Act of War: Direct Action Critic Reviews

Act of War beautfiully bridges the gap between action and strategy and provides an all out assault of the senses thanks to the incredble level of visual detail, intuitive control and an aural symphony comprised of the sounds of destruction.

A stunning debut for what’s obviously going to be a hell of a franchise.

Act Of War: Direct Action heralds a massive return to top drawer form in RTS gaming. Slick, intelligent, sexy, beautiful and so, so engaging, I don't know whether to play it or take it out for a movie and a slap-up meal.

Graphically, this game is state-of-the-art.

I actually found myself going back and replaying some of the scenarios, I enjoyed them that much.

What sets this game apart from the rest is the life-like and believable urban zones in which you are forced to set up your defence or attack strategies.

Just deep enough to require tactical thought without bogging down in a ton of extraneous chores and options.

A stunningly beautiful real-time strategy with a powerful campaign and lots of fabulous action, although the AI is a bit on the silly side. Still, heartily recommended.

A surprisingly engaging title. The story is full of twists and turns, and the way the story is threaded into the gameplay keeps you involved. The game isn’t frustratingly difficult.

While it doesn’t really innovate the genre any, the story for this game really pushes the players to continue playing so they can see what happens in the end.

A good, fast-paced strategy game that should appeal to traditional RTS lovers and more impatient gamers alike.

Units seem to be well balanced, combat is fun and made pretty interesting by dense city sections, and the visuals should keep anybody more than satisfied.

Here's a real-time strategy game with the soul of a sleek techno-thriller, stitched together with live action footage that, despite the acting and budgetary limitations, will remind you of the riveting television drama 24 at times.

The campaign is terrific on any difficulty level, and there's always multiplayer if you need go get your base building freak on. Act of War is a heck of a package that will please any self-respecting RTS enthusiast.

Its quick learning curve, matched with not having to deal with a tedious training mission lends this game towards the vets.

How the story develops is fantastic and keeps you playing through the game due to the cut scenes between missions and the mission driven storyline.

Takes the old-school RTS formula and enriches it in countless cool ways, using the lessons of the past decade to create a single-player campaign that's as valid and exciting as anything else in the genre.

Playing this game with the right people will keep it going for ages, just as it has Command and Conquers.

Bottom line, if you can look past the technical gripes, Act of War: Direct Action is a very solid RTS game with a fantastic story.

A good, solid RTS that brings some new things to the table in terms of gameplay, but I never really shook the feeling that I was still playing "Command & Conquer: Generals."