Brilliant!!
The opening video left me wanting to dive into the campaign, but unfortunately, i needed to do the tutorials first to understand, and the tutorials are the worst part of the game! The tutorials could have been much shorter but they were dragged out by, what was first humorous, but in the end over used, chatting between the 3 commanders. 2 hours later I had still 2 tutorials to do, I was fed up and launched into the game.
This game is meant for Co-op. Now you can play with a computer AI, but they do not match a friend. The Campaign is brilliant, with a funny yet some how compelling story being told by real actors, some of whom you may have seen in tv shows such as Prison Break and Star Trek.
The game consists of 3 factions, the Soviets, the Allies and the Empire of the Rising Sun. All unique in their own way, Soviets having bears, the Allies dolphins and the Empire robot samurai. Along with other weird and wacky units this makes for a unique RTS.
Online skirmishes are another strong point of the game, with abilities such as Iron Curtain, you can never tell what might happen and the tide of the battle can turn at any moment as i found out for myself. The AI however are mediocre using no real strategy and just throwing 2 or 3 units at you at one time.
On graphical terms the game can stand up with all other RTS but is nothing special, and doesnt stand out from the crowd. The sound itself is good, the main menu music never gets old, and the sounds received when clicking on units are humorous and will always surpirse you.
The Good
- Fun Co-op Campaign
- Unique Gameplay
- Great Story with great cut-scenes
- Memorable Battles
The Bad
- AI not great
- Online problems with Co-op
