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... Would be at school the comment of my teacher under such work was. Some reviewers already criticized other that they would not rate the game, but only compared to the predecessor. However, if you do so, please remember that we here Supreme Commander 2 and not a new game with a different name rate. A successor just continues contents / topics from the predecessors and should be just perceived ideally as a complete work. We have here, however, a product that unfortunately very strong break with his roots and thus does not play as suggested by the name of his successor.

Supreme Commander was as previously Total Annihilation a game that has gone its own way and has thus dropped by other Stategiespielen. So these parts played but comparatively sedate and the games went longer than was usual in other parts. But one shone with a very wide range of possibilities and a very own economic system.

Unfortunately, the industry is trying more and more to bring together something that does not belong together. Supcom2 shows here very clearly if you try to appeal to audiences who are not suited for such games. Much of the change is accounted for the game console.

The change in Wirschaft may be still one of the things that I look for less essential. Orienting it so far on income and consumption, you have to pay all at once now all stop. Unfortunately it is also the building process involved, so that it is no longer possible to prioritize construction processes and support. So it's no longer possible to quickly mobilize reserves to a threat quickly to counteract.

Research has been realized on the stages of development and has completely disappeared in Supcom 2 from the scene. They had been at the first floor in Supcom factory already a greater choice of units, depending on the application, so there was very strong in purifies Supcom 2. The Cybran eg start with a technician, a normane ground attack unit and an artillery. The new tech tree, these expand to 2 more units. More it is on the ground no more, apart from the experimental units. The individual performance levels have disappeared in the new research tree or rather, have been replaced by these. You could still see well in the first part, which rolls toward you, you groping in Supcom 2 quite in the dark. The rather small arsenal is simply inflated by the Techntree. Although the units change by, but is something in the crowd difficult to detect. It's just something else a Brick to detect or see a T1 unit 2 the gun barrel and the tight personal shield on the basis of shape.

Research - up to the first game I thought that this is one of the great big innovations. Quickly I was taught here. The path from T1 to T4 was previously not only tedious, but also expensive. You could not establish a T3 army with T1 generators and mass pumps. This is indirectly possible in Supcom 2 now. For the so-called research research points are issued, which is obtained inter alia through research building. Unfortunately, this system degenerates through the rapid generation of these points to the total futility. Once built, you might be immured in a confined space and then come out fully durchgetecht. The whole in not even half the time previously required. The tech tree has been total of implemented very unloving and aroused in me more feel that you have these off timbered easy fast behind.

Graphically the game is unfortunately clearly fallen short of options. Despite the aggressive color scheme, which has been chosen for the fractions, the buildings and units are poorly textured and Bauanimation for buildings compared to its predecessor a bad joke. Had in the first part of each faction still their very own design, the site is decorated only with flashing black dots now.

Supcom 2 was for me in what felt like gameplay much more faster and more hectic. They floated with packed carriers Eskortschiffen and Tarngeneratoren secretly slowly on the big 80 cards behind the enemy, it is this time very quickly to the point. The Nuke as usual Game Ender there already for more than 15 minutes. To make the game then really does not take too long, the Antinuke is currently still bugged, so that is very difficult to effectively protect it. Games like Supreme Commander or eg Homeworld were, play the one with tactical calculus and a good cup of coffee (ok, maybe even the whole pot) could enjoy. This can be of Supcom 2 no longer expected.

My expectations for this game could not be met with very few points. The game remains total of its potential and its heritage.