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The new disk arrived promptly, it was sealed and worked well. Installation took some time, it looks like a lot of content is arriving from Internet, and be aware, that this can be much longer than an hour. The game as it came on the disk was quite raw, but, considering it is not the first its year, updates were installed seamlessly from the Web, and I did not see the game at its worse. The game was stable, and did not make any "troubles" (in Win7 with 16GB). For the price 5.50 (delivered disk) plus extra content from Web (6.69) the game is inexpensive, and is interesting to play, and thus can be recommended to try. It reminds the "previous one", while does not reach the level of Supreme Commander in most aspects, including, surprisingly, even quality of graphics (I use both at 1920x1080). The main problem, making the game much less "durable", is the difficulties of creating maps and other add-ons by users; and, because of this, its future is dim, and unlikely it will even remotely achieve the level of the original legendary TA. Probably, the developers made it quickly and cheaply; I believe 5.50 is its real price; but it could be saved, developed and promoted by additions made by interested users.Read full review
Disappointing factors: 1) Not as grand in terms of scale, size, unit cap and map like its predecessors. 2) Pointless campaign missions (without going into details on progression of story) 3) Have to have a steam account and steam sign up to play. Very dissappointing if you want to modify game files or use trainer/cheat (which, after beating the game, can add some "less intense, more fun" type gameplay), since the game won't let you. Compared to Supreme Commander and Forged Alliance, this is nothing. 4) Stupid tech trees that will force you to use pretty much the same strategy to defeat opponents, even at high difficulty settings. 5) Few units, experimental units aren't as scary as they were in previous two titles. 6) UNIT CAP to only 300. WHY? SC and SCFA had higher and were customizable. NOW THE GOOD PARTS: 1) Fast unit building, relatively short gameplay hours/stage for quick gameplay, if you are in a hurry. Fast experimental units building. 2) Multiplayer is fun. 3) Some unique experimental units to play with as well as their overall numbers are great now. Overall, good game, but let the price drop, get it cheap. Otherwise, play SCFA for now!Read full review
First, you should know this game is NOT as detailed or in depth in it's story as SCFA. SCFA was where I was introduced to the SC line and it's a MUST have have. With that said, SC2's skirmish is more fun IMO. We've had far more fun playing against each other online than the repetative missions. Turning off experimentals, nukes, artillery, and shields does make for a fun matchup. There is an update for $10 from steam that'll also add a bit more dimension to the game, but no more missions. Just maps, tech, and units. Overall, I'd give the game a B-. Worth buying for $20, but you do need a steam connection and you should spend the extra $10 for more DLC.
This game comes with many features of the first Supreme Commander as well as some UN-needed ones removed. The new system for unlocking units and advancements is fantastic. With the new system, you can be producing better units much faster getting you into battle sooner. The new power and mass acquisition and usage updates allow for easier management and production of your units. Over all, I find this to be a descent improvement over the first Supreme Commander. The removal of un-needed features makes for a great, lag-free experience.
Level design stinks my 5 y/o niece could design better maps than this. Levels are just too simple and straight forward there is no major strategy shift like in Forged Alliance where you build up your land force and achieve your goal. Then the map expands and whoa watch out you gotta retool for a water assault while still pressing the land attack. Seems like a step back for the in game economics and advance queueing features you absolutely have to have the resource before you can queue up the units instead of build up your queue and pay them off over time. I wouldn't pay more than $20 for the game its ok if you're bored and just need something to waste a weekend on but there is virtually no replayability. I played it once and never had the desire to go back through and replay some of the levels for fun because there was little fun in playing it the first time through.Read full review
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