Memory 97: Command & Conquer 4 (tiberium twilight)

Game review

Command and conquer 4 - Tiberium Twilight


First thing you need to know, dont get the original copy. Its not worth the money. I'll point out the reasons later!!



Command & Conquer 4 is the last series that EA is going to release. For all the Command & Conquer fans who have been chasing the storyline would end up in disappointment after knowing what Kane is up to.

For those who are familiar with the previous Command and Conquer series which you need to build buildings like barracks, war factory, ship yard, to build your entire fleet of army to dominate your opponent. those were the times were you could fill up the entire screen with your army as long as you have the cash.

Wohoo~~ All bunch of Clones nitwits

But in C&C4, all buildings are wiped out leaving you only defensive buildings. The only building you need is your MCV or also known as Crawler. This MCV moves around the battle field and unpacks to let your army out. So, if your MCV is under attack, you could unpack move to another location and rebuild your army. Another thing is that your MCV is a all in one unit factory that produce soldiers and tanks. And the best part, there is no game over. If your MCV is destroyed, wait a few seconds and your MCV can be respawn.

Looks Like Your MCV is in trouble!!
Can respawn, dont worry XD

Another thing to get used to is that C&C4 is not using the collecting ore for cash. you are given a specific command points to build your army and when your points is finished you cant build anymore. This is to limit you to have an army that fills up the entire screen, which in a way takes the fun away. but if your unit dies, you could build another one to replace it. say if your army was completely wipe out... you could build back your army in no time WITHOUT cash.

Another thing you got to get used to is that the you can play as one of the 3 classes that is the Offensive, Defensive, Support. The offensive is just bringing out the most devastating arsenal to bring down your enemy. Defensive can build defensive building like missle turrets and bunkers and also the only class to build superweapons. Support class is all about airplanes to shoot down your enemy. All classes have their own advantage and disadvantages. But to me, it should not be divided into 3 classes, as you only can play one class at the time and you feel that you are missing out alot on the other units you could build at other class.

Remember the Old Star Wars have this machine
That giant machine that attack the woogies!!!

The upgrade system in C&C4 really drags the whole game down. They use the system like COD4 when you level up you gain new weapons and arsenals. So, you have to level up to unlock all the units in order to build them. So its kinda irritating when you play the single player mode when you only can build 4 - 6 units that are available and if you totally unlock all you could build like 10 - 12 units. Therefore in the single player campaign you could not finish the mission due to lack of good units, you could always play skirmish to gain exp and level up to unlock new units and return to finish that level.

That big ship can only be unlock on Max Level!!
And its weak to destroy infantries, few blast still not yet mati!!

The main reason that you should not get this in original is because to play it you need a dedicated internet line that does not DC. Yes, you need to be hooked on to the internet to play even if you are playing single player campaign. This really sucks because when playing mid way your internet suddently disconnected and connected again, sometimes the game just crashes and your game will not be saved. But this is how EA fight of piracy, but i already have the crack version =D.

To the people who are considering to play C&C4 besides just trying finish the final C&C story line, be sure to empty your cup for this is not like any C&C you played before. The levelling is tedious, you have to get use to classes and other stuff, computers are alittle smarter now but still dumb. Movies are interesting and much shorter than the previous C&C. But the only thing C&C4 did a good job is that it made the game very light, a 6 second load time and you could play the match.

my rating for this game 6/10