Shatter Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 http://www.gamespy.com/goty2002/pc/index9.shtml Check it out Merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalin's Organ Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 WTF do people keep calling this a strategy game?? Nice review of course, but the grog in me rebels at the continued inappropriate use of "strategy"!! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatter Posted December 26, 2002 Author Share Posted December 26, 2002 Originally posted by Stalin's Organ: WTF do people keep calling this a strategy game?? Nice review of course, but the grog in me rebels at the continued inappropriate use of "strategy"!! :mad: I could not agree more. I even sent an e-mail to the individual who wrote the thread and asked how is CMBO or CMBB as Strategy game. In my oppinion CMBO & CMBB need there own classification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgivney Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 It's not hard to find, it's mail order. Someone drive over to GameSpy and smack the intern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytarget Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 at least they raved about it everytime they wrote about the game they could of just as easily ignored CM altogether i for one am glad they wrote a good review of it earlier this year and equally glad they gave it runner up my bet, their winner for strat will be long forgotten in a year and CM will still be going strong [ December 26, 2002, 03:07 PM: Message edited by: easytarget ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 The trouble is I suppose they try to fit games neatly into recognised computer gaming categories and, perhaps understandably, don't give a hoot about 'technical' descriptions of 'strategy'. At least they don't categorise it at RPG or FPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 Compared to RTS it's definitly a strategy game, as in you need a basic operating strategy to win a battle - I hope this counts as appropriate misuse of the word strategy [ December 26, 2002, 07:24 PM: Message edited by: Foxbat ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudee Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 By definition of the word, it most definitely is a strategy game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalin's Organ Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 It's a strategy game by definition?? I'd like to see what definition you're using then. Let's see what a definition of Strategy turns up from an on-line dictionary (www.yourdictionary.com): 1/ The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war. 2/ The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of large-scale combat operations. 3/ A plan of action resulting from strategy or intended to accomplish a specific goal. See Synonyms at plan. 4/ The art or skill of using stratagems in endeavors such as politics and business. It's not using "all the forces of a nation", it's not "large-scale combat operations", nor is CM a "plan of action resulting from strategy", although it might just squeeze into intending to "accomplish a specific goal". Compare to "tactics" from the same source: 1/ a)(used with a sing. verb) The military science that deals with securing objectives set by strategy, especially the technique of deploying and directing troops, ships, and aircraft in effective maneuvers against an enemy: Tactics is a required course at all military academies. (used with a pl. verb) Maneuvers used against an enemy: Guerrilla tactics were employed during most of the war. 2/ (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A procedure or set of maneuvers engaged in to achieve an end, an aim, or a goal. So Rudee I think that tactical is clearly a better definition of CM than strategy. [ December 26, 2002, 08:50 PM: Message edited by: Stalin's Organ ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolzemFrumFloppen Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 <<<snore>>> Geez. A major, 'mainstream' gaming site gave CMBB a massive thumbs-up. That's great! Why quibble over a comma when it's the entire paragraph that's important? I say it's a long-time coming; cheers to the Battlefront crew and their fine efforts over the past years. And kudos to Gamespy to recognizing quality when they see it. Been under their collective noses all along. CMBB: One game to rule them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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