Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

10 Hours or Less

The Bottom Line:

"Revolutionary"

Pros:

- The camera! This is the single greatest innovation I've ever seen. It gives you so much control of the battlefield, whether you want to see the lay of the whole land to a gunfight up close between 2 soldiers. This makes planning your assault a hell of a lot easier, and so much more fun.

- Graphics - they are animated perfectly down to each shingle on a residential house. Normally in any given RTS, once you zoom in far enough, It looks pretty bad. But World In Conflict only gets better. Seeing an up close look at an artillery strike is such a thrill, or just staring off into the sunset or the water - it all looks almost real.

- The story almost hits a little too close to home...which is great! The alternate reality cold-war invasion plot hasn't been done this well since 03's Freedom Fighters (brilliant squad based tactical shooter - if you haven't check it out). It's truly scary watching all those parachutes come down over Seattle.

- It plays out like an epic film - it has all the characters - the coward commander who takes all the credit for doing nothing; the strong, confident general; the guys who think it's a joke until something blows up right next to them; the concerned parent, etc... and the cutscenes and dialogue tie it all together. That scene with the little girl is one of the scariest I've ever seen.

- Gameplay - Take the core gameplay of C&C 3, mix in a little Company of Heroes, and then add the system all its own - the reinforcements and the artillery strikes (i forget what they are called) - you are rewarded for your good work with devastating weapons. That is awesome.

Cons:

- Soundtrack is a little dull - no real complaints.

- I honestly can't think of anything else.