Strengths: Good graphics. Continues the story of the Supreme Commander. Can be played as standalone without the original game.
Weakness: High hardware requirement is needed to run the game smoothly. Without Supreme Commander, only one faction can be played.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is the expansion to one of the most acclaimed modern RTS game, Supreme Commander. Forged Alliance, although is an expansion, it does not require the original game in order to be played. It can act as a standalone game for those without the original game. Forged Alliance inherited the good graphics from the original Supreme Commander and continues to impress the players. It continues the story where the Supreme Commander left off, apparently right after the events that ended for the original factions.
Forged Alliance not only inherited the good graphics from the original game, it also inherited the high requirement that Supreme Commander have in order to run the game smoothly. Therefore, it is actually not for the gamers that does not have good enough hardware. Even though that Forged Alliance can be played as a standalone game, however, without the original game, only one faction can be used/played.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance continues to deliver what Supreme Commander had brought to the RTS genre. But in order to fully enjoy the game, high end hardware might be required. So it is not for those gamers that does not have good enough hardware, or does not want to upgrade the current hardware just yet. And that without the original Supreme Commander, the standalone expansion is just limited to one faction of the four. Overall, Forged Alliance is a good game both as expansion and standalone. It continues to give the gamers the visual effects and plot as original game did. Though to be able to fully enjoy everything, having original Supreme Commander is recommended.
Strengths: Great graphics; more units with better AI; new maps; useful tweaks to the user interface
Weakness: None
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance adds to the reputation that Supreme Commander has as the best RTS on the market today. Introducing a new alien race, the Seraphim, to the Supreme Commander universe, Forged Alliance greatly expands the playability of the original by adding new units and technologies that the player can control. Large experimental units, orbital weaponry, and suicide weapons make gameplay much more interesting, and improvements to the graphics as well as the original user interface give Forged Alliance a bit more polish than the original Supreme Commander had. But make no mistake, both games are terrific! And you don't need the original Supreme Commander to play Forged Alliance.
Strengths: Great enemy AI forces the player to use tactics and think through your strategy.
Weakness: Hefty system requirements. Less integration between the different races than expected.
This standalone expansion pack to Supreme Commander continues where the original left off. Forced to band together to face a new threat, the three original factions from the first game are available to the player although there is alot less unit integration than one would think. In addition, the technology available to the player at first is limited, with the more powerful units given towards the end of the campaigns. The game is a must get for those who played the original Supreme Commander while newcomers may want to look at trying the original game first.
Strengths: Perhaps the most noticeable difference from original is the cleaned up and streamlined UI. There have also been numerous unit balancing changes. A new side, the Seraphim faction, has been added.
Weakness: If you do not have the original game installed, the Seraphim faction is the only available side for multiplayer matches (all sides available for single player skirmish).
Bottom line, if you’ve tried and liked the original game, you’ll probably love this. If you didn’t like the original, it unlikely this will change your mind. If you’ve not tried the original, I’d recommend you pick the expansion up first. While the campaign ramps up in difficulty faster, the improvements to the UI make for a more enjoyable experience.
Weakness: Not really much new to story or setting or major changes in gameplay styles.
Forged alliance is a good explansion. it adds new units, a new faction, more gameplay, and new campaign. everything you want in an expansion. The only thing lacking is that it doesn't really add much personality or advance a story much. Nor is gameplay radically changed or improved. But it has a ton of minor improvements as well as throws a bunch of new units so it does add to the game substantially.
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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.09 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #2,216 game of all time, #26 game of 2007 for the PC and #574 PC game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 21 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click...
Supreme Commander was released in February of this year and was critically acclaimed by many, but hated by other for its preposterous complexity and difficulty. To respond to complaints, Gas Powered Games has improved gameplay mechanics and simplified menus. They also kept the same three great factions Cybran, Aeon, and UEF, but has also added a new one called Seraphim. With more diversity...
Expansion to Supreme Commander
Strengths: Good graphics. Continues the story of the Supreme Commander. Can be played as standalone without the original game.
Weakness: High hardware requirement is needed to run the game smoothly. Without Supreme Commander, only one faction can be played.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is the expansion to one of the most acclaimed modern RTS game, Supreme Commander. Forged Alliance, although is an expansion, it does not require the original game in order to be played. It can act as a standalone game for those without the original game. Forged Alliance inherited the good graphics from the original Supreme Commander and continues to impress the players. It continues the story where the Supreme Commander left off, apparently right after the events that ended for the original factions.
Forged Alliance not only inherited the good graphics from the original game, it also inherited the high requirement that Supreme Commander have in order to run the game smoothly. Therefore, it is actually not for the gamers that does not have good enough hardware. Even though that Forged Alliance can be played as a standalone game, however, without the original game, only one faction can be used/played.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance continues to deliver what Supreme Commander had brought to the RTS genre. But in order to fully enjoy the game, high end hardware might be required. So it is not for those gamers that does not have good enough hardware, or does not want to upgrade the current hardware just yet. And that without the original Supreme Commander, the standalone expansion is just limited to one faction of the four. Overall, Forged Alliance is a good game both as expansion and standalone. It continues to give the gamers the visual effects and plot as original game did. Though to be able to fully enjoy everything, having original Supreme Commander is recommended.
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