The missions are somewhat predictable too, in that in general you'll have just enough resources and forces to accomplish the mission by doing certain things in a certain order. The sides are fairly evenly matched and there aren't many exotic units of the type you'll find in Red Alert, so combat is a bit predictable and a little bland. Pathfinding is a little problematic, which is hardly unusual for games of this type, but annoying nonetheless. The maps themselves are well done, with rolling terrain and a realistic look that lends the game a bit of real-time war game feel.Īctually managing units in the middle of a battle is the heart of a real-time strategy game, and WarGames has enough to keep a player busy without overwhelming them. The graphics are sharp and support a healthy array of 3D accelerators, but the game plays well enough in software that those without won't miss too much. Air and sea units are introduced gradually, so the player isn't overwhelmed with too many options, but instead learns the capability of each unit before moving on to the next campaign.
There are a few minor annoyances, such as when you try to left click on a new unit with a different unit highlighted, causing the two to interact. The interface is quick and easy to pick up, and effective enough in controlling the action. You don't however gather resources off the map like a C&C or Warcraft-instead you start with a certain dollar amount, and gather more by sending special agents into neutral computer buildings and siphoning off more cash. But unlike Dark Omen and Myth, here you do build bases and gather resources to build new units, which adds tactical importance to the landscape. Like Dark Omen and Myth, the battlefield is in 3D with a zooming, rotating camera that lets you get an overview on the forces. That's for the first 15 missions the other 15 let you play as the WOPR army. World War III did happen the WOPR computer is on the rampage, building up an army of robotic tanks and android troopers, and it's up to you and the forces of NORAD to stop its bid for global domination. The computer game takes place about twenty years after the events in the movie. Little hyped, MGM Interactive's WarGames looks at first glance like a groaner-another real-time strategy game with a dubious Hollywood movie license to boot (anyone remember Waterworld the computer game?) Well, admittedly the movie tie-in is rather tenuous, but the game itself is well executed, does most everything it sets out to do quite well, and breaks some genuinely fresh ground in the otherwise well-worn turf of the real-time genre.
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