The Command & Conquer Saga

The Command & Conquer Saga is a compilation of the Command & Conquer series' games published from 1995 to March 2007, all bundled into one box and updated to run on Windows XP.

A RTS classic.

Command & Conquer – August 1995

The first title in the revolutionary Command & Conquer series. A mysterious alien plant like crystal has been found by Doctor Ignatio Mobius. He discovered the first patch of crystals at the Tiber River in Italy, and named it Tiberium accordingly. However another man, named only as Kane, claims to have discovered the Tiberium first, naming it after Emporer Tiberius. Tiberium Crystals are found to be a very valueable resource and so the Global Defense Inititive (GDI), a alliance of western countries, have begun harvesting the resource to fund their war against the terrorist organization the Brotherhood of Nod (Nod) who pioneered Tiberium harvesting and weaponization early.

Kane, the leader of Nod, wants to spread Tiberium throughout the entire world, having humans accept it and live with it, while using it to create an army to rival that of GDI. GDI on the other hand has found Tiberium to be deadly to humans and wishes to remove it from Europe, also using Tiberium as a resource to fund their defense. These two powerful forces, funded by Tiberium, have just started what will be known as the first Tiberium War. Will you fight as a Global Defense Inititive Commander or a Apostle of Kane, showing GDI's lies for what they are and spreading Kane's message of Tiberium.

This picture is 13 years old. Kane does not age.

Use Air strikes to soften up your enemy.

You must fight for control of Tiberium.

Always have a force to defend your base.

Westwood perfected base building in C&C.

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  The larger your force the easier the victory.

So secret, it has it's own wiki page.

C&C – The Covert Operations – April 1996

The expansion to Command & Conquer gives you 15 extremely hard single player missions and 10 multiplayer maps. The first Tiberium War really heats up as both sides deploy their strongest weapons against each other in this finale finish to the first Tiberium War. In addition 10 new multiplayer maps to challenge you in multiplayer games against unpredictable human opponents. Do you have what it takes to beat these missions which are all harder then the last mission in the origional game?

Flame tanks, burning bases down since 1995.

Nod commanders fear orbital strikes.

Orcas are good at taking out obelisks.

Building large bases is always fun.

Flame tanks, burning bases down since 1995.

Why destroy when you can capture?

Command & Conquer: Red Alert – October 1996

Someone helps Albert Einstein alter history by killing Adolf Hitler, and someone plants the idea to invade Europe into Joseph Stalin's head. Instead of preventing World War II they simply change it as Russia invades Europe. Spies lurk, land mines wait, and strange new technologies aid both sides in their struggle for ultimate control. Many new technologies are used by Russia and the Allies including Tesla, the Chronosphere's teleport, Iron Curtain's invulnerability and the Gap Generator's satellite surveillance blocking system. Ore, the most abundant and valueable resource on the planet, is the primary resource that funds the military might of the Soviets & Allies.

The War over land and the resources it brings has gotten deadly in this alternate universe as the Soviet Union deploys Mammoth Tanks & Tesla Coils to crush the allies. Not only does the war rage on land, but also in the air and on the oceans. The allies deploy devastating Destroyers & Cruisers while the soviets deploy Submarines to counter the allies' massive navy. In the air the Allies deploy deadly Apache Helicopters while the Soviets deploy Yak & MiG aircraft and helicopters of their own. It's up to the player to decide who will win Soviet Union or the Allied Forces. Command & Conquer Red Alert gives you the opportunity to be more devious, cunning and ruthless than ever before. Easy to play and highly addictive, Command & Conquer Red Alert puts the fate of the world in your hands.

Take out your enemies' construction yard.

Success is easy when your outnumber.

Yak aircraft are good at taking out infantry.

Shocking isn't it?

Always be ready to defend your base.

It's always a good idea to scout before attacking.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Counterstrike – March 1997

Just add fire.

The expansion to C&C Red Alert is full of clandestine activity, new experimental technologies and disavowed tactics. Includes 16 extremely hard single player missions and many new multiplayer maps from the original designers of C&C: Red Alert. World War 2 really heats up as both sides deploy their strongest weapons against each other in this expansion to Red Alert. Many new units await those who play this expansion including, Tesla Tanks, super soldiers & dangerous new nuclear technologies. Do you have what it takes to beat these missions which are all harder then the last mission in the Red Alert? Last but not least, experience the hidden Giant Ant missions included in this expansion.

Build up a large base for this mission.

Exploding barrels are there for a reason.

Missions without a base are hard.

Take out those missile silos before they fire!

Chronosphere ready.

Key to hidden giant ant missions included!

Command & Conquer: Red Alert – The Aftermath – Sept 1997

Nuclear Winter.

This expansion to C&C Red Alert will test your mettle. Prepare for guerrilla tactics, insidious strategies and forbidden weapons. Includes 18 extremely hard single player missions and many new multiplayer maps from the original designers of C&C: Red Alert. Red Alert's World War 2 climaxes as both sides deploy their new strong weapons against each other in this expansion to Red Alert. Seven new units await those who play this expansion including, Chrono Tanks, Sea-to-land Submarines, Shock Troopers, & M.A.D. Tank. Do you have what it takes to beat these missions which are all harder then the last mission in the Red Alert? Last but not least, experience 8 new songs from Frank Klepacki while you dominate the world.

Chrono Tanks sacrifice armor to teleport.

Tesla Tank shot exploding barrels.

RA1's Tanya requires micromanagement.

Missile sub is Soviet's response to the Cruiser.

The M.A.D. Tank has the power of a small Nuke.

Still not as powerful as the real thing.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun – August 1999

Futuristic.

Kane lives! Kane's forces are stronger then ever and is now prepared to launch his second offensive against the world's war machine - the Global Defense Initiative. Many new technologies litter the battlefield including giant Titans, the Mammoth Mark 2, Laser Fenses, tunneling vehicles, cloaking fields and more. GDI & Nod are not the only ones who have changed, the world is becoming unstable as Tiberium continues to make the planet look more and more like an alien world. New blue Tiberium have been found to be more valuable then green, but also rarer.  The biggest catalist for war however was the fact that an alien ship has crash landed and has many secrets within. Kane will do whatever it takes to get his hands on the secrets it holds including start the second Tiberium War. The war has begun, which side will you fight for?

Drop pods are futuristic paratroopers.

Titans are the backbone of the GDI.

Hover MRLS are good at anti aircraft.

If the enemy crosses a bridge, destroy it.

Free captured soldiers to join your army.

You can't garrison buildings in Tiberian Sun.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun – Firestorm – February 2000

Futuristic.

Kane is dead, Nod has split into many groups, and CABAL is turning everyone into Cyborgs to create a army. In an unthinkable move, GDI & Nod team up to prevent CABAL from taking over the world through 18 single player missions. On top of all that, the world has never looked so grim before. Tiberium and it's many mutations have covered the whole planet at this point except for the few areas GDI protects. Terrible Ion Storm rage wherever Tiberium can be found, combined with the toxic nature of Tiberium to humans it is estimated hundreds of millions have died from the transformed Planet. However some Humans & Animals such as Dogs whohave been effected by Tiberium for a long time and rather then dieing they became Mutants, abominations infused with Tiberium that are not accepted by those not affected. If CABAL has his way, every Human will become a Cyborg obeying only him. Who will you fight for, man or machine?

Nod's response to the Orca Bomber.

It is as powerful as it looks.

Use carryalls to make large maps easier.

Humans enter, Cyborgs exit.

Cyborg spider army.

Tiberium, goo, vines oh my!

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 – October 2000

Brings new meaning to Blind Patriotism.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 is a follow up to Command And Conquer Red Alert. Like the first game Red Alert 2 takes place in a alternate universe where Albert Einstein used his Chronosphere time machine to go back in time and remove Hitler from history in the 1930s.  Unfortunately this logic proved to be short-sighted, as the elimination of Hitler and the Third Reich gave the Soviet Empire an opportunity to invade most of Europe, sparking off a new World War II, this time between the Soviets and the Allied nations.  In Red Alert 2, the Soviet Union is back and, with the help of a powerful Psychic commander on their side, managed to execute a successful invasion of the United States.  You are an Allied US commander and your mission is to defend the country and defeat the Soviets once and for all.  

The weapons and technology in the game is based off of a "what if" scenario.  What if many of the crazy experimental weapons and technologies from the 40s and 50s, such as mind control, time travel, tesla coils, and cloaking devices were real?  These unique themes give the game a wackier, less serious feel than other Command and Conquer games.  The game play keeps up a speedy pace with players being able to simultaneously construct buildings, infantry and vehicles in their respective "tabs."  Battles can take place in the air, on land, or even in the open seas.  Players expand their forces by gathering resources called "ore" just like in Red Alert 1, that is found in open fields near your startig positions and strewn thoughout most maps.  Other means of expansion include using engineers to capture civilian structures such as oil fields to give you extra resources or airfilelds that allow you to recieve a steady stream of reinforcements throughout the battle.

Dreadnoughts can level anything near the water.

The invasion has begun!

America's nukes where stopped by Yuri.

A crazy Ivan takes out the general.

Romanov playing hide and seek with Tanya.

Einstein creates many weapons for you to use.

In Red Alert 2 you fight over famous buildings.

The allies didn't stand a chance.

The last mission is easy, just nuke it!

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 – Yuri's Revenge – Oct 2001

He doesn't sleep.

Take command of Yuri's Army and wield devastating weapons built on forbidden technologies. Enslave minds, clone armies, create genetically mutated Brutes, spread biological viruses, and generally destroy your enemies in the worst ways imaginable. Both the Allied and Soviet armies get new, powerful weapons including the Allies' Robot Control Center and the Guardian GI. The new Soviet weaponry includes the Siege Chopper and Boris, a machine-gun totting commando who can call down MiG bombing strikes. New in-game movies tell the story of Yuri and his insidious plot, bringing back popular characters from Red Alert 2, including Tanya, Eva, Romanov and even Dugan who died in Red Alert 2. Wage war throughout time as you fight from the Jurassic Era to the Space Age. Battles take place on a variety of terrain such as desserts, jungles, icebergs and even the moon. Finally there are 10 new co-op missions and many new multiplayer maps to enjoy.

The allies use everything they have to beat Yuri.

That's one giant leap for the Soviet people!

The soviets overloaded the chronosphere.

Best looking evil minion ever made.

Save Massivesoft's CEO from Soviets.

Can't kill the messiah... oh wait.

The Soviets fighting Dinosaurs.

Yuri can't just place his WMD anywhere.

Defend the world's leaders from Yuri.

Command & Conquer: Renegade – February 2002

Periodically left handed.

You are commando Nick 'Havoc' Parker and are responsible for leading the fight against Nod in this FPS based on the origional 1995 Command & Conquer world. Formerly a part of the Dead Six, which you meet throughout the game, you have decided to go solo as a elite commando. You find out that one of your Dead Six members, who is also your Ex, has joined Nod while the other 4 struggle to keep the group together. Although you never fight or see Kane directly, you see a hologram of him ordering his troops and talking directly to you if you kill them. Instead of Kane there are several new generals for you to fight including a stereotypical French soldier, who your Ex is in love with, and a stereotypical Russian General.

Will you be able to beat Nod, bring back your Ex gone Nod back to GDI & The Dead Six and beat the thousands of Nod that stand between you and your goal?

Orbitral Strikes are good against everything.

Flame Tank & Mammoth Spam are common.

Members of the Dead Six, Havoc & Gunner.

All of the origional C&C vehicles are back.

In multiplayer always destroy the defenses.

Watch out, stealth tanks can run you over.

USA! USA! USA!

Command & Conquer: Generals – Feb 2003

Command and Conquer Generals is a more realistic spin-off of the popular sci-fi RTS game. The game takes place in the near future where the USA, Communist China, and a terrorist group called the Global Liberation Army (or GLA) are fighting for control of the world. Gameplay is your typical fast-paced C&C style RTS, but it is based more in reality. This is the first game to use the SAGE Engine, as such it is the first Command & Conquer game to be in 3D.

More importantly this is the first game to be made from EA LA which is why you no longer see a Westwood logo on the game. Most of the Westwood team that origionally made Command & Conquer left the company rather then moving to EA LA. Perhaps fearing that the mostly new team wouldn't do the origional two series justice, they decided to make C&C Generals. After Generals many more former Westwood guys left the company and EA completely abandoned the C&C series in favor of Lord of the Rings intill 2007 when C&C 3: TIberium Wars was finally released, 6 years after Yuri's Revenge.

USA

The USA is the most technologically advanced of the three factions, but its units are also the most expensive as the result. Their resource gatherers are Chinook helicopters that can also airlift troops to distant locations. The USA can easily dominate the air, becuase of their many unique aerial options that include stealth fighters, F22 raptors, Comanche choppers, and supersonic bombers. Another standout feature of the USA is their ground vehicles ability to create drones that can do helpful things like adding an extra machine gun or missle, or even allow the vehicle to automatically repair itself. The USAs superweapon is a particle beam cannon

China

The Chinese are the war mongers of C&C Generals, becuase of their devastating nuclear weapons, cheap tanks that can easily swarm enemies, and napalm that burns enemy infantry to ashes. Besides their cheap and efficient Battlemaster tank and their infantry burning dragon tank, the chinese can also build a huge hulking tank called an Overlord that features 2 main turrets, and can be outfitted with a gattling cannon, a bunker for troops to shoot out of, or a propaganda spewing speaker tower. The chinese can also build a mobile artillery unit called an inferno cannon that, when grouped with 2 other inferno cannons can lit enemy building on fire. The Chinese superweapon is a nuclear missle that the character can fire whenever they want.

GLA

The GLA is the most resourceful and strategy intensive of the three factions who favor speed over power. The perfect example of this would be the technical, which is a pickup truck with a mounted LMG in the back, that can also carry troops, which makes it very efficient for small raids. Most of the GLA's vehicles though are salvaged Soviet era tech, and as a result, are not exactly the most powerful peices of metal on the battlefield. However the GLA more than makes up for this with unique infantry units, like the sucider bomber, or the highjacker. One of my favorite infantry units of the GLA's is the angry mob. The angry mob, when combined with a tech upgrade called arm the mob, is a devasting force that tears through infantry and building alike using Molotov cocktails and AK-47s. Many of the GLAs lighter vehicles center around the use of poison, which can be very useful for instantly clearing out building filled with enemy infantry. The poison is also used in the GLA's super weapon, the scud storm, this missle barage loaded with poison can quickly level any and all infantry and building that are unfortunate enough to stand beneath it.

Ships are only available in single player.

Use bulldozers to build your base.

Normandy in the desert?

Civilian & outdated Russian military vehicles make up GLA's forces.

Made when the world thought they had WMD.

Ambushing a USA convoy.

Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour – September 2003

Welcome back, General.

Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour expands the number of Generals you can use by adding 2 variant Generals to each faction for a total of 9 Generals. Continue the campaign against terrorists & communism in 15 new missions or engage fight Generals from around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against 9 masterminds of modern war with unpredictable personalities and tactics. Unleash 30 new units and 20 new upgrades including China's ECM Tank, the GLA's Battle Bus, and the USA's Specter Gunship. Modern warfare has never seen the likes of these hysterically stereotypically insane unadaptive Generals before.

Tomahawk missiles are quite powerful.

The Overlord Tank is as powerful as it looks.

Take out super weapons before they launch.

Large bases are always fun to make.

Garrison civilian buildings for defense.

The first RTS to have a realistic nuke.

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars – March 2007

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars tells the third chapter of Earth's Tiberium-laden history, of the transcendence of the seemingly ageless Kane, the supposed final victory of the GDI over the Brotherhood of NOD, and the invasion of the Scrin, an alien race of incredible destructive power with technology that's built from Tiberium itself. For this game and its expansions, EALA has brought together an eclectic cast of character actors to comprise the roles of GDI and NOD forces, as well as Joseph D. Kucan to reprise the role of the enigmatic and immortal Kane.

Viewed in a default isometric point of view, Command & Conquer 3 puts you in the role of a field commander of whichever faction you choose. You're given complete strategic command over the battlefield, and are tasked with the job of destroying the enemy through the collection of resources, which are used to increase the number of forces you have at your disposal and the size and capabilities of your base, which unlocks special abilities, advanced units, and super weapons. Built around the SAGE engine, C&C3 plays much like it's predecessor, C&C: Generals, and features a robust construction menu system, allowing the user to queue up a large number of buildings and units to quickly create a powerful attack force. Additionally, you'll need to protect your base with a range of defensive structures, such as turrets and missile launchers..

Commander & Conquer 3 is unique among the C&C games for introducing a third faction, the Scrin. Between the three races to choose from, the game offers a wide range of tactical gameplay choices in the game's skirmish and multiplayer modes. The GDI is a juggernaut, with powerful ballistic units but limited defense. NOD's technology is highly advanced but focused on stealth, featuring fantastically powerful defensive structures but relatively weak offensive units. The Scrin is a mixture of both, with incredibly powerful air units, weak ground units, and a single, powerful defensive structure. This inclusion of the third race represents the greatest change to the C&C franchise since the days of C&C2, and was generally well received by fans.

Complete with full body leather suit.

Fits the role of Nod Soldier perfectly.

Can't kill the Messiah!

Abuse of presidential powers, sound familiar?

Sylon.

Should have just called him General Ironside.

Invasion has begun, but from where?

Tiberium continues to destroy the earth.

I like being able to build large bases.

The fight for Tiberium is universal.

Nod welcomes the aliens and attacks GDI.

GDI must defend against the alien threat.