 - Unleash the arsenals of the great military superpowers in the gripping single-player story created by best-selling author and Cold War authority, Larry Bond.
- The latest version of Massive's proprietary engine allows for a full 360 range of camera control, allowing you to get right down into the midst of battle.
- Destroy every object in the game - crush cars, destroy buildings, burn forests!
- Join on-going games and immediately help your team take control of the map.
- Master four different battlefield roles; Air, Armor, Infantry and Support, in the ultimate online teamplay experience.
List Price: $29.99
Lowest Price: $19.99 
Product Description: West Germany, 1988. To avoid certain collapse, the Soviet army boldly advances into Europe. NATO responds only to be met on a secondfront -- a diversionary attack on the American homeland. You are a field commander, leading the era's most powerful military machines in the campaign to retake America's cities and suburbs. Unleash ground-shaking artillery barrages, napalm strikes, and awesome tactical nukes that turn the tide of battle. ESRB Rated T for Teen. From the Manufacturer: On November 9th, 1989 the Cold War was supposed to end…it didn’t. World in Conflict is the action strategy game where players defend their country, their hometown, and their families in the face of Soviet-led World War III, delivering an epic struggle of courage and retribution. You are a field commander leading the era's most powerful military machines in the heroic effort to turn back the invasion…one city and suburb at a time. This war isn’t on television. It’s on our soil and in our backyards. Prepare yourself for the most intense strategy game ever created. Features: - War is Coming Home
- Fight in towns, suburbs, and cities based on real-life locations in America, Western Europe, and the USSR.
- Experience a chillingly plausible single player campaign crafted by Red Storm Rising co-author and Tom Clancy collaborator Larry Bond. - Unmatched Visual Payoff
- The battlefield explodes in a fury of cinematic action with World in Conflict’s ground breaking graphics technology that supports DirectX 10 and DirectX 9.
- Permanently destroy the environment – beautiful, yet deadly artillery, air, and nuclear strikes lay waste to the landscape.
- View the conflict from every angle with amazing 360° camera control that can effortlessly get right down in the midst of combat or view the entire battlefield.
- The Most Intense Strategy Game Ever Created
- Choose the units you want right away and join the fight in seconds – its all about explosive action.
- Employ breathtaking super weapons like ground-shaking artillery barrages, napalm strikes, and awesome tactical nukes. - Fast Paced Teamplay
- Battle online with up to 16 players. Coordinate your attacks with VOIP support.
- You’ll master four different player roles; Air, Armor, Infantry and Support, in the ultimate online teamplay experience.
- Drop in multiplayer allows you to join on-going games and immediately help your team take control of the map. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-08
Massive is back, and much better than Ground Control 2.
I really enjoyed playing a RTS without base building. This game is more oriented towards unit based tactics and less resource gathering strategy.
The best parts of the game are the graphics and and use of tactical aid to call in tons of off map aid. This includes napalm, airborne rangers, chemical strikes, bombing runs, artillery and the always deadly tactical nuke. Another perk is that the units can display their designated range by pressing the ALT key while selected. This shows if a unit is unable to fire do to an obstacle in the way or a slight elevation in the ground. This is important because the map is completely destructible and the land will be covered in craters.
The bad parts of the game is there are only two type of objectives in the game, destroy a designated unit(s) or occupy small circles on the map. The occcupation of the victory points are kinda lame because they have no cover to them so units like infantry can just be smashed by a tank rolling up. The multiplayer is good and it forces team play by forcing each player to choose a certain type of commander. The choices are Armor, Air, Support, and Infantry. All are good by themselves if used properly, but when combined with another during team play they are a force multiplier. In all, it is still a good game, but I would give it a 7/10 instead of the 4/5 or 3/5. Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-04
Just BUY It, PERIOD!
As an OLD Guy turning 60, I am still playing this damned thing after 1 year. Just can't get enough of this. If you ever get tired of the main game? Play online for NEVER ending fun & "new" excitement. Rating:
Date: 2008-06-19
Display Management vs. Game Play
Spent more time managing the view of the battlefield then engaging bad guys. Not as much fun as I had hoped. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-17
Strategy *IS* required...as is teamwork
If you're not a team player, this isn't the game for you. If you don't like the idea of having to rely on others and having others rely on you, then this isn't the game for you. This game is all about teamwork, and if thats not something you're interested in, save your money: the novelty of the graphics, sound and game environment (all of which are simply stunning) will wear off sooner or later. At that point one should really concentrate on joining a clan (there is extensive game support for clans and regular clan-war events) and learning to use teamwork.
There isn't much strategy to the game (as some have prematurely observed) *unless* you're utilizing teamwork. Most matches are 8 vs. 8. Each player can choose a role to play: armor, air, infantry or support (anti-air and artillery, basically.) Armor is weak versus air units, air is weak versus support units, et cetera...so if you're not actively working with and covering the weaknesses of other players (and vice versa), you're going to be picked apart and blown away pretty quickly. There's no need for strategy in that situation since nothing is going to get done in the first place.
However, when a team is acting as a cohesive unit, strategy becomes paramount--where to attack, and with what? Where to defend, and how tenaciously? How to exploit the enemy's weaknesses, and how to hide your own? What can you sacrifice, and what must you hold no matter what? In this sense, it can be compared to a giant game of three dimensional chess played by sixteen players at once.
One can find this sort of cohesion on public servers on occasion (and as of writing this in mid-June, there are well over a thousand servers in all parts of the world). But again, getting into a clan and learning how to play as a team is going to make the difference between a disappointment and a whole lot of fun. Rating:
Date: 2008-05-13
Makes me miss the Cold War
This RTS hybrid is a great take on alternative history. What if the Soviet Union had invaded Europe and eventually the United States in the 1980's? Before this game my only answer to that would be to go rent Red Dawn, but now I can actually take part in this great what if scenario. The gameplay is refreshing for the RTS genre and I like the reinforcement system, just order units and go. The story is absolutely great and with voice acting by Alec Baldwin whats not to like? The graphics are superb as well, environments can range from lush forests to cities to snow covered mountains and they all look great. The multiplayer component was fun for the limited time I spent on it and the mission editor is deep and requires some studying before attempting to use it. Overall a great game. |
