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Total Annihilation

1997 79 / 100 Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination. Both sides now crippled beyond repair, the remnants of their armies continue to battle on ravaged planets, their hatred fuelled by over four thousand years of total war. This Show full summary

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination. Both sides now crippled beyond repair, the remnants of their armies continue to battle on ravaged planets, their hatred fuelled by over four thousand years of total war. This is a fight to the death. For each side, the only acceptable outcome is the complete elimination of the other.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

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What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination. Both sides now crippled beyond repair, the remnants of their armies continue to battle on ravaged planets, their hatred fuelled by over four thousand years of total war. This is a fight to the death. For each side, the only acceptable outcome is the complete elimination of the other.

Game modeMultiplayer GenreReal Time Strategy (RTS) GenreStrategy ThemeScience fiction
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Traitbattleship Traitbots Traitconstruction Traitcustom soundtrack Traitdynamic soundtrack Traitexplosion Traitmech Traitmicromanagement Traitnaval warfare Traitresource gathering Traitrivaling factions Traitsubmarine Traittank Traittech trees

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Cavedog Entertainment
Publisher
GT Interactive Software
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fiction
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Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 30, 1997
  • Mac Sep 30, 1997

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