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Joint Task Force Review
The Media Relations element is another fine example of Sierra's RTS baby missing the mark. The revolution may not be televised, but these days war most certainly is, and adding this element into the game is innovative and could have worked really well. Unfortunately, you will usually find yourself obligated to engage in side-missions to maintain your image which are rarely taxing but nearly always tedious.
Read the full article, Joint Task Force Review. By Duncan Lawson on 23-Sep-06
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Mani
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23 September 2006 18:07
I no fan of RTS games that don't use resource colletion or base building, just doens't work for me.
Stan
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23 September 2006 18:52
Cant say I like the look of this, a buggy save system that doesnt save your army ?
No thanks !
Sinna01
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23 September 2006 19:44
Genius, Genius I say - bravo reviewer - tell us more of your informed, yet topically amusing opinions.
Stan
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23 September 2006 22:41
I was like who is this noobie who didnt comment on my review, till mani informed me he was the noobie who wrote the JTF review. I was like aaah it all makes sense now !
Stan
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23 September 2006 22:42

Nice review btw !
Stan
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23 September 2006 23:08
Oh and welcome to the site

Sinna01
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23 September 2006 23:30
I take it I get to be Noob for the next thousand years, or upon 100 other contributors are more junior than me :-). Hi Stan - Good to be here.
Mani
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24 September 2006 00:20
Of course, I can't wait for Supreme Commander, looks like TA on speed
Stan
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24 September 2006 00:42
I pretty much call everyone a noobie, in a way its a form of indearment.
Specially ralinn

ralinn
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24 September 2006 14:33
And I love it.
malis
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24 September 2006 21:26
Nice review, welcome. This game isn't my cup of tea
fizog
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25 September 2006 02:58
One of your bullet points is "All style and little substance," which is exactly the same criticism I'd level at this review. You spend almost two paragraphs discussing the game's eschewal of the conventional RTS resource model - it's not that big a deal. As you say, the media relations mechanic is a gimmick, so why spend so much time discussing it? You seem to try too hard to work similes and metaphors into your prose; why not just concentrate on the game? You missed out several fundamental aspects, such as sound and multiplayer. Please, for your next article, focus more on being informative instead of trying to entertain.
Sinna01
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25 September 2006 11:15
Damning critacisim indeed - I shall be sure in future to be significantly more austere and factual.
WUD
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25 September 2006 15:01
Not my cup of tea,nice review, welcome.
Felon
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25 September 2006 19:34
I enjoyed the read.

/me gets out dictionary and looks up austere.
Trekster
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02 October 2006 02:31
I purchased the game a few days ago and installed the patch, on a decent system or better I have had no issues, the load times have been pretty short and as for the standard liberal comment on his review "Merchants of Death" I think that was a silly reference to make. Sure the game is notthing new but it is fun looks and play well.

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