Gem fields are gone, which makes ore mines your only source of income. Of course, these differences extend to ore refineries, but in all cases, resource collection is more measured than in prior C&C games. Additionally, most Empire structures (with the exception of defensive turrets) can be placed anywhere without the fetters of a nearby base, which makes them the easy choice for players who like to establish an early presence across the entire map. In this case, you queue up movable vehicular pods called cores that then unfurl into the appropriate structure. The new faction for the franchise, Empire of the Rising Sun, is even more flexible in this regard, but it also requires a bit of micromanagement. For instance, Allied structures can be placed only after fully completed within the build queue (a standard C&C mechanic), whereas Soviet refineries can be placed immediately and assembled afterward. Skimpy, ill-fitting costumes, blatant computer-generated graphics, and bad accents-it's all quite wonderful, with tongue firmly planted in cheek.Īll three factions-Soviets, Allies, and Empire-are fun to play, and though not dramatically different from each other, they’re distinct enough to make each of them feel fresh. Then there is Jenny McCarthy as Tanya, stroking an enormous toy gun in one scene, holding a sexy pose but still prepared to slit a man's throat in another. The whole thing is a live-action riot: JK Simmons as US President Ackerman is all anticommie swagger, and George Takei scrunches his face into superserious knots as the Emperor. Instead, this bit of time tampering gives rise to a new threat, the Empire of the Rising Sun-and, of course, more broadly played histrionics. The theory is that doing so will change the course of history, causing the Soviet Union to dominate as a world power.
So here's the setup, told in a hysterically overacted cutscene that could have been ripped directly from a bad sci-fi flick: Russian leaders, including the premier (played by a heavily accented, wonderfully hammy Tim Curry) travel back in time to kill Albert Einstein.
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