Direct Action...well, kinda

User Rating: 7.5 | Act of War: Direct Action PC
At first I found the game intriguing with it's over the top, campy acting and storyline. The units were different enough to provide some flavor, and I really got into the single player campaign to get to the end, but by the last mission I found it more of a chore to complete and the storyline along with all those missions just made me lose my interest. I guess the final boss and mission was somewhat anti-climatic for me and I ended up not bothering to finish. If you're looking for an RTS that is a little different from C&C, then give this a try, but I'd hardly say this game is revolutionary or brings something totally new and inventive to the RTS table.
The sound is good, with the voice acting really trying to draw you into the "action", but sometimes it tries to0 hard...or should I say some of the voice acting tries too hard. I can't say the music really blew me away, but I guess you can't expect much for RTS music, though I do. The graphics are decent, trying to give a real world perspective with that satellite viewpoint.