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Command & Conquer

Command & Conquer(sometimes written "Command and Conquer") is a large series of games created by the now-defunct Westwood Studios, the same people who brought you the video game incarnations of Dune and Blade Runner. Command & Conquer is one of the most critically acclaimed real-time strategy games, spawning several a few sequels, prequels, a handful of add-on packs, and various ports to 32-bit and 64-bit video game consoles. You play the part of either the Global Defense Inititive(GDI) or theBrotherhood of Nod(Nod) in your mission of taking control of the world through force. You build your bases and rally your forces, then promptly obliterate the opposing side as brutally as you can, leaving no survivors. It's basically a futuristic war game, in the most rudimentary definition.

Abbreviations: CnC, C&C

Game Hierarchy:
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn, the Covert Operations, and Sole Survivor
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun and Firestorm
Command & Conquer: Renegade

Prequels:
Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Counterstrike, and the Aftermath
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge

Other:
Command & Conquer: Generals and Zero Hour

Command & Conquer has captured my life.

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Sole Survivor

A spin-off of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn. You play the role of a single soldier in your quest to defeat all the other soliders in the vicinity, picking up upgrades and vehicles along the way.

Abbreviation: SS

I was playing Sole Survivor last night and some Nod punk Chem Sprayed me to death. I was so mad!

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Tiberian Dawn

The first in the Command & Conquer series of games. Sometimes written Tiberium Dawn for whatever reason. Prequel of Tiberian Sun.

Tiberian Dawn was the start of a good series of games, but Tiberian Sun was the game to TRULY Rock the Casbah!

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Firestorm

The add-on pack for Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. This add-on adds new units, new missions, and new features to the already great game of Tiberian Sun, such as the GDI Mobile EMP Cannon and the Nod Reaper.

Firestorm is a great addition to Tiberian Sun with its new units and new missions!

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Counterstrike

Counterstrike is the first add-on pack for Command & Conquer: Red Alert. It adds new units to Red Alert such as Wonderdogs and Super Jets, as well as giving players new missions and unlocking the secret of the Ant Missions hinted at in the original Red Alert manual.

No, not Counter-Strike, the wildly-popular Half-Life modification. Counterstrike. For Red Alert.

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Aftermath

The second and final Command & Conquer: Red Alert add-on which adds powerful units like Chrono Tanks, Tesla Soldiers, M.A.D. Tanks, and other such marvels into the game, in addition to adding even more missions to this already wonderful game. Can be stack-installed with Counterstrike.

"So, Aftermath is the last Red Alert 1 add-on?"
"I'm afraid so."

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005

Red Alert 2

The shortened version of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. This is the second game in the Red Alert universe, taking place years after the first conflict with the Axis and Allies. New technology has since been invented, thus making both sides far more formitable than before.

Abbreviation: RA2

Man, those Chrono Miner trucks are the coolest unit in Red Alert 2!

by Joseph D. Collins May 1, 2005