Old School RTS with the classic C&C theme, with snappy graphics and 9 playable armies.

User Rating: 9.5 | Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath PC
Fact: I still play this game today, and it was released in 2008. I also love the fact that there are no water units in this series. It's the best multiplayer in my opinion (9 armies to experiment with is loads of fun). Graphics looks good on 1900X1200 RES, 8X AA and ultra-high settings (I have an Asus 8800 GT 512 MB, E850 Intel Processor, and 4 GB of ram, 28" monitor) I get about 30-50 FPS on maxed out graphics.
The game has great balance, and can challenge the greatest players on brutal mode. I would highly recommend this game over the newest C&C4 any day.
There apparently is a new C&C game coming out in 2013, so that will be exciting. I hope they go back to their roots of classic base/army building strategies, not this nonsense in C&C 4. The graphics should be insane for the next game, I cannot wait.