Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

20 to 40 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Just plain fun"

I got the game and I beat it and it was fun to play. Though it has been a bit since, I am reviewing it now.

This game did great. I have many happy memories. One great memory is when the Russians used tactical nukes to hit your tank column.
The games plot revolves around the coming oil crisis. While they do it a bit too extreme it is dramatic in the way it is presented. Basically we start fighting for the remaining oil. The United States and Europe team up and China and Russia team up. You play as the US/Europe. You get to use awesome weapons and the action stays pretty constant at times while remaining intense. There is some openness in the battles and the frontline system online is pretty sweet and the things you get to use are pretty sweet. The game ends completing the campaign while also leaving off on a cliff hanger.

Now for the bad. Lack of gore which isn't that bad. But bigger than that is lack of squad commands in the single player this could have made the campaign better if you could tell your men to hold, attack, cover, defend or some insert command. The online multiplayer can get kind of one sided at times depending on your team mates.

In the end I liked the game and would buy the sequel. And I would recommend this game to people to rent or buy.