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Z
Alright. I know there's a whole army of Command & Conquer fans
out there and after this you'll probably hate my guts - or, you'll realise
my standpoint on it and judge accordingly. The last thing I want to
do is put anyone off from trying out a game that falls in their particular
taste. Frankly, I feel any game based on the Command & Conquer structure
sucks. I simply don't have the patience to send little squadrons out
to pop the enemy while setting up production lines and that kind of
shit. It's not that I'm too lazy to use my strategic noggin, it simply
doesn't thrill me. Well, Z is pretty much C&C all over,
only you command robotic soldiers with different levels of aggression
and so on, while the enemy advances, conquering territory. Prevent them
from doing so and do the same to them. Whoop... The opening scene on
the other hand is totally rad, dude. I was quite elated when I witnessed
the fluid movie of two slacker robots late with a cargo delivery, drifting
in a passed out state, somewhere in space. Hung-over and dim-witted,
they get a message from the tough commander to move their metal butts
and they speed through space with a Metal soundtrack. Great stuff -
only, after this exhilarating, fast moving opening, you get the static
top view of your mapped territory with little robots running around.
Sorry, but this doesn't grab my interest (or any other part) in the
slightest. Pointing and clicking just don't cut it, buddy. I'm unsure
why these type games have such an enormous following; I find the packaging
and logos to be much more exciting most of the time. If you love C&C,
give this a whirl and if it's good for you, bang away!
3 / B
- PB
...2nd Opinion...
Z
Step right up Red Alert and Command & Conquer freaks.
This pie is just for you. The only thing that excites me about this
strategy game is the superb 3-D animation sequences between levels which
totals up to about half an hour's worth! I don't despise the top view
tactics, it just bores me, unlike many of you out there. What you have
here is your basic scenario of grid-lined territories to be secured
(or lost!). You have your base, the enemy theirs and you send your robot
warriors out to pick up ammo, hop into jeeps, attack enemy robots and
other targets while more bots are being manufactured. Some of the robots
sound like lisping Beavis & Buttheads, while their screams and
the sound of bullets blasting your platoons to hell & back break the
subdued silence of the low key music which was probably composed not
to interrupt your tactical reasoning. For lovers of this type of game
it'll be a treat while lazy bastards like me simply want to jump in
there and blow some shit up, pronto, without planning it carefully -
innocent bystanders mere casualties of war.
2 / C
- PP
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