Ground Control II

This game is an RTS with a Sort of Sci-Fi plot. The graphics are the best I have ever seen in an RTS. The best way to describe the battle system is Starcraft meats C&C:Generals. The game unlike most RTS, does not rely on creating bases which allow you to make units. Instead there are drop ship points which you capture, which allows your ship to land and unload reinforcements that you bought. You can upgrade your drop ships armor(health), weapons, cargo hold(units can carry), fuel(length of time drop ship stays on screen),equipment (units), and engines (speed).

Also unlike most RTSs you don't "harvest" money to purchase units, instead you earn points by killing units and taking victory points as well as drop ship points.

This game relies heavily on tactics instead of "micro" or "macro" units on a hill have a greater advantage than units on a flat surface, you can choose different formations of squads, you can put units in buildings, in forested areas infantry have an advantage and vehicles can't go through.

I may suck at describing games (today I wrote 3, 5 paragraph essays in 2 hours along with all the other great stuff that you do with finals ), but try and give it a shot. I only played the single player demo, but here is the link to both demos: http://www.groundcontrol2.com/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=1

 

Hmm I played the online thing...I find there is a large lack of units and its too much like Warcraft II (if you are a n00b and never played the game, the units were almost the same as each other on both sides). I also think they should have made the terrans a playable "race" for added diversity. I think if they spent more time on the units, and added some, the game would be great.