- Platform: Windows 98 / Me / 95
- ESRB Rating:
Teen - Media: CD-ROM
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Ground Control: Awesome,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ground Control (CD-ROM)
I loved the demo. I just had to get the real game, so I ordered it off of AMAZON for "a good price". I was amazed. Alright, so it's the end of the third world war and their are two sides, the Crayven corporation and the Religious order of the "new dawn" (sounds like something out od Delta Force Landwarrior) You start by playing the Crayven people. You step into the shoes, or should I say boots of Major Sarah Parker. You get to read a biography about her in the manual. The Crayvens have "Terradynes" (basically a tank with treads) and "Aerodynes" (planes.) The new dawn people have "Hoverdynes" or hover tanks and Aerodynes. The briefings on my part are not so good however. Even if I have a 1.7 gig computer and 256 mb of RAM, the talking doesn't work. For example, I was listening to a briefing and when Parker spoke I heard "At all costs?, At all costs?, At all costs?, the lines seem to repeat themselves! Anyway, that's just a precaution, the rest of the game rocks. There is no resource gathering or building. You command customizable squads and everything is 3-d. You can zoom and rotate around your units. For 9 bucks, it's a great game! Buy it on AMAZON today!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great action and strategy,
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This review is from: Ground Control (CD-ROM)
This game is a great game that does NOT burden the player with the boring and typical resource collecting and technology trees of other games. In each scenario you have a certain number of units at a certain strength; you have some ability to repair damage, but once your men die, they are gone for the scenario, and in campaigns, have to be replaced by less experienced (effective) new units. This game was easy to learn, but hard to get really good at, which is another good point about it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adequate Opposition,
By Rendaw (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ground Control (CD-ROM)
Ground control was a truly amazing game.Overview: Two groups, the government millitairy and religious cult that saved a large part of the population of the world during a nuclear war. Alien artifacts are later discovered and you must fight the religious group to reclaim them. The religious group talks about them as some sort of "god's cleansing". The plot is very interesting, although involving the overused 'alien artifacts on earth'. Here is a rating of this game on five characteristics. Mechanics and Physics: 4/5 The mechanics are near perfect. Sometimes, you will see some terrain that seems to be of passable but really isn't. Also, a large part of the game is positioning your units so the artillery or weak units don't get attacked or hiding spies where they can't be seen. Scouts/spies are often hard to hide, even when you hide them in a forest on top of a hill. The easiest way to position them is below eye level in a valley or behind a hill. The graphics are astounding. From the blasts of the infantry to the beams of the hovercraft, you will find yourself completely lost in it. Bombers have nice fuzzy plasma bombs and the artillery makes great blasts. Also, you can heal units and even the healing 'beam' looks great. Sounds and music are average, nothing special... but none of them are even partially annoying. The game is relatively difficult. The easiest missions consist of seeking and destroying. Protecting units and defending areas are often harder, providing that you can't step back and recoup from the battles. No problems in this section. The multi player is great fun. The objective is to destroy the enemy APC or commanding unit. Reinforcements are delivered every so often. There are also maps that have plots and pre-configured scripts for variations on play. Lastly, the game is greatly configureable. You can make maps, which account for much of the customization. If you are expecting customization on Unreal Tournament's level, don't look here. The editor is above average and is a great feature. Hopefully this review helps you lean favorably towards buying this game.
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