"Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war."

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Act of War Briefing

A lot of new games like to innovate within their genre, to come out with new ideas, some good, some poor and some brilliant. Other games like to put themselves forward as soulless clones of those innovative games which have become the mainstream. Act of War is neither of these. It could be called a clone, yes, for it apes many of the better elements of Command & Conquer, and it could be called “re-innovative”, in that it brings big-budget live action screenshots back to the masses, carrying on a tradition from the Command & Conquer series finally dumped ignominiously by the side of the road with Generals. If one were looking for a simple description of Act of War, the words “Ruddy good mindless fun” would come to mind; the game has a charming B-Movie plot that can both leave one laughing at the cheese and yet also be quite gripping at the same time, the AI is much smarter than most of its peers, who tend to churn out virtual soldiers with the mental age of a three year old, and the game is well balanced and provides challenge without being frustrating.

What makes Act of War so fun is its simplistic take on strategy gaming; it is the Serious Sam of RTS’s; no high brow crap, just grab a few dozen soldiers, ensure a decent mix of anti-tank, anti-infantry and anti-air troops and roll forward to clear streets, parks and buildings one by one. Fight for the critical oil wells to fund a well oiled fighting machine. Anyone looking for a bit of lite RTS relief that comes with an intriguing storyline written with New York Times best-selling thriller author Dale Brown, look no further than Act of War: Direct Action.

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