Never heard of this game? I'm not surprised if you haven't. It's an old one. Originally made for Windows 95, the game was developed by Auran, published by Activision and released in 1997. It had different ideas about "Fog of War" to other games. The "Fog of War" could be obstructed by trees, rocks, hills and and most solid objects (excluding units and structures) making it easier to stage ambushes and keep your armies out of sight from the opposing player (AI).
The units line of sight being obstructed by the terrain.
You can set the game speed, which boosts the speed of everything in the game (e.g. unit movement, unit production time, building completion time and resource gathering). For new or inexperienced players this makes the AI very deadly (I'm not very good at the game so I know). The AI can be at your base destroying your buildings before you even build your first defenses.
There is a campaign with no real point to completing it apart from personal satisfaction. The campaign has 13 missions in total. There are two factions or "races" in the game, the Imperium and the Freedom Guard. The Imperium is basically the big evil government and the Freedom Guard are the rebel "scum" but they just want to be free so they're not really scum... Anyway, back to the story. All the missions can be played on either side (Imperium or Freedom Guard).
The story of the game is pretty straightforward, no plot twists or anything like that. In the game's universe there was a society of humans called the Tograns who followed a scientist and philosopher named Togra. Their planet Strata 7 was where the final battle takes place. Togra launches a probe into space right before the Imperium destroys the planet with a super weapon called the desiccator (which turns the surface into molten rock). The probe Togra launched floats through for 217 years until found by you, and Togra wants you to prove yourself by doing the missions so you can get to the end.. Don't worry, no spoilers. Pretty straightforward but it gets really hard near the end.
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Meta Score 7/10
Pros:
Allot of different strategies.
Both of the factions are fairly balanced.
It's an old game but still has an active community.
Lots of multiplayer maps.
Easy to get the hang of the basics.
It has a nice dated old school look.
Cons:
Although there is a multiplayer the community it's very small.
The graphics are dated.
