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Re: what is the definitive c+c game?

#33397
From: Fireryone
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 23:23
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>can anyone offer any advice for someone thinking about getting their first
c+c game?

I Can!


> > there r too many to choose from!

no their arn't

>
> kinda depends on what your into

Kinda dependz if u like c+c.

>
> 1) original C&C, aka Tiberian Dawn ..win95 version aka C&C gold... by far
> the best single player missions, videos, overall fun of the game..not just
> playing but enjoying.. cutting edge gamesmanship that rocked the world and
> set the new standard.... the mulitplayer is good, but being so old can
only
> play one on one with  a person..also no skirmish..also graphics are circa
> 1995 so again, it's all about the game, substance over beauty....I played
> since 1996 til 2000....expansion pack Covert Ops excellent....

Soundz right, !!!Great Game!!!   the Cov.Ops. dino missionz are fun



>
> 2)Red Alert original..on par with C&C Dawn, good missions, videos, fun not
> as much, but then again Tanya does make up for that.." I'm There"... i
never
> played multiplayer, too much emphasis on one tactic, tank rushes
That was stuped what a wast of money

> ...graphics not much better that the original...no skirmish,..cannot
comment on 2 expansion packs...

 Grafx are slightly better &  their is skirmish &  2'nd xpansion is way
better than 1'st

one of the expansions include secreat ant missionz     ! fun !



>
> 3)Tiberian Sun..piss poor single missions, no soul in game...sux big time.


the missionz arnt that bad I don't no what u mean by soul but it is Sick
Fun!


> nothing was cutting edge or new


Grafx are WAY better they are NEW to the C&C

>....but wait, the skirmish and multiplayer make up for that... i have
played multipaler for about a year


Skirmish is great Mplayer not bad


> , can ally with another human against the AI...never gets old. we play 3-5
hour
> games....with Roger Wilco (TM) u can talk and play and it is super... of
> course modern game with modern graphics..


>Firestorm expansion pack does addnicely....

Firerstorm is also a lot of fun!

> 4)Red Alert 2:  i think single missons capture essence of RA and C&C, but

havent played it sondz fun

> then again, we were expecting MORE!... i found the multiplayer boring...

More u want more get Yuri's Revenge !

>
> so if your into single player missions, playing them over and over, it is
> 1,2.4...but if you want modern with that, 4...if u are into multiplayer
> more, get 3...



All a lot of FUN


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