<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
retronym	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
conceived	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
during	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
expands	O
on	O
ideas	O
explored	O
in	O
that	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
modern	O
warfare	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
live-action	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
,	O
which	O
star	O
Westwood	O
employees	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
professional	O
actor	O
,	O
Joseph	O
D	O
.	O
Kucan	O
,	O
who	O
plays	O
Kane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
winning	O
numerous	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
30	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
involves	O
players	O
operating	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
playable	O
factions	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
-	O
the	O
Global	O
Defense	O
Initiative	O
(	O
GDI	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
-	O
developing	O
bases	O
,	O
gathering	O
resources	O
and	O
using	O
them	O
to	O
produce	O
troops	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
defeating	O
their	O
opponents	O
by	O
eliminating	O
their	O
army	O
and	O
either	O
destroying	O
or	O
capturing	O
their	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
features	O
two	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
faction	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
undertake	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
across	O
a	O
campaign	O
map	O
for	O
their	O
chosen	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
most	O
campaign	O
missions	O
is	O
usually	O
to	O
destroy	O
units	O
,	O
or	O
destroy	O
/	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
enemy	O
buildings	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
mission	O
beginning	O
with	O
a	O
briefing	O
conducted	O
using	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
computer	O
animations	O
and	O
live-action	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
DOS	B-Device
release	O
features	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
a	O
rarity	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
internet-based	O
multiplayer	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
features	O
SVGA	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
lack	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
fifteen	O
single-player	O
missions	O
from	O
The	O
Covert	O
Operations	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
lacking	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
3D	O
models	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
new	O
"	O
Special	O
Ops	O
"	O
missions	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
FMV	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
static	O
images	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
meteor	O
crashing	O
near	O
the	O
river	O
Tiber	O
in	O
Italy	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Global	O
Defense	O
Initiative	O
,	O
initially	O
formed	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
as	O
a	O
multinational	O
peacekeeping	O
force	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
an	O
alternate	B-Application
version	I-Application
of	I-Application
World	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
repurposed	O
as	O
a	O
global	O
anti-terrorist	O
organization	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
its	O
new	O
goal	O
the	O
elimination	O
of	O
Nod	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
made	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
featured	O
campaigns	O
with	O
mutually	O
exclusive	O
storylines	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
absolute	O
victory	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
factions	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
never	O
made	O
explicitly	O
clear	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
cannon	O
secured	O
,	O
Kane	O
denotes	O
victory	O
in	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
plans	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
recruit	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
cannon	O
to	O
destroy	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
historical	O
landmarks	O
with	O
the	O
hijacked	O
Ion	O
Cannon	O
-	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
the	O
British	O
Houses	O
of	O
Parliament	O
,	O
the	O
Eiffel	O
Tower	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Brandenburg	O
Gate	O
-	O
thus	O
shattering	O
GDI	O
's	O
public	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
both	O
the	O
Allied	O
and	O
Soviet	O
campaigns	O
contain	O
references	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
has	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
start	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
underground	O
terrorist	O
organisation	O
initially	O
operating	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
African	O
continent	O
,	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
political	O
force	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
Soviet	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hotly	O
debated	O
topic	O
which	O
arose	O
among	O
fans	O
was	O
whether	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Allied	O
or	O
Soviet	O
storyline	O
,	O
with	O
evidence	O
existing	O
for	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
debate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
C&C	O
designer	O
Adam	O
Isgreen	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
in	O
fact	O
follows	O
on	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
's	O
Allies	O
campaign	O
,	O
while	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Yuri	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
parallel	O
universe	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
attempt	O
to	O
alter	O
history	O
in	O
"	O
Tiberian	O
Incursion	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
 '	O
cancelled	O
version	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exact	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
remains	O
unclear	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
connection	O
was	O
later	O
disregarded	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
who	O
preferred	O
to	O
treat	O
the	O
Tiberium	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
series	O
as	O
completely	O
separate	O
universes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
Studios	O
began	O
developing	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1993	O
,	O
after	O
conceiving	O
the	O
game	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
’s	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
foundation	O
laid	O
by	O
their	O
earlier	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Westwood	O
co-founder	O
Brett	O
Sperry	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
the	O
net	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
wish	O
list	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Sperry	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
time	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
ultimate	O
RTS	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
original	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
fanatical	O
about	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
'	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
 '	O
"	O
because	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
an	O
ideal	O
summary	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
originally	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
world	O
before	O
being	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
modern	O
warfare	O
setting	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
political	O
climate	O
of	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
later	O
cited	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
a	O
key	O
influence	O
in	O
this	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
like	O
their	O
computer	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
terminal	O
to	O
a	O
real	O
battlefield	O
"	O
,	O
going	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
installation	B-Application
process	O
resemble	O
hacking	O
a	O
"	O
military	O
infrastructure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
creating	O
other	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
working	O
party	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Joe	O
Bostic	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
so	O
much	O
fun	O
that	O
I	O
would	O
sometimes	O
marvel	O
that	O
I	O
actually	O
got	O
paid	O
as	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
replace	O
the	O
spice	O
from	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
introduced	O
Tiberium	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1957	O
B-movie	B-Application
The	O
Monolith	O
Monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Frank	O
Klepacki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
re-release	O
titled	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
C&C	O
95	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
SVGA	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
following	O
in	O
1996	O
–	O
97	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
arriving	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
deal	O
between	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
until	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
game	O
titled	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
focuses	O
entirely	O
on	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
single	O
units	O
in	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
deathmatch	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
fixes	O
several	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
upgrades	O
like	O
higher	O
resolution	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
language	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
of	O
C&C	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
reported	O
sales	O
above	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
September	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
1995	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
and	O
—	O
tied	O
with	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Strategic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
—	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
title	O
and	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
first	O
annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
Computer	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
highlighting	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
citing	O
its	O
installation	B-Application
process	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
coolest	O
 [ ... ] 	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
makes	O
other	O
war	O
simulations	O
look	O
as	O
flat	O
as	O
Risk	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
complaining	O
at	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
high-resolution	B-Algorithm
mode	O
,	O
he	O
applauded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
simple	O
and	O
intuitive	O
control	O
with	O
deep	O
and	O
complex	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
add	O
considerably	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Smith	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
called	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
"	O
an	O
adrenaline	O
rush	O
in	O
a	O
box	O
"	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Everything	O
about	O
this	O
game	O
shouts	O
quality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
its	O
install	B-Application
program	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Hudak	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Starting	O
from	O
the	O
load-screens	O
and	O
straight	O
on	O
'	O
til	O
morning	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
,	O
most	O
brilliantly-designed	O
computer	O
games	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
E	O
.	O
Cirulis	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
that	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
"	O
remains	O
mainly	O
a	O
good	O
,	O
networkable	O
version	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
failed	O
"	O
to	O
correct	O
major	O
shortcomings	O
"	O
in	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
its	O
fog	O
of	O
war	O
does	O
not	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
real-world	O
setting	O
,	O
also	O
finding	O
fault	O
with	O
design	O
choices	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
missions	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
believed	O
were	O
structured	O
like	O
"	O
puzzles	O
"	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
only	O
one	O
way	O
to	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
T	O
.	O
Liam	O
McDonald	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
all	O
the	O
playability	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
more	O
diverse	O
units	O
,	O
more	O
unusual	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
impressively	O
executed	O
wraparound	O
cutscenes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
review	O
team	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
excellent	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
accessible	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
strategic	O
options	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
soldier	O
graphics	O
are	O
too	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
four	O
of	O
them	O
gave	O
identical	O
scores	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
noted	O
it	O
had	O
marginally	O
exceeded	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
by	O
including	O
additional	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
accessibility	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
mission	O
design	O
,	O
effective	O
point-and-click	O
control	O
with	O
the	O
gamepad	O
,	O
and	O
strong	O
AI	O
for	O
both	O
enemy	O
and	O
allied	O
troops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
objected	O
to	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
contending	O
that	O
had	O
it	O
been	O
included	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
best	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Mike	O
reviewed	O
both	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
issue	O
of	O
GamePro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
them	O
as	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
they	O
both	O
suffer	O
from	O
inaccurate	O
cursor	O
movement	O
,	O
but	O
recommended	O
them	O
for	O
their	O
strong	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
deemed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
the	O
triumphant	O
high	O
point	O
of	O
 [ the ] 	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
’s	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
Online	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
little	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
its	O
lower	O
resolution	O
and	O
missing	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
as	O
significant	O
negatives	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
review	O
still	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
best	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
must-buy	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CVG	O
’s	O
Kim	O
Randell	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
"	O
up	O
there	O
with	O
AM2	O
's	O
finest	O
games	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
joy	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
"	O
thrives	O
on	O
deceptively	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
unimpressive	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
later	O
missions	O
are	O
"	O
masterpieces	O
of	O
gaming	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randell	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
missing	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
it	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
NiGHTS	B-Application
Into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
far	O
off	O
this	O
realm	O
of	O
excellence	O
"	O
without	O
it.Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
three	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Storm	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
addition	O
to	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Device
or	O
Saturn	B-Device
library	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
noted	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
that	O
the	O
score	O
he	O
was	O
giving	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
GameSpot	O
had	O
yet	O
given	O
to	O
any	O
console	O
game	O
,	O
even	O
exceeding	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
converted	O
well	O
to	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
contested	O
the	O
way	O
other	O
critics	O
counted	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
against	O
it	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
feature	O
was	O
beyond	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
mix	O
of	O
in-depth	O
strategy	O
,	O
tactical	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
slick	O
storytelling	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
brings	O
console	O
strategy	O
games	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
shadow	O
they	O
've	O
lived	O
in	O
for	O
so	O
long	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
noted	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
had	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
additional	O
missions	O
,	O
he	O
held	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
slightly	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
faster	O
speed	O
at	O
which	O
it	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
could	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
(	O
apparently	O
unaware	O
that	O
a	O
similar	O
link	O
cable	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Just	O
like	O
the	O
ported	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
PSX	O
 [ PlayStation ] 	O
C&C	O
adds	O
little	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
Erik	O
Reppen	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
done	O
an	O
amazing	O
job	O
of	O
completely	O
reworking	O
the	O
old	O
levels	O
into	O
a	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
format	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Aaron	O
Boulding	O
opened	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
To	O
their	O
credit	O
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
developed	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
you	O
want	O
from	O
a	O
quality	O
RTS	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boulding	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
well	O
handled	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
bit	O
complicated	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fine	O
game	O
and	O
may	O
get	O
a	O
little	O
addictive	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
never	O
got	O
into	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
ran	O
through	O
the	O
old	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
wo	O
n't	O
offer	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
new	O
thrills	O
beyond	O
the	O
new	O
N64	B-Operating_System
missions	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
world	O
"	O
.Next	O
Generation	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
earlier	O
ports	O
had	O
trouble	O
recreating	O
the	O
mouse	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
handles	O
it	O
beautifully	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
even	O
calling	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
competent	O
 [ ... ] 	O
ever	O
to	O
appear	O
en	O
masse	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
"	O
keeps	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
perfectly	O
while	O
adapting	O
it	O
wonderfully	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Bottorff	O
of	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
believed	O
that	O
advancements	O
in	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
rendered	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
outdated	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
new	O
"	O
bells	O
and	O
whistles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Bottorff	O
wrote	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
earlier	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
releases	O
would	O
find	O
it	O
"	O
highly	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
controls	O
are	O
surprisingly	O
good	O
for	O
a	O
PC	O
port	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyCommand	O
&	O
Conquer	O
spawned	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
30	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
total	O
by	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
Tiberian	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
action	O
title	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
that	O
revisits	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
First	B-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Westwood	O
launched	O
the	O
prequel	B-Application
series	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
global	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Western	O
nations	O
and	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
instead	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
ranked	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
as	O
the	O
48th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
despite	O
being	O
not	O
"	O
as	O
complete	O
a	O
design	O
as	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
set	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
standard	O
for	O
great	O
multiplayer	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CVG	O
’s	O
Mallinson	O
wrote	O
in	O
2002	O
that	O
"	O
hundreds	O
of	O
other	O
strategy	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
StarCraft	B-Application
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
,	O
had	O
borrowed	O
concepts	O
from	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
"	O
the	O
RTS	O
genre	O
is	O
still	O
thriving	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
all	O
thanks	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
Geryk	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
name	O
[	O
Command	O
&	O
Conquer ]	O
is	O
nearly	O
synonymous	O
with	O
RTS	O
gaming	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
Mark	O
Walker	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Warcraft	B-Application
and	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
warm	O
up	O
acts	O
"	O
for	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
"	O
blew	O
open	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
credited	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
popularizing	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Adams	O
of	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
alongside	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
,	O
"	O
cemented	O
the	O
popularity	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
both	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
through	O
GitHub	B-Application
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
in	O
collaboration	O
between	O
EA	O
and	O
the	O
Command	O
&	O
Conquer''	O
community	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
release	O
has	O
also	O
allowed	O
community	O
developers	O
to	O
produce	O
source	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
now	O
includes	O
unofficial	O
ports	O
to	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
derived	O
from	O
an	O
upstream	O
project	O
called	O
Vanilla-Conquer	O
.	O
</s>
