European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 scene stars and stripes sunday april 292007 0 co cd c 0 l cd Hail the conqueror command conquer 3 builds on solid franchise aliens Hove a Nasty Way of shaking things up sure there were some disagreements Over whether the Crystal Tiberius is a dangerous Poison or a catalyst for unleashing human potential sure there were a couple of wars sure whole re Gions were rendered uninhabitable but that was All in the family the human family before the Serin showed up to ruin the fun command conquer 3 Tiberius wars a mealtime strategy game by electronic arts continues the Saga of the global defense initiative and the brotherhood of nod and their Battles Over the powerful Mineral apparently things had settled Down after the reported destruction of nods Leader Kane at the end of the last Edi Tion of however things turn Nasty again when Kane reap pears and blasts the Gid leadership to atoms leaving Billy Dee Williams in charge gamers can play As the Gid with its elite troops or the cultish brotherhood with its maniacal suicide bombers both sides have an interesting Catalon of High tech weaponry to build and deploy and both sides boast some Star Power at least in the intros Cut scenes and messages available in the Campaign Mode for example Williams plays the new chief of the Gid his officers include Grace Park of Batt Lestar galactic and Jennifer Morrison of House nod gets some Heip from Tricia Heifer also of Batt Lestar galactic however the pretty faces get upstaged in the nod Campaign by Josh Holloway ornery Mug As he drawls wisecracks that he could never deliver As Sawyer on lost the acting and dialog do a great Job of developing the compelling storyline gamers can play As either Side in Campaign Mode blasting away at the oppo nent until a rather unfortunate event brings a new menace on to the Battlefield the Bug like Serin the aliens Are addicted to Tiberius and dont see any problem with electronic arts photos forces of the global defense initiative and the sinister brotherhood of nod Duke it out near the Pentagon in command conquer 3 Tiberius wars Josh Holloway better known As Sawyer on lost plays a ranking member of the brother Hood of nod he offers advice and instruction to those playing the nod Campaign exterminating anyone standing Between them and the crystals however the scrappy humans prove to be surprisingly resilient foes after completing the human campaigns gamers can replay the third Tiberius War from the aliens Point of View together the three campaigns offer More than 30 Levels the introductory Levels Are relatively easy but missions quickly grow More challenging gamers new to mealtime strategy might want to Start off with the Gid Campaign because it offers More Tutelage however hardcore fans might want to open with the nod Campaign since its Story actually comes first chronologically in addition to the Campaign Mode gamers can play skirmishes Solo or on line All three of the sides Are available from the beginning a Good selection of maps and styles of play Are available the game interface is very intuitive smooth and efficient graphics Are solid but not Eye pop Ping units and backgrounds Are very Cle failed and the Battlefield looks impressive when the smoke is rolling tracers Are zipping and blasted Metal is flying of the other hand you cant zoom Down to eyeball level like in some its games but honestly that never an advantage when youre directing an entire army with the Rich campaigns and the robust skirmish plenty to keep gamers entertained fora Long time and with the new game options they bring the Serin dont seem so bad either Galilei meet Teal seals for most gamers a test of endurance Means trying to eat an entire bag of cheetos in a single gaming ses Sion without getting too much Orange cheese goop on the controller but a few Lucky fans of Sony Sodom us Navy seals franchise recently got a Chance to find 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