Many people passed up this great game.
User Rating: 9.2 | Act of War: Direct Action PC
If there is a Command and Conquer killer, then this is the one. There are three factions in this game, the U.S. Army, Task Force Talon, and The Consortium. You mostly play as Task Force Talon in the Campaign. Without warning, terrorists strike the streets of the U.S. and its up to Task Force Talon to take care of the threat. You will be commanding the units of Task Force Talon and the U.S. Army to defeat the Consortium. The story is very gripping and live-action cutscenes bring the game to life. Task Force Talon uses high-tech units such as UAVs, drone vehicles, F-35 fighters, and commanche helicopters. The Consortium uses Russian built tanks, helicopters, and Mig-21s. The U.S. Army (which is my favorite faction) has modern day military equipment such as Abrams tanks, Humvees, Bradleys, Apache helicopters, F-15 fighters, and B-2 bombers.
There are some interesting features that most other RTSs lack such as POWs. Sometimes, an enemy soldier will surrender giving you extra cash. You depend more on POWs to get cash over collecting resources. Another neat feature is entering enemy held buildings and clearing them out and making that building yours.
You can play as any faction in multiplayer and take on others. Thats if you have a broadband connection.
The Good: Great graphics and gameplay. Destructable enviroments, movie like cutscenes and great story. The explosions look and sound cool.
The Bad: Some bugs here and there. Some of the missions are hard, even when the difficulty setting is on easy.
I highly recommend this game to any RTS fan or people who like to see a lot of action.
