State of War

War must be a part of humankind's nature, otherwise the entire history until now would not make any sense. There was hardly any period throughout the ages when there wasn't any conflict and it certainly got worse and worse as the technology evolved, since it allowed us to come up with even clever ways of destroying our enemies and the planet itself.

State of War tells a tale about a world that got sick of the endless wars and decided to end it all, by coming together under one single nation and combining their entire military forces into a single army, to stop the countries from fighting each other anymore. Not only that, but they also created a supercomputer to manage the global defense network, called Overmind, and deny everyone access to weapons, making it impossible for anyone to start a war.

The game's story starts when an influential spiritual cult uses its followers to gain information about the Overmind mainframe and attempt to hack it, which resulted in failure. However, they did manage to break the computer, which now took it upon itself to destroy the entire human race and use the arsenal at its disposal to wreak havoc with every change it gets.

Naturally, the people fight back with everything they have, which means that your purpose throughout the game is to defeat Overmind and put an end to the evil cult that caused all the trouble in the first place. Since the title uses pure RTS mechanics, the gameplay is a fairly classic one, featuring base building, resource gathering and large armies facing off on the battlefield under your direct command.

The game also takes advantage of some very advanced technology to render the special effects, including some very realistic environmental destruction sequences and an ingenious particle system to top it all of. Moreover, there are a variety of buildings and units to choose from, all of which come with their own set of skills and abilities to help you in combat and get the upper hand against the cold, but tactical mind of the computer.

Although it may not hold a candle to newer titles, State of War was revolutionary in its own way, thanks to the perfectly implemented gameplay mechanics and the interesting background story that developed over the course of the campaign. Thus, if you enjoy strategy and tactics, this title is definitely worth a shot.