I just saw a commercial for this and was wondering if anyone had played it. I'm thinking my brother might like this for christmas (not you Jeepman) He plays World of Warcraft and Halo so it looked like he would like this. Let me know what you think.

Thanks.

11/8/2008 9:09:38 PM

i have it and love it. the entire game is voice controlled which is really impressive. if he likes RTS's he'll love this one

oh also there is a thread already

[Edited on November 8, 2008 at 9:11 PM. Reason : .]

11/8/2008 9:11:26 PM

I searched and nothing came up...Can you post it in here.

Also, what is RTS.

11/8/2008 9:19:28 PM

disregard that i found it.....far down on the list.

11/8/2008 9:20:17 PM

SOCOM already did this. =O

11/9/2008 12:13:32 AM

Looks good. An RTS on a console is hard to pull off well, and I think voice-command would solve a LOT of the issues inherent in that sort of thing. I have yet to play it but I eagerly await the day one of my friends decides to buy the game.

Also I'm REALLY hoping it comes out on PC.

11/9/2008 12:17:17 AM

^download the demo its out on both ps3 and xbox360. I have it on xbox360 and it is by far a really fun RTS. The voice commands work flawlessly. You can spit out commands as fast as you want and it will pick up everything you say. It takes RTS and strategy's to a whole new level because now speed of mouse click is no longer an issue.

11/9/2008 7:17:58 PM

i'm not very good at this type of game, i was having trouble with the demo. it a lot of fun but i can't move fast enough. how do you all get good at these games.

11/9/2008 8:39:58 PM

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"Also, what is RTS."

did you forget about google?

11/10/2008 3:52:24 PM

Real Time Strategy.

11/10/2008 4:13:22 PM

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"download the demo its out on both ps3 and xbox360."

That's the heart of the problem right there -- I don't own either.

11/10/2008 9:00:20 PM

for anyone who's played it: is it worth buying?

12/28/2008 2:37:23 AM

yes

12/28/2008 5:31:58 PM

I haven't played it, but that footage the developers released of the two parrots playing each other to prove any accent would work on the commands was pretty amusing. The reviews really do make me want to play though especially with the troop experience stuff from brothers in arms.



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heres a link to the video actually, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7TjvtXD_Og

[Edited on December 28, 2008 at 11:42 PM. Reason : linkage]

12/28/2008 11:39:18 PM

I played the demo for 30 seconds, then I passed out after nearly choking to death on my own vomit.

A MUST NOT BUY

12/29/2008 10:42:28 PM

quality post, you really let me know what you didn't like about the game, plus you should really get that bulimia you have checked out.

12/29/2008 11:37:40 PM

Ok mr. Sarcasm.

The game is overhyped, the trailer makes the game look like the shit, but in reality it is infact a piece of shit in disc form. This leads to dissapointment right off the bat. The whole game is based off the voice command system that works but isnt anything special. The combat is bland and limited. Force A engage force B. Sit and watch. Whooptie-fuckin-doo, our tanks blew the shit out of force B Force A engage force C. HOLY FUCK, our tanks blew up force C. THis game is boring as shit, ohhh god I am going to throw up.... *VOMITS IN MOUTH, CHOKES ON VOMIT, PASSES OUT*

12/30/2008 2:25:25 AM

Thank you, now was that so hard?

12/30/2008 2:27:44 AM

I dont know I thought the vomiting in my own mouth plus passing out was pretty clear.

12/30/2008 2:36:24 AM

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"Force A engage force B. Sit and watch. Whooptie-fuckin-doo, our tanks blew the shit out of force B Force A engage force C. HOLY FUCK, our tanks blew up force C."

So it's more fun for you to click on a unit and right click on an enemy and watch it "blow the shit" out of something?

12/30/2008 8:13:05 AM

apparently it's all in the hand movements, then again he would probably know all about that as well....

12/30/2008 10:28:21 AM

I wouldn't take anything JCE2011 says seriously about end war. this game is truly awesome.

12/30/2008 10:31:08 AM

i suck at games like this. i really wish i could enjoy them but i get my ass kicked.

12/31/2008 12:51:07 PM

I rented this from blockbuster last week and I've been enjoying it.

One thing, the game isn't entirely based on voice commands. You can, and often should, use the the controller to issue any command as well, and so this helps to multitask, or when a couple button presses get the order out rather than going "UNIT ONE - UPGRADE - ALPHA - AIRSTRIKE"

There is an obvious rock-paper-scissors dynamic to the unit engagements, but my experience has not been as bland as what's mentioned above. I'm playing on the medium difficulty level and I've found the strategic and tactical elements to be challenging. I haven't been able to just send tanks to blow shit up, I have to send supports with it, and do things like attack points I don't want to hold just to throw off the AI.

My one major complaint is that the individual units you control seem to be really dumb. You'll want to place them precisely for defense or offense, or they'll just sit out in the open taking fire until you tell them to move or attack. Seems to me like self-preservation would kick in on its own.

To me, End War stands out as a unique and fun 360 game.

That said, none of the console strategy games I've tried are as quite as good as Starcraft, which I was playing in college 10 freaking years ago. Just like none of the FPS multiplayer is as good as TFC was on PC ten freaking years ago.

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1/2/2009 10:51:05 AM

yeah, that pong still has me as the best game ever too

1/5/2009 12:00:21 PM

I can't seize Paris. The Europeons have some kind of death laser. GRR

1/8/2009 11:50:24 PM

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"One thing, the game isn't entirely based on voice commands. You can, and often should, use the the controller to issue any command as well, and so this helps to multitask, or when a couple button presses get the order out rather than going "UNIT ONE - UPGRADE - ALPHA - AIRSTRIKE""

well thats the thing about the voice command. I can say Unit One - Upgrade - Alpha - Airstrike a hell of a lot faster then I can click the options. You can literally say your commands as fast as possible and it will understand. Also a voice shortcut is don't say the whole word. for example you can just say "air" and it will assume airstrike

1/9/2009 2:29:46 PM

someone else talk about this game

I'm trying to beat the single player on hardcore. And it's hard. core.

1/21/2009 7:29:42 AM

Just finished it in 30 turns with USA. Of course I cheated a lot and went back to saves when I lost and tried a different strategy, but hey, the computer has its technique and I have mine.

The game has some replay value down the road, but I'm utterly bored with it now.

I think Far Cry is next.

2/8/2009 12:06:46 PM