did originally come out in the 1990's, so certain allowances need to be made.

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Replay this classic!

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

Now, this takes me back.. I played the original version back in 1995 and it was a blast then and this new remaster is a blast now.. you can see care was taken on this remaster, from the new graphics which are very good to the updated network play.. I like the toggle, so you can play with either the original graphics or the enhanced ones too.. a nice touch. Gameplay wise, very much a simple collect resources/destroy your enemy.. simple but fun to play.. sound effects are great and it has a killer soundtrack. Also has a music player and a game editor for making your own maps as well.

Highly recommended.

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not entire series, painful Captcha tests on steam

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

I tried probably 30 different captcha tests and then it said I was probably a robot and had to stop several for an hour and try again 3 different times. Eventually I was able to sign on with my phone and not have to deal with the captcha, very frustrating.

The product is only the first 2 games, I thought I was getting the entire series. Oh well...

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

This game is just as I remember. In addition to a few graphic enhancements. This game is exactly as it was. There is online multi-player and many many maps and challenges to complete.
You play as soviet or allies!

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Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

This was a great game 20 years ago. Unfortunately technology has changed dramatically and now the game no longer works on current PC platforms. Even though this is said to be 'up to date' and 'streaming' .... it does not work. The graphics are on the order of 640x640 and there is NO SOUND.

A complete waste of $20. I will keep my memories of days gone by, and regret the hype that the game will live on. Don't waste your money.

This takes me back. Can't believe its been 25 years.

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2020

Hardware Platform: Windows 10Edition: Standard - SteamMedia format: DigitalVerified Purchase

I played this game in high school, and saw it was on sale for $10. Got lost in it for an hour, and just the first 3 missions and it just brings you back. Who needs a $500 ps5, when $10 brings back a classic like this. Also works great in Ubuntu linux using steam play and proton.

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