Great plot, but the single player campaign can get boring pretty soon. Its the multiplayer experience thats truly dynamic.Ya u can run over soldiers with tanks, but only in cutscenes or being zoomed in real close do u actually see blood.They need to make a CGi movie of this. Note the moviemaker and map creator downloads.
World in Conflict
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Common Sense says
Innovative strategy game is gory but rewarding.
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for Ages 13–15
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This review of World in Conflict was written by Jeremy Gieske
Parents need to know that this game is filled with large-scale battles complete with artillery strikes, napalm, and even nuclear bombs. Soldiers can be run over by tanks, blown up with artillery, or shot by snipers. On the positive side, the game has a very interesting, and well-told storyline about how the Cold War could have ended, and an included History Channel DVD explains how the real Cold War actually ended in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall. The game has an online component, which Common Sense Media doesn't recommend for anyone under age 12.
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What’s the Story?
WORLD IN CONFLICT lets players imagine the "what ifs" of the Cold War and then lets them play it out in all of its grittiness. It's 1989, and the Soviets have made a surprise attack on the United States. Seattle is overrun, and it's up to a few rag-tag divisions to try to turn the tide. World War III is in full gear, and it's the player's job to win back the United States.
In one of the biggest breaks from the standard RTS genre, World in Conflict has no resource-gathering. Instead each player is given a pool of reinforcement points, which they can choose to spend on military units: troops, tanks, helicopters, etc. As the player's units are destroyed during the battle, the point values for those units are slowly added back to the player's overall pool of reinforcement points. Players also acquire tactical points when they accomplish certain objectives that can be spent to call in artillery strikes, napalm runs, and even nuclear weapons.
Is It Any Good?
The game's story is told through outstanding cut scenes and in-game narration. World in Conflict spends a lot of time developing character personalities -- the player can identify with the turmoil some of characters are going through. Players get to focus almost entirely on battlefield strategy, rather than micro-managing the collection of gold, wood, oil, etc. As good as the single-player campaign is, the game really shines with its multiplayer options.
Like Battlefield 2 and other recent online war games, the leader board has a whole host of medals, ribbons, and awards for players to win. Teams that work together in multiplayer mode have a huge advantage, since each player only specializes in one area: air, support, infantry, etc.
Publisher’s Details
Developer: Sierra
Released on: 09/18/2007, Price: $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: T for Blood, Language, Violence
Released on: 09/18/2007, Price: $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: T for Blood, Language, Violence
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
GREAT GAME
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I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
Very Good Game
I think this is a very good game. It is one of the best in my collection of games.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
BEST RTS EVER!!!!
there is nothing wrong with this game AT all one of my favorites. yeah it shows little guys get run over by vehicles, but the thing is, they just fall over no blood nothing. Story is great honestly its like a movie made me cry almost its so touching. age appropriate for any kid that can play a computer game well seriously
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
A must play game
for people who love real time strategy best graphics DO PLAY EVEN THE DOWNLOAD VERSION IS AWESOME go to massgate for it
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Best RTS ever
This is the best RTS to date. i love the idea of not collecting resouces. lots of sratagy involved in the game. The mutiplayer is really good since you can make/join a clan
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