The campaign spans multiple missions, and often times the map size can expand multiple times throughout a mission as new objectives are revealed. In the single player aspect of Supreme Commander, players take control of an ACU under the banner of one of three separate factions within the game: the United Earth Federation, or UEF the Cybran Nation or the Aeon Illuminate. Game times vary accordingly, with matches lasting between an hour or less and an entire day's worth of gameplay, depending on the amount of units, players and the map size. Up to eight players can collide in a single match, either over the internet or against AI opponents. Players are given many tools to help manage their forces, which can vary from 250 to 1000 units on maps as small as five square kilometers or as large as 81 square kilometers. Supreme Commander emphasizes tactical coordination and large scale conflicts. Players are once again given control of a large Commander, this time called an Armored Command Unit (commonly abbreviated ACU), that is used to create their base, and acts as their character within the game world. Many other elements from Total Annihilation have made their way to Supreme Commander, including the return of Commander units and the ability to queue orders. Here was a game that was genuinely made for the PC (before being ported to the Xbox 360), with some suitably merciless system requirements and battles the scale of which haven’t been matched since.Chris Taylor makes his return to the Real-Time Strategy market with Supreme Commander, a spiritual successor to his previous title, Total Annihilation. The lack of hype surrounding the game is especially baffling considering the overwhelmingly positive consensus on the original SupCom. Is it just us, or does it feel like this release has come in very much under the radar?
The imminent arrival of Supreme Commander 2 might come as a surprise to some – it’s certainly managed to skip must of the pre-release hype and pomp you’d usually associate with a high profile release, and after a few brief glimpses of some new units we’re now treated to a full demo before the games release next week.
Supreme Commander 2 Demo Impressions Publisher: Square ENIX
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