Command & Conquer™: Rivals PVP Software

They’ve done a great job converting C&C into a fast paced mobile game. There is no base building, just combat, as you and your opponent fight for control of 2 or 3 launch pads. A meter fills up when one player has the majority of launch pads, and when it’s full a missile launches on his opponent’s base. 2 missiles wins the game. Games take 2 to 5 minutes on average, which is perfect for gaming on the go. There does seem to be an issue where players who advance too quickly will suddenly find themselves consistently outmatched by about 2 unit levels. This is prettymuch like a brick wall that stops a player from getting any further up the ladder, for a while. I have 2 accounts. On my main account I advanced very slowly and have spent about $65 in micro transactions, and I get fair battles, but on my 2nd account I went on a 42 game win streak, then 35, then 51, and I’ve spent nothing, and now every match I get is a challenge battle, and that’s no exaggeration (the past 50 consecutive battles have been challenge battles). It’s pretty discouraging because I had set out to prove that free players had an equal chance in this arena, but it seem that may only be true up to a point.

I’m so sick of trying to have a casual game only to be curb stomped by some one who has level 9 EVERY THING! It is NOT unusual to get pitted against a guy who is level 39 wail you are level 12. But the funny part is, it’s not that unfare “at first” cause you at least feel like you tried your best, and hey some times you might actually get the rocket to hit his base, even win some times. HOWEVER!!! I have fought these stupid “Challenge battles” in sets of TEN! I want to fight some one my level!!! I say it feels fare but some times you are facing units that can literally run over and kill anything that isn’t on the same level! No seriously! It’s an anti everything tank that counteracts air and ground my shooting it, and runs over infinintry! And me, a level 13, had to fight this ****! Fix your game balance!!! But is the game good? Yes it’s actually really good. There is only one game load but you have real time 2min battles where you can actually command your troops and units. Some units do better against others so it’s a game of rock paper sissies. So it forces you to have a healthy spread of diverse units that you can swap in and out and see what strategy works for you.

I had my reservations when I saw the promotion for the game because I grew up with C&C. It was the first PC game I played as a kid and I’ve played all the games up to Tiberium Wars 4. The game is a little less involved than the PC version (obviously because it is on mobile), but that doesn’t take away from the addictive game play. Matches are short and fairly balanced. There is a level of strategy involved (the most expensive units are not always the best to field). Leveling up units is straight forward and it doesn’t make you feel like EA is out for a money grab pay-to-win “strategy” game like so many so-called “strategy” game apps. If I were to give it a critique, it would be the build times. Every unit across your build list loads at one time so you can field a soldier in the same time it takes to build a Wolverine mech. It would be nice to see some of the PC build times included where barracks build unit faster and cheaper but are weaker to the more expensive longer build time units. All-in-all, it does make me want to bust out some of the older PC games and give them another spin.