Supreme Commander (PC Games, 2007)

Pros: Supreme Commander is a groundbreaking game that will be played for years to come. The scale of the strategy goes beyond managing a handful of units and tactics, which is a first for the real-time strategy genre. The single-player campaign is lengthy and is a good introduction to the multiplayer component of the game.

Cons: High system requirements, so definitely check to make sure you can run this. Even the best cards out can only do around 20fps on the highest settings, and that's with dual core.

This game is awesome, hands down best rts around. The scale of the game is huge meaning you cannot just make alot of units and hope to win, this game makes you think. Also I was a huge fan of the original Total Annihilation which used the same physics engine and added many mods to custom the game.

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The vehicles are very small and there are just too many to control, the episodes are very long and make you bored.

I've always been a fan of real-time strategy games. I played Warcraft II, Starcraft and Total Annihilation, but these games were becoming too old (made around 1998). So I decided to change to a newer game and came to find Supreme Commander.

This game is awesome. It is the perfect sequel for Total Annihilation. It is very strategic and tactical. You gotta control hundreds of units in the battleground including ground, air and water units. There is a great Ladder system and you can watch thousands of replays through GPG Net. The only fallback is that the system requirements are a bit high, but you can manage to play it smoothly if you have a decent graphics card and dual core processor.

I highly recommend you play this game... on the meanwhile (until Starcraft 2 is out).

Comparing w/ the RTS (Real-Time Strategy) games i've play'd bfore, Supreme Commandr is just average. The pre-campaign intro animations & the in-game zooming out function r the only stuff i enjoyed 'bout this game. the storyline sounds ordinary to me and the graphic designs aren't that cool (for my taste). i collect really nice strategy games, but im not gona keep this one. SC may ok w/ newbies in RTS gamin, but i don't recommend this for those who've expriencd play'n really good RTS games.

When I bought the program, there was no indication it would or would not work with my operating system. When I mentioned this to the seller, he wouldn't refund my money, even when I offered to pay for shipping the item back to the seller. His manner was very rude, and I was told my "operating system wasn't [the seller's] problem."

The games offers expansive maps and playing options. Offers challenging missions and large scale production of units. Excellent game.

This is an amazing strategy game ! what sets it apart from competition is the amazing interface, with great zoom capabilities and inteligent queue. It's a game where your macro strategies are more important than micromanagement of single units. If you like online gaming this is what you should buy. It has amazing support, always being patched and updated for better balance and a huge online comunity. On the other hand the single player experience is not so great, with kinda boring campaign and really bad A.I.

If you love online gaming than this is definitely the best thing out there, if you prefer to play single and campaing than you maybe should focus somewhere else.

i do recommend tha game though, its excellent.

My two sons play this and absolutely love it, if they had a choice they would play it all day. It teaches them strategy. They have learned alot about battle plans, what works and what doesn't.

if you just can't get enough of your cyber war and facing defeat or winning and the addiction of one day conquering the enemy. This game is for you.

The only dislike is when you have a massive army and the graphics slow and freeze or the game will shut-down.

Great game, great condition, great service.

I ordered this game from another spot but had to have it refunded for some reason, came here and got it in just a few days!

This game is very fun, The battles are so huge that my computer lags a bit even though it meets the recommended requirements though. Overall the lag is a small price to pay to enjoy this fantastic title! Each faction in the game is unique and shows it, both in the behavior of the characters and in the units you command.

I would highly recommend this game to any RTS fan.

My friend introduced me to this game. He was a big fan of Total Annihilation back in the day, and of course he jumped on this as soon as it was released. I'm more of a casual RTS game player, I like my Command and Conquer and Age of Empires, but never really got into the hardcore online multiplayer gameplay. He showed me this game and I was interested. Now that I own the game and play it, this could be my new favorite RTS game. This plus the expansion are very easy to learn, and the way the game is played is just addictive! I would recommend this game to anybody wanting to play a new age RTS game and have lots of fun learning how to play competitively!

I liked this game a lot, has a very hard core basics. Put on the surround sounds, and up all the way! this makes you go into the game. well it took me into it for the last 5 hours, and could not stop playing, until it got too late. nice RPG top view action game. Not the most expensive one, but for what you play it is worth it all. I did dual monitor, and it is one thing to try! best graphics and everything. great game for young and old. Build a base, and your set face challenges to win over all the bases, and take over the world! play thing on a trip, at home, where ever, it is entertaining! loved it for myself, I am sure you will like it. make sure you look at the PC recommendations, because it has high needs. I used dual monitor with 2 GB of ram, and no skipping, and no lag! cleanly played game, no installing problems, just perfect! one great buy!

After being a diehard fan of Total Annihilation, this is a welcome update to the genre, with a good storyline, and addictive play. I introduced the original to my kids to improve multitasking, and problem solving, both things these games teach quite well, even if they don't realize it :)
I am looking forward to spending much more time with SC. So far, so good!

This is indeed the spiritual descendant of total annihilation. There is a grand scale not found in any other real time strategy game I have played.

First the bad -I think the learning curve is a bit too steep and units abilities could have been explained much more clearly in the in-game tool tips (which is my main problem with the game). For example there is an air craft carrier you can load planes onto. Once they were on though they wouldn't automatically engage nearby units... so it was more of an aircraft transport for long distances since they use fuel. Or is there a command to make the aircraft engage? It doesn't tell you these things, you just have to find out for yourself or read an online strategy guide perhaps. Another example is the tech tree is indecipherable. For example your commander can go through 3 stages of upgrades (it says in the tool-tip, but only after I have upgraded my construction units to the 3rd stage). Well I have upgraded every construction unit to stage 3 and my commanders 2nd tier still doesn't get unlocked. The instruction manual provided no clue as to how to do anything or what units actually did. Another example is transport ships have a ferry option. I figured out that with the ferry command you can click on the spot you want to bring loaded troops to and when the drop off is complete it will return to the pickup point. The ferry point remains, however when you fully load it up again you have to re-que the ferry option which I find strange. The A.I. in campaign and skirmishes, as in other real time strategy games, is predictable, sending identical squadrons of units to die by your defenses (with a handfull notable exceptions that I greatly enjoyed).

That being said... the interface is very robust albeit lacking information on units. There are countless ways to implement different kinds of strategy. The environments are great, and being able to successfully use mixed tactics of land/sea/ and air is something that nearly every strategy game out there is lacking, except for this one. The campaigns are long, and give you a good taste for the game and units (at least judging from the Aeon campaign I played, which is 1 of 3 campaigns). It's easy to spend a few hours on any given map.

I haven't played online yet, that's not really my thing.

I was not aware it was a Turkish version game or that it required a very fast computer to run it. Seller was not willing to take it back.

This is a great rts. The learning curve is a little steep but you will know the basics if you ever played Total Annihilation.

The gaming clan I play with is really into this game right now. I myself dont like it much and will probably be reselling it very soon. The game moves to slow for me. I currently play Battlefield 2142. Battlefield moves at a much faster pace. The game also demands alot of your PC. If you are not running a big graphics card and a fast CPU the game lags bad. Online plaay is the same way you need a pretty powerful PC to run this game to it full potential. I am running a 3.0 Pentium D with a BFG 7600 GT OC 256mb, 1gig of memory and cable modem. With this set up I have to run in low rez or it lags real bad. Hope this helps someone out there.

This is a good game. It did not take a long time to be delivered. I would purchase from this user again.

Pros-Gigantic game with hundreds of units on screen, you can zoom out to view the entire battlefield and control the battle still zoomed out to the max, the "press shift and queue up orders to Timbuktu system" is awesome, over two-hundred land, sea and air units, should be a great modded game, great graphics zoomed in, good overall story and online play is a big strong point.

Cons-There's not a big difference in the personality and flavor of the units of the 3 factions, (a cookie cutter feel) the battles can be very long and the high system requirements. (so make sure you can run this game)

Reply value:
Offline missions-You'll play the missions once or twice
Offline skirmish-High
Online-Very High

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