PALGN writes: "The birth of the Command & Conquer series in 1995 was a major event for the gaming scene, with the original Command & Conquer proving to be a worldwide hit and a title which changed the face of real-time strategy gaming forever. But what goes up, must eventually come down and now fifteen years on from its celebrated beginning, the once spirited gaming franchise is now a mere shadow of its former glory. What was once a fresh, clever game design is now staler than last week's loaf of bread and with fans moving on to other RTS titles such as: Supreme Commander 2, Dawn of War II and the upcoming StarCraft II thanks to their fresh take on the strategy genre, EA LA went back to the drawing board in an attempt to win back those that have drifted away from the series."
VGChatz's Taneli Palola: "There's no question that during these years the overall popularity of the genre took a significant hit, as most games within it specialized even further by adding new elements from other types of games into their gameplay loops and consequently became increasingly niche as the years wore on.
However, this doesn't in any way mean that the period was devoid of great games. Quite the contrary, in fact. Arguably some of the greatest RTS titles ever made came out around this time, and much of this was because many developers were increasingly familiar and comfortable with adding new twists and gameplay elements to the familiar formula. As such, even when the genre's popularity dwindled, many studios were still creating excellent and groundbreaking titles almost every year, just for a smaller audience than in years past."
those were fun years red alert star craft command and conquer well when westwood studio made good games before EA brought them like bioware...
Aside from C&C 4, the other C&C's from EA were all good/great. The genre nose dived once Moba's rose in popularity, even Petroglyph Games (ex-Westwood employees) haven't had a hit since Star Wars: Empire at War (2006), all there games got abandoned after launch.
Electronic Arts has today released the Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Edition retail package, offering incredible value from the best-selling real-time strategy (RTS) franchise of all time. Rule all three Command & Conquer universes and more with this incredible value package, which includes seventeen complete videogames.
DSOGaming writes: "Electronic Arts is offering the entire Command & Conquer franchise with a 75% discount on Steam."
