My origianl post ended up being a rant about today's PC gaming corporat ran world and the kids today who really don't know a classic game because few, if any, have come out during their life time.
CM captures the excitement, wonder, joy, and endless possiblities that was so true of old classics from the golden age of gaming (1985-1990/1).
Because scenarios/operations in the game don't feel as if they are scripted and carved in stone, each time you play the game it is a new experience. And with the QB, it's overwhelming.
CM makes you THINK!...ALL the classic games made you think and the experience wasn't repetative like 99% of these games today that have scripted missions, beautiful graphics, and LOUSY game play which everyone hails as being revolutionary when they are a far cry from it.
CM is a great game played as a single player or Multiplayer. Seems like most games today concentrate on MP and put the single player second, basically it is just there to learn how to play the game and the experience is the same everytime you play it as a single player.
What is revolutionary is going back to the basics of gaming...Producing a quality game with simple graphics, superb outstanding game play, and delivering a new experience each time you play. That is the magic of CM!