It is 4000 years in the future, and the epic battle between the Arm and the Core has devastated the galaxy. Both sides fight on with super-advanced technology, from plasma guns to giant robots to sonar jammers. The only acceptable outcome is total victory.

You, as the Commander of either Arm or Core, must build up your base to destroy the other side, in a game developing the ideas of Command & Conquer. Unlike earlier titles in the genre, it uses a 3D world in whcih elevation changes have an effect.

Mission objectives range from taking out specific targets to rescuing hostages to capturing the enemy base and using it in the next mission. Usually you must construct a base, although in some missions you lead an attacking force.

Unlike other strategy games, however, you start out with the Commander, the game's most powerful unit, and must defend him at all costs. Resource collection is very quick and easy, since a single unit can extract metal indefinitely from a mine without ever having to return to your base, while options for producing energy include solar power, wind power, hydroelectric power, geothermal power, and fusion power.

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Alternate Titles

"Total Annihilation: Use Your Senses" -- German Title
"TA" -- Short Informal Title

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Part of the Following Group

Total Annihilation series

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Total Annihilation
	Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (Jewel Case)	Windows	$0.40
	Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (Jewel Case)	Windows	$0.40
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User Reviews

Really cool strategy classic	Maw (828)
The best RTS game ever made. Get it.	Rick Jones (108)
Possibly the best real time strategy game ever.	Travis Fickett (2)	unrated
An epic work of RTS genius.	Steelysama (91)	unrated
Stood the test of time?	Peter Clark (10)
The Total Annihilation Review	Eric Barbara (56)
The Best RTS game of all time!!!!	Nick Wang (3)
The Best RTS Game Ever!!!	Sharon I (3)
It could have been so good... but no	Aapo Koivuniemi (43)	unrated
3 years old and still up to the challenge.	Robyrt (51)

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The Press Says

Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Jun 21, 2003		100
PC Player (Germany)	Oct, 1997		100
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Nov, 1997	94 out of 100	94
Svenska PC Gamer	Oct, 1997	94 out of 100	94
GameSpot	Oct 01, 1997	9.3 out of 10	93
Game Revolution	Nov 05, 1997	A-	91
JeuxVideoPC.com	Aug 31, 2006	18 out of 20	90
Gamezilla	Nov 05, 1999	88 out of 100	88
Meristation	Apr 16, 1998	8.6 out of 10	86
GamesFirst!	Jan 01, 1999		80

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Trivia

Total Annihilation was a huge success for Cavedog.

Seattle, WA, October 30, 1997 -- Total Annihilation, Cavedog Entertainment's groundbreaking 3-D real-time strategy game, was simultaneously launched in three languages and 14 countries on September 27, blasting more than 250,000 games into retail stores during its first month of release.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Plix (209) on Feb 24, 2000.