Ground Control Anthology

Massive Entertainment, the creators of World in Conflict, entered the RTS industry with Ground Control 1. It's a fantastic, surprisingly unique old-school game with features way ahead of its time. The graphics are dated, but it delivers a highly pleasant, nostalgic trip back to the year 2000. I cannot say the same for the abysmal expansion. Avoid Dark Conspiracy at all costs. It is stupidly imbalanced, the plot is a mess, the maps/triggers are broken, and the constant sudden ambushes are infuriating. It is painfully obvious that this expansion was rushed out by an entirely different studio. Buy the game, but skip the DLC entirely.

I couldnt get this working on Windows 10. Black screen, even with supposed patch/fixes. =( It was amazing back in 2001 when I originally played it. Its a shame that the Steam release is not up to scratch for modern systems, because its such a great game.

aged poorly when it comes to controls. 5 out of 10 get on sale

You must set details to medium to ge some 50 fps on modern systems. Works on Steam Deck just as well as windows. This is from one of my favorite gaming history period. I still think its beautiful and I love the artstyle here.

Very good game for the price on sale. Pros: Fights are well balanced and exciting, good tactics is key to win, the game feels ahead of its time. Cons: The missions are slow, the maps are huge full of nothing, unit's movements are clunky to the point of putting them at risk e.g. driving in front of the cross fire too often.

Amazing missions and soundtracks with very good graphics for it's time. Works perfectly fine on Windows 11