Shagnak
Shagadelic
<strong>[ Game -> Review ]</strong>
<p>Possibly from the "who cares?" department, <strong><a title="StrategyInformer" target="_blank" href="http://www.tacticularcancer.com/system/admin/www.strategyinformer.com" name="www.strategyinformer.com">StrategyInformer</a></strong> has <a title="reviewed" target="_self" href="http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/commandconquerthefirstdecade/review.html" name="http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/commandconquerthefirstdecade/review.html">reviewed </a>the uber-compilation known as <strong><a title="Command and Conquer : The First Decade" target="_self" href="http://www.ea.com/official/cc/firstdecade/us/index.jsp" name="http://www.ea.com/official/cc/firstdecade/us/index.jsp">Command and Conquer The First Decade</a></strong>, rating it a solid 7.7 on the score-o-meter.</p><p>As the title implies, the recently released (10th Feb) package includes oodles of <em>C and C</em> <strike>crap</strike> value, ranging from <span class="normal"><em>Command and Conquer</em>, </span>the 1995 original, to <span class="normal"><em>Command and Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour</em>. All games have been fixed up to run on Windows XP, so now there is absolutely no reason not to indulge in maximum RTS repetitivity.</span></p><p>However, even for fanatics of this style of RTS the package is not without its faults:</p><blockquote><p><em><span class="highlighted">Command and Conquer fanatics will be
a little disappointed with the way the series has been put together.
Clearly it wasn't put together by other fanatics. The omission of the
installation sequences is a great loss, and the occasional bug makes
for some frustration.</span></em></p></blockquote><p>Apparently there is a bonus dvd as well, with some rather naff content:
</p><blockquote><p><span class="normal"><em>The concept was a great idea, but the execution is
somewhat weak if you're not a fan of a bunch of people sitting around
telling you their feelings about something. Unfortunately it feels a
bit more like a group therapy session than an exciting insight into the
Command and Conquer series.</em> </span></p></blockquote><p>Read the rest of the review <a href="http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/commandconquerthefirstdecade/review.html" target="_blank" title="here">here</a>. </p><p> ..........</p><p>As you can probably gather, I'm not a big fan of the games. </p><p>Most of the interest for me came from the crazy movies and alternate history aspects, whilst I usually found the RSI-inducing gameplay to be a yawn-fest. </p><p>Feel free to tell me I'm wrong... </p><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://www.strategyinformer.com">StrategyInformer</a></p>
<p>Possibly from the "who cares?" department, <strong><a title="StrategyInformer" target="_blank" href="http://www.tacticularcancer.com/system/admin/www.strategyinformer.com" name="www.strategyinformer.com">StrategyInformer</a></strong> has <a title="reviewed" target="_self" href="http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/commandconquerthefirstdecade/review.html" name="http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/commandconquerthefirstdecade/review.html">reviewed </a>the uber-compilation known as <strong><a title="Command and Conquer : The First Decade" target="_self" href="http://www.ea.com/official/cc/firstdecade/us/index.jsp" name="http://www.ea.com/official/cc/firstdecade/us/index.jsp">Command and Conquer The First Decade</a></strong>, rating it a solid 7.7 on the score-o-meter.</p><p>As the title implies, the recently released (10th Feb) package includes oodles of <em>C and C</em> <strike>crap</strike> value, ranging from <span class="normal"><em>Command and Conquer</em>, </span>the 1995 original, to <span class="normal"><em>Command and Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour</em>. All games have been fixed up to run on Windows XP, so now there is absolutely no reason not to indulge in maximum RTS repetitivity.</span></p><p>However, even for fanatics of this style of RTS the package is not without its faults:</p><blockquote><p><em><span class="highlighted">Command and Conquer fanatics will be
a little disappointed with the way the series has been put together.
Clearly it wasn't put together by other fanatics. The omission of the
installation sequences is a great loss, and the occasional bug makes
for some frustration.</span></em></p></blockquote><p>Apparently there is a bonus dvd as well, with some rather naff content:
</p><blockquote><p><span class="normal"><em>The concept was a great idea, but the execution is
somewhat weak if you're not a fan of a bunch of people sitting around
telling you their feelings about something. Unfortunately it feels a
bit more like a group therapy session than an exciting insight into the
Command and Conquer series.</em> </span></p></blockquote><p>Read the rest of the review <a href="http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/commandconquerthefirstdecade/review.html" target="_blank" title="here">here</a>. </p><p> ..........</p><p>As you can probably gather, I'm not a big fan of the games. </p><p>Most of the interest for me came from the crazy movies and alternate history aspects, whilst I usually found the RSI-inducing gameplay to be a yawn-fest. </p><p>Feel free to tell me I'm wrong... </p><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://www.strategyinformer.com">StrategyInformer</a></p>
