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Rated: Teen

3.7 59 ratings

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Control counter-terrorist forces in this real-time strategy experience
Suspense, international intrigue, and geopolitical military conflict
Command highly realistic modern military units; movie-quality cinematics
Capture enemy soldiers, rescue hostages, and occupy or destroy buildings
Skirmish with up to 8 players in a variety of intense multiplayer operations

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Publication Date

March 15, 2005

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B0006FZUH2

Release date

March 15, 2005

Customer Reviews

3.7 59 ratings

3.7 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#126,104 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#5,130 in PC-compatible Games

Product Dimensions

7.76 x 5.24 x 1.5 inches; 6.4 ounces

Type of item

Video Game

Rated

Teen

Item model number

25141

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Yes

Item Weight

6.4 ounces

Manufacturer

Atari

Date First Available

February 7, 2005

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Ripped from todays headlines, Act of War: Direct Action is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue, and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counter-terrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.

The Situation
A crippling energy crisis. Terrorist attacks. Massive strikes. Global instability.

The Enemy
A shadowy Consortium of back-room conspirators determined to throw the world into utter chaos using widespread terror tactics.

The Heroes
A new "direct action" operation known as Task Force TALON to counter massive military assaults, rescue hostages, conduct classified spy missions, take prisoners, and stop an unpredictable enemy bent on toppling the worlds governments.

Features:

Command highly realistic modern military units
Experience unique gameplay through a seamless convergence of movie-quality cinematics and live action
Skirmish with up to eight players in a variety of intense multiplayer operations
Face the realities of real urban combat as you defend the streets of London, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
Capture enemy soldiers, rescue hostages, and occupy or destroy buildings
Live out a gripping storyline from best-selling techno-thriller author Dale Brown

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3.7 out of 5

59 global ratings

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Customers like the quality, storyline, action and control of the video game. They mention that it's a great game, with a good storyline and lots of action. They appreciate the realistic units and the well-dictated controls. However, some customers report issues with the performance of the game.

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8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the video game software. They mention that it's a great game, has nice features, and decent gameplay. Some say that the game is fun once you get it working.

"...house and now I own it and I'm having a blast all the time now, great game, great buy, great deal." Read more

"...with good graphics (demanding on system), and a silly story and decent gameplay. Nothing fancy, but an O.k. way to pass the time...." Read more

"...Great game, now I am on a quest to find the upgrades that made it the best game of all. But the price now is so good for this game can not be beat." Read more

"...The game is fun once you get it working. I love calling in air strikes." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers find the storyline of the video game excellent, immersive, and silly. They also appreciate the premise and detailed graphics.

"...I loved the premise and the immensely detailed graphics of the game, along with the interface...." Read more

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"...always play it from time to time it's RTS type is excellent with a good storyline and great graphics." Read more

"...simply a good game with good graphics (demanding on system), and a silly story and decent gameplay. Nothing fancy, but an O.k. way to pass the time...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers find the game has lots of action, with plenty of live action video. They also appreciate the premise and the immensely detailed graphics.

"...I loved the premise and the immensely detailed graphics of the game, along with the interface...." Read more

"...Plenty of live action video (not quite "24" but it works) helps weave an intricate and interesting story line, far preferable to the so-so briefings..." Read more

"Good game, lots of action, but too much talking." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers find the controls of the video game fairly well-dictated. They also say the game does Command and Conquer proud and has the most realistic units of any rts they've ever played.

"...other than those issues this is an awesome game, the most realistic units of any rts ive ever played. no unit cap. and days of fun in skirmish" Read more

"...Your units are fairly well-dictated, so while C&C gives you strategic choices mostly in the composition of your forces, AoW picks them mostly for you..." Read more

"It's a sweet game and nice features and does Command and Conquer proud." Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the video game software. They mention that it doesn't work on their computers and that it's really frustrating to make it work. Some customers also say that the game is not compatiable with their graphics.

"...Unfortunately, I can no longer play it since it doesn't seem to work well with Windows 7 or 8. In time, I may be able to play, but who knows?" Read more

"Could'nt play not compatiable with graphics on my computer." Read more

"...well after hours of research i found the answer this game WILL NOT run on any computer that has more than 3gb of ram on it...." Read more

"...Unfortunately the game will not run on my PC a HP BO All In One running Windows 10...." Read more

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Darius Smith

Wonderful game for its time

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2013

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I love this game. I salivated so much when I was younger to getting this, but I didn't have the money until some time ago and decided to buy it. I had played on it on my old Compaq Presario with Windows Vista on it and it ran nicely, though the computer ran hot with it on. I loved the premise and the immensely detailed graphics of the game, along with the interface. Overall, I would argue it is one of the top 3 best RTS games I've ever played. Unfortunately, I can no longer play it since it doesn't seem to work well with Windows 7 or 8. In time, I may be able to play, but who knows?

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Christian Garcia

fun

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2011

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Played this game all the time in my friends house and now I own it and I'm having a blast all the time now, great game, great buy, great deal.

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joel coleman

Could'nt play not compatiable with graphics on my computer.

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2014

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Could'nt play not compatiable with graphics on my computer.

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Amazon Customer

install issues

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2010

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this is the second time i have owned this game, had it previously on my old computer running windows xp. This time while trying to install it on my new laptop i ran into several problems, at first i couldnt get the game to launch after installing it and i couldnt figure out why, well after hours of research i found the answer this game WILL NOT run on any computer that has more than 3gb of ram on it. My laptop has 8gb so the easiest way i found to remedy this problem is when ever you want to play this game you must go to "ms.config; boot; advanced settings" there you will have to change your total memory to no more than 3gb. change the 4 digit value of your computers ram to = 3072.

the next problem, well this one you can ignore, if your running widows 7 64bit then a message will pop up saying this game is incompatable with 64 bit operating systems. If you press ok then it will close, how ever if you ignore this message the game will load and play normaly.

other than those issues this is an awesome game, the most realistic units of any rts ive ever played. no unit cap. and days of fun in skirmish

4 people found this helpful

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Craig Lavalle

WARNING: Nvidia geforce4 cards do not work for this game.

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2005

I've got a late model GeForce4 graphics card and I picked up this game after glancing at the requirements (64MB, 128MB Recommended, GeForce3 and above). Well I failed to see the little astrisk after that that pointed to some small type at the bottom that read "except for GEForce4" which I think is important enough to warrant a big yellow warning on the front of the box listing all of the higher end graphics cards that it is incompatible with. So, long story short, I'm stuck with a $50 dog that I can't play that I will probably end up selling here for $30 which is what I imagine happened to half the individual sellers here. Caveat Emptor.

7 people found this helpful

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J. Loscheider

Kind of underwhelming...

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2008

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Act of War: Direct Action comes out 2 years after C&C: Generals, so I'll make my comparisons to that excellent benchmark game.

There are two major improvements that AoW has over C&C:G. First, the plot is far more immersive. Plenty of live action video (not quite "24" but it works) helps weave an intricate and interesting story line, far preferable to the so-so briefings at the start of C&C missions.

Second, the camera not only zooms in and out, but also pans down for an over-the-shoulder perspective of your forces. That's quite nice, actually - something tried in Star Wars: Empire At War, but it just didn't work well there.

Also, AoW has a much longer storyline (C&C:Generals has 7 or 8 missions for each faction).

Despite the enhancements, AoW is just not as much fun as C&C:Generals. Maybe it's the enhanced realism - taking buildings is something you see from outside with silhouettes, rather than just sending a toxin tank to flush out a building and reoccupy it 10 seconds later. Your units are fairly well-dictated, so while C&C gives you strategic choices mostly in the composition of your forces, AoW picks them mostly for you, and leaves the tactics up to you.

Maybe its the kitsch, or lack thereof. There's something utterly comical about creating a group of GLA rebels in C&C: Generals, and hear them shout "Our courage will be seen by all!" Meanwhile, a GLA peasant simply complains "Can I have some shoes? Are there any better tools? Does it have to be so far?" AoW takes itself seriously - perhaps a little too seriously. More "The Sentinel" than Jack Bauer.

It's also utterly frustrating to have wounded bleed to death on the battlefield, where they are unable to walk the 60 in-game feet to the field hospital. In later missions you have access to a medevac chopper, but early on these poor guys just die in the park.

All in all, not a bad game - something to play when you're tired of C&C: Generals. And all the Generals: Zero Hour mods - so far, I've not found any mods for AoW.

One person found this helpful

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Gary Buckner

Won't work with Windows 10.

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017

Verified Purchase

That is to say, I would probably have loved it if it had worked. Unfortunately the game will not run on my PC a HP BO All In One running Windows 10. This is only the second one to do so, however, and for the price I can't complain. I would advise others running Windows 10 not to purchase this game, and to make sure others for earlier versions of Windows will work.

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User Scott

RTS at it's finest

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018

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One of my favorite games will always play it from time to time it's RTS type is excellent with a good storyline and great graphics.

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