Dark Reign narrowly beat Total Annihilation as the first RTS to incorporate 3D movement and positioning. This increases the strategic advantage of hills and mountains.

Each mission puts you in the role of commander of either the Imperial army or the Freedom fighters in a campaign to undermine and eventually destroy the opposing force.

This game has many unusual features for the RTS genre. AI patterns you to simply give a unit the order "Search and Destroy" and it would drive off towards the enemy's last known location, in search for something to kill. There is also "explore" mode which let your units do all the map exploring for you. A mission/campaign editor is also provided.

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Dark Reign series

Merchant	Title
	Dark Reign: The Future of War
	Dark Reign: The Future of War
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User Reviews

Don't listen to the naysayers, this is a classic RTS!	Jonathan Hollas (25)
Good game engine, terrible game.	PCGamer77 (3027)
A great game technically, but lacking in gameplay.	Tomer Gabel (4418)
A terrible, terrible game	Maury Markowitz (222)	unrated
Although repeated plays reveal some flaws, Dark Reign is indeed a classic RTS	CKeen The Great (158)
A game that seems cool when you first get it, but becomes boring after a while.	James Kirk (159)
The best, most difficult game I own.	Nick Johnston (4)

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The Press Says

Game.EXE	Sep, 1997	92 out of 100	92
Coming Soon Magazine	Dec, 1997	91 out of 100	91
Pelit	Aug, 1997	90 out of 100	90
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Nov, 1997	90 out of 100	90
GameStar (Germany)	Oct, 1997	86 out of 100	86
Gamezilla	1997	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	Oct, 1997	80 out of 100	80
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Dec, 1997		80
Gamesmania	1997	80 out of 100	80
Game Revolution	Oct, 1997	C+	58