The first proper RTS out on the DS, resembles C&C like a brother, except its portable!
I've always wanted a Command and Conquer style game to released on the DS and the closest I got was Advance Wars. Advance Wars on the DS was great, im glad we all agreed to that, but theres one problem. It will never be Command and Conquer since its a Turn Based Strategy. The difference between RTS and TBS is that in an RTS you fight in real time, instead of moving some units a distance, then pressing End Turn only to watch in horror as your units helplessly get munched by a squadron of Megatanks.
Command and Destroy plays very similarly to Command and Conquer, you start with a Base and a Power Plant, and have to build a Refinery in order to acquire some resources to build more things, like for example a Barracks to build troops.
As you get further on the game you unlock new stuff, but this is where I reveal its major, major flaw. In Command and Conquer, you would usually pause the game to save just before a massive battle between you and the enemy. Command and Destroy doesn't have this feature. When you win a mission, you get a level code which you have to remember or write down otherwise you have to go through the entire game all over again just to get to where you got to. But there is one way to bypass this, if you are a Supercard DS One owner, like me, you can use Realtime Save to keep your save status, without having to go through the whole game again.
Back to the progression of technology. As you progress through the game,
you unlock new weaponry and buildings to expand your arsenal of power. When you get to Mission 6 as the Humans, you unlock the Launch Pad. I never actually got as far as building the Launch Pad, but what I know is its a Superweapon. Now, in C&C you may remember the GDI Ion Cannon? That was the GDI Superweapon in C&C. The Launch Pad is the Human Superweapon in C&D. Now, I smacked my gob when I discovered what it does! It can deploy 3 fatal weapons: Paratroopers, Plane bombers and Nukes!
You can play as two factions: Humans, if you feel like an easy start and want to defend your home for sime bizarre reason, then I recommend it!
Aliens: They want to wipe out all human life, for reasons unknown. But they are really weak, as in one Human troop can wipe out 1 & 1/2 Aliens.
Each faction has 12 missions, with 30 hours of gameplay for each. If you wish to know more about the game, visit Cypron Studios for an overview.