

For another the protagonists this time are the Global Defence Initiative (the good guys) and the Brotherhood of NOD (the bad guys). For one, it's set a small time into the future rather than in the Dune world. While C&C might to some people be Dune III, it's rather more than that. If you've played Dune II you'll be very familiar with the control system used in C&C. C&C was hyped a lot, and its release date slipped a few times, but in my view it's been worth the wait.

Whether C&C will have staying power is a debatable question, but its initial impact is rather explosive. Very few games have that initial appeal, but also very few games stay at or near the top 10 for very long. C&C has been out now for a couple of weeks and has already nipped up to number 2 in the unofficial Internet Top 100 game chart. Recommending Command and Conquer is a bit like recommending you go and see the latest big blockbuster movie at the cinema.
