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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 5029
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Mac Os X
Genre: Real Time Strategy Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 15877
Model: 15877
UPC: 014633158779
EAN: 0014633158779
ASIN: B000W91EN6
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | State-of-the-art, next-generation graphics | | • | Epic story with live action, full-motion video sequences | | • | Ultra-responsive, smooth-as-silk gameplay that intuitively places your entire arsenal at your fingertips. | | • | Over 30 single player missions make up one cohesive, epic story told from the unique perspective of all three warring factions. | | • | Observe, broadcast, and compete in thrilling online battles with innovations including all-new interactive spectator mod |
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Product Description
March, 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning to the Third Tiberium War and long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking real-time strategy (RTS) franchise of all time. The critically-acclaimed Command & Conquer series returns with Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars. Setting the standard for the future of RTS gaming once more, C&C 3 takes you back to where it all began. In 2047, Tiberium has blanketed the Earth, which is now divided into zones based on the level of Tiberium infestation. Pristine Blue Zones represent 20% of the planet's surface and are the last refuge of the civilized world. The infamous Kane has returned to lead the Brotherhood of Nod in a massive global assault on the Global Defense Initiative and the few remaining Blue zones left on the planet. Only you can stop him. The fate of humanity - and the planet - is in your hands. Welcome back, Commander. ESRB Rated T for Teen
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 A lot of fun !! October 12, 2008
Charles Valenzuela (Austin, TX)
I don't play a lot of games and I am a new Mac user as well. This plays great on my new MacBook Pro, 2.6 GHz, 4 Gb RAM, 512 video RAM, 200 Gb 7200 rpm drive, 17 -inch glossy screen Hi-Res. Smooth video and action. No problems what so ever.
A good start... September 12, 2008
M. Evan Gaffney (Gettysburg, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
C&C3 is leaps and bounds ahead of Generals in terms of gameplay, sound, and graphics. Unfortunately, like the first installment of any C&C game, your options are a little limited. You'll rapidly find that each team only has 2 or 3 useful units, and your strategies won't vary much from game to game. For this reason, the replay value on this is limited. Fortunately, there's an expansion. I haven't played it yet, but my guess is that it does for Tiberium Wars what Zero Hour did for Generals.
Pros:
-Great Graphics (if your processor can handle it, turn everything all the way up)
-Great sound
-I like the return to the older style C&C game management system. This is much more like the old red alert games than generals.
-Challenging (beating a medium army in a skirmish is pretty tough. Beating a hard army is nearly impossible)
-Fun campaign (probably the saving grace of this first installment)
Cons:
-Limited production options, so it gets old fast.
-Needs the expansion
-If you prefer the two button interface, it's really annoying to play on a mac mouse.
 Addictive, hot and difficult. August 2, 2008
LanceSword (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this game as I wanted a MAC game to fill in a little spare time and test out my new MAC.
I have always been a PC user until recent times and have always loved this style of game - especially the Weswood games. It started with Dune on my 386 PC and then Red Alert on the 486 onwards. Tiberian Sun was a favourite of mine (on a Pentium) - then came along Red Alert 2 - that was just great! I held off getting more of these games (generals - expansion packs etc) as they are too addictive. Then Tiberium Wars came along.
I have a intel 1.83GHz MacBook Pro and I had to get some extra memory to run it (I got 2GB cheap from Crucial).
The game is great. The stories keep you hooked to the missions. I actually found this very difficult in parts - I don't remember other games in the series being so hard. Anyway - it was a good challenge in parts and the skirmishes are pretty good - you can even pick the style of your opponent - turtle, rusher etc.
The only down points are:
- It's more expensive than the PC version (I saw the PC version for about 15) and whatever version you get Mac or PC - it is a native windows game - so if you have a windows PC - just get the windows version.
- Because this is a windows game port - your mac will run a emulator in the background (its like wine for Linux). On top of that it is graphics intensive. The result is a boiling hot mac laptop on your lap. It got so hot that I had to get some sort of heat sink device to calm my poor mac fans down. I found a heavy frying pan (copper base if available) or pot or oven tray works well. It is times like this you wish for water cooling.
- As it is a windows port and is intensive on the mac - you are limited to the graphics options. I had to pick the least amount of graphics details in most areas. This is not a major issue - but it must look SO much better on a PC. I did put some of the graphics levels up a bit - but game play was very slow.
- There was enough cursing to be slightly annoying - but that is just me I guess.
Apart from that - it is a very absorbing game and getting your mind around all the units of all of the sides will take a while. There are a few surprises in some of the missions which can be interesting. GDI are pretty tough to fight against. The alien missions are unlocked when you totally complete the GDI and NOD missions (that means taking on the aliens at the end).
My only wish would be for friends to have the game who I could fight against - or that my wife would get good at it...
Hours of intense battle fun. The only benefits I can think of for your real life are organisational skills and problem solving.
 Mac users- check your video card June 16, 2008
Richard McAroy (Merrimack, NH United States)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Macbook users, check your video card in system profiler. This game will not function with the GMA 950 integrated card. It's surprising that it's in the fine print in the readme file.
Complete waste of time and money.
WELCOME BACK COMMANDERS! February 28, 2008
NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me make it clear from the beginning: GREAT GRAPHICS! Physics and details are AMAZING! I particularly liked the exhaust distortions, the dust of the passing mammoth tanks and the burning debris falling from destroyed flying units!
And for graphics like that it does not require the moon an the stars hardware-wise! Even my 3year-old office system sporting a 3.2MHz P4 with 2GB of RAM and an nVidia 7600GT can manage the highest settings.
Why is this important? I had STALKER gathering dust waiting for my next PC - only, when it will eventually be playable, it will also be...obsolete!
The story moves along, new units get unlocked, you gather, you built, you defend, you read the terrain, you amass your forces and you push forward hoping for the best. No try it again with the Bad guys.
Where it misses the 5th star: one cannot hold a battle formation while moving as most major units move at different paces and (although the AI has improved) they keep bumping on each other. May be the next C&C could have some TOTAL WAR infused into it, with battle formations options.
- Is it balanced? Mostly YES.
- Does it require tactics? As much as one might expect from a COMMAND & CONQUER Game.
- Can you still hog resources until you tank-rush the opposition? YES (sometimes the only solution)
- Is it GENERALS 2.5? Definitely NOT! It has a clear C&C character!
True, I could do without the wooden acting of Michael Ironside! (Gone are the days of Kari Wuhrer...Lock'n'Load!)
The Mac porting of this excellent game was long overdue. Apple users count your blessings and do not miss on it.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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