Act of War- Direct Action (DVD) Description:

Act of War: Direct Action (DVD) review:
4 stars (Wish I could give it 3.5 stars) - This game is O.K. The missions are easy, really easy. Please do play on the hardest level. I can't even imagine how easy the easy levels could be. I only had to restart a few times and that's just because I wanted to "play" around and build a big and perfect army to attack with and would accidentaly hit a trigger point and then I would be attacked "prematurly," though I could have rolled over the "bad guys" any time I wanted. Anyway, this game doesn't have the elan that RA2 has and it's not as great as Warcraft, but it's simply a good game with good graphics (demanding on system), and a silly story and decent gameplay. Nothing fancy, but an O.k. way to pass the time. I wish they had made the A-10s more armored and also had a Navy element. Someday, someone with a vision will put it all together the right way and there will be some great take on modern combat with all kinds of vehicals and whatnot. I just hope I am not too old to like video games by then, right now I am 31.
3 stars (graphics are nice. game controls & storyline kinda sucked) - The graphics were amazing. By zooming in an arc to the ground level, the details are better than Command & Conquer Generals. On the other hand, the game controls are just not good: they're very confusing. I wanted to force the units to destroy some buildings to have more buildable space, but they don't have this option. The classic RTS controls system is still the best (Command & Conquer Generals, Star Wars Battlegrounds, etc).The storyline is so bad. It seems it was made by one of those "before noon bad movies directors". Command & Conquer Generals still has a way better and more realistic storyline. You'd laugh when you see the major's gun pointing on Zhakarov's head. HIS GUN.At least, it's coming out in this new wave of games that come out on DVD-ROM which gives you a big satisfaction over the "4-5 CDs" sets that sometimes you get an error on the 2nd or 3rd CD while installing. Some stupid publishers still sell their games on multiple CDs sets only.At the end, Command & Conquer Generals is still in overall better than Act of War: Direct Action.
3 stars (Much potential for this game yet there is something missing) - There has been a long comparison between this game and the game C&C Generals. However, I find some aspects in the westwood rts line that made it great not in this game. One aspect that disturbs me is that you can skip through missions. That turns off all of the fun right there. The campaign is sloppely put together and is much too fast. The C&C games had it where it was mission by mission like its supposed to be. This game has a very innovative graphics engine and POW portion of the game which has never been thought of in a modern RTS. One problem is that anti-tank soldiers are overpowered. There is no true unit besides a sniper that can take out groups of kornet missles or javelins. This doesnt apply to heavy snipers since they reload slowly. First of all the javelin missle soldier doesnt require munition feeding personnel and moves just as fast as small arms commandos. who have a 5 times smaller weight to haul around. This game has great units and features but the overpowering of the AT soldier makes some of the great tanks just be bait for kornet missles and javelins. This game has its bright spots but in the end its a slight dissapointment.