Anyone know of good war games for PC?

abortretryfailabortretryfail
edited March 2005 in Gaming
I'm looking for presents for a buddy of mine. He's a pretty hardcore RTS gamer, so he has most stuff that's popular. I'm not really familiar with the genre and I don't know all of what he has. I need either something obscure or something new or coming soon. Anyone know any good RTS war games? Any suggestions are appreciated! :scratch:

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  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited February 2005
    Act Of War: Direct Action comes out in March. Im really looking forward to this one.


    Command And Conquer: Generals is rad too, but I am sure if he is the war game buff you say he is, he probably has it.

    Rome Total War is cool too.
  • djstubbsdjstubbs NJ
    edited February 2005
    Not that it's RTS, and it's pretty old.

    But BF1942 <- my favorite game of all time.

    Is without a single doubt one of the best WWII games ever.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Rise of Nations, Hearts of Iron 1 + 2.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    warhammer 40k:dawn of war, and there's an expansion coming soon...i guess.
  • abortretryfailabortretryfail
    edited February 2005
    FormFactor wrote:
    Act Of War: Direct Action comes out in March. Im really looking forward to this one.

    C&C:Generals is his favorite. He has a lot of the popular choices. Act of War looks promising, but I couldn't d/l the demo due to lo spec computer. I found a trailer here:
    http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/actofwardirectaction/media.html
    It looks good! Is it something a hardcore RTS gamer would like?
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited February 2005
    I think so, I really enjoyed the demo. I showed some friends that are big into war RTS games, and they liked it a lot. Lots of cool weapons and explosions and stuff.

    C&C generals is my fav too, but it is getting old. AOWDA looks like a similar game with better graffix. So I will be aquiring it as soon as it is released.

    But from what I can tell from the demo, it seems a pretty safe bet.
  • DanGDanG I AM CANADIAN Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    I felt that the Call of Duty games were also very well done.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Rome: Total War and Rise of Nations is pretty nice.
  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    I second Rome: Total War. It will blow you away, and I'm amazed it took that many posts for someone to recognize it. Its simply incredible.
  • abortretryfailabortretryfail
    edited February 2005
    I know that he already has Rome:Total War. He says it's amazing. I guess it's time for _me_ to get into RTS games...
  • 289Mustang289Mustang Husker Nation
    edited February 2005
    Thrax wrote:
    Rise of Nations, Hearts of Iron 1 + 2.

    I didn't think anyone else played Hearts of Iron :) I like many of the games Paradox puts out because of the history behind them.
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited February 2005
    NiGHTS wrote:
    I second Rome: Total War. It will blow you away, and I'm amazed it took that many posts for someone to recognize it. Its simply incredible.


    Dude RTFT, or at least the second post. :thumbsup:
  • abortretryfailabortretryfail
    edited February 2005
    FormFactor wrote:
    I think so, I really enjoyed the demo. I showed some friends that are big into war RTS games, and they liked it a lot. Lots of cool weapons and explosions and stuff.

    C&C generals is my fav too, but it is getting old. AOWDA looks like a similar game with better graffix. So I will be aquiring it as soon as it is released.

    But from what I can tell from the demo, it seems a pretty safe bet.

    Cool, this seems like the best bet due to the timing of the release, as well. Thanks for the help. I am going to try to play the demo on a work computer, see for myself.
  • fe--afe--a
    edited February 2005
    Get Battlefield 2 comes out soon, u could get it ahead of time. Amazon
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    289Mustang wrote:
    I didn't think anyone else played Hearts of Iron :) I like many of the games Paradox puts out because of the history behind them.

    Indeed... I've played them all and I am definitly going to pick up HOI 2 over Spring Break... If I get it now then I'll never be able to finish my projects that are due for the end of the Quarter...
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Well I broke down and got HOI 2... Holy crap that game is awesome!!!
  • GarabedGarabed Toronto, Canada
    edited March 2005
    u people need to read lol.. he said RTS war game. not FPS war game... anywho, i'd probably go with C&C Generals as well. :thumbsup:
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Hearts of Iron 2 definitely... I'm currently playing as a Socialist USA allied with USSR & Communist China and it's been alot of fun...
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    It's not even spring break yet!

    Are you going to pass your classes? :scratch:
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Yep!!
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited March 2005
    Garabed wrote:
    u people need to read lol.. he said RTS war game. not FPS war game... anywho, i'd probably go with C&C Generals as well. :thumbsup:

    LOL, ;D you should follow your own advice...

    abortretryfail wrote:
    C&C:Generals is his favorite. He has a lot of the popular choices. Act of War looks promising, but I couldn't d/l the demo due to lo spec computer. I found a trailer here:
    http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/actofwardirectaction/media.html
    It looks good! Is it something a hardcore RTS gamer would like?


    And I think "he" is a her. I might be wrong though. Sorry ARF if I am.
  • war_criminalwar_criminal
    edited March 2005
    I bought Act of War yesterday and basically played non-stop for hours because I was so hooked! Its intense! The storyline is so freakishly realistic! I even drove a tank across the Golden Gate Bridge if thats not cool then I dont know what is! Definately try it though one of the best RTS games in my opinion!!
    :thumbsup:
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    war_criminal wrote:
    I bought Act of War yesterday and basically played non-stop for hours because I was so hooked! Its intense! The storyline is so freakishly realistic! I even drove a tank across the Golden Gate Bridge if thats not cool then I dont know what is! Definately try it though one of the best RTS games in my opinion!!
    :thumbsup:
    Is't just me or does that just look like C&C Generals but with a better looking engine?
  • war_criminalwar_criminal
    edited March 2005
    I think the overall gameplay is better then Generals so are the graphics and storyline! I would definately say this is a better game then Generals which I also love
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    IMHO Total Annihilation is still the greatest RTS of all time. At some point TA Spring will be available: a replacement engine for Total Annihilation bringing the graphics up to par with a modern RTS.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited March 2005
    war_criminal wrote:
    I bought Act of War yesterday and basically played non-stop for hours because I was so hooked! Its intense! The storyline is so freakishly realistic! I even drove a tank across the Golden Gate Bridge if thats not cool then I dont know what is! Definately try it though one of the best RTS games in my opinion!!
    :thumbsup:


    Saweet!!1!1 I didnt even realise it was released yet. I am on my way to get it now. Cant wait!
  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited March 2005
    Yup!! all goofy cutscenes aside, I have a new favorite RTS game. I was up till midnight last night playing this game non-stop. Makes for a rough workday, but Ill make it.

    Awsome graphics, nifty explosions, and easy to launch airstrikes. Oh what fun.


    If you like Command and conquer Give AOW: DA a try. I guarentee it will not dissapoint. :thumbsup:
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