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Cr***y

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 20
Date: March 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was Highly disappointed in this game.. I was expecting a challanging C&C game but instead all I got was an easy game with units that look like cartoons on a beautiful background.. DON'T BUY IT!

Westwood just wants more of your money...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: September 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Like I have said before when I reviewed Tiberium Sun, Westwood provided a excellent battle interface and look. Now I just want Westwood to give a game with a good storyline. In Tiberium Sun, it was horrible how they gave James Earl Jones and Michael Biehn such a...bad storyline to act to.

Now in Firestorm, we have to relive all the nonsense again. Why did I buy this add-on? First of all I got it for dirt cheap and I wanted to see what the new units had to offer. Firestorm is truly the worst add-on pack that Westwood has ever made. At least the orginal CC add-on pack had the dinosaur levels. Why anyone would want to play the same storyline twice is beyond me. The AI is truly stupid. On the GDI side, just amass a large group of Orca bombers and you can obliterate anything, and on NOD side, you can pretty much Sub APC engineers and steal all your enemy's buildings and easily defeat them. I finished the add-on in one day. The add-on is that pathetic.

The Add-on is centered on one thing, DESTROY CABAL. Now, I happen to think that CABAL is pretty kewl, especially when you are working with him. But now you have to destroy him twice in both campaigns. One of the new units, the Reaper, you do not get to build or create which is pretty much useless. And in the last mission on NOD campaign, CABAL attacks you with both NOD and GDI units. The computer always has to cheat doesn't it? The game play is still unbalanced and you can whiz thru most missions like a breeze.

I don't recommend this unless you are really bored and want to play thru 9 missions on both sides that follow the same storyline. I truly hope Red Alert 2 will be a improvement. I really don't think anything can top the storyline in the orginal Command and Conquer.

Only good in multiplayer mode

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I finished Firestorm in 2 days. Its mission are real easy. So if you are buying it only for the game against the computer it aint worth its money. But if you enjoy the multiplayer mode, its worth buying. I played Tiberian Sun only in ther Internet and its fun. And with all the units from Firestorm it is much more fun. Especially the Mobile War Factory and the Jiggernouts kicks ass. Sorry for my bad English - its because Im from Germany. Conclusion: If u want to play the game in the net or network - BUY IT! If u just want to play against the computer - it aint worth the money you pay for it.

Could have been much better....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game could have been much better. There are only 9 new missions for each side. There are only about four new units for each side. The vidio clips are horrible beyond belief. The new storyline isnt very interesting, and in most of the missions you get very limited technology, so you dont get to use the new units very much.

Not Quite Up To Par

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: March 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was somewhat dissapointed in the fact that C&C 2 did not add to the RTS genre, even though it is my favorite game. However, much like Red Alert's expansion packs, this one adds too many units that are one man armies that can level you or your opponent VERY quickly. This ruined the playbalance. It makes for a blast in multiplayer though, because you get armies of the big dudes... The single player expansion leaves lots to be desired.

Don't buy this package....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For the same price you can get tiberian sun along with this expansion pack. Why pay [this much] just for this? Get the combination pack called "fire power" for the same price and you will have an additional TS game to share with a friend. That package also provides you with a TS soundtrack CD which is pretty cool to listen to. As for the firestorm pack i would say it provides some nice additions. Several additional units on each side and some minor changes to some units that westwood thought would help the competiveness. They do. For example GDI jump jet infantry have been given better range and the ability to see cloaked units and structures. They have added the juggernaut to the GDI which is similar to the nod artillery. Another neat addition is the mobile war factory that is available for both the nod and the GDI. The nod is gifted with a multiple missile launcher. Of course you get several new maps which are bigger and better than the TS ones. The firestorm map editor provides the opportunity to make some really neat maps. Unfortunately none of these maps will work without the firestorm disc in case you have a friend who doesn't have it. Also firestorm brings a slightly improved steamlined look for some units. Not a big change but the firestorm graphics seem just a bit cleaner and sharper.

That brings us to the main reason for buying any expansion pack. The missions. Firestorm gives you 18 original missions(9 for each side) and they are all fun and well thought out. These missions assume you already know how to play the game and include some creative additions you have not seen before. The video included is actually pretty good and very entertaining. I highly recommend them.

As for multiplay there are also many exellent additions yet they lack popularity. While it's still fairly easy to find a game at the TS site the number of firestorm players is somewhat limited. Westwood came up with the neat idea of having a "tour for world domination". A site where you can take the gdi or nod and fight against the other side for the purpose of defending territory for your side or taking territory from the other side. For this purpose westwood sets up games yet you will find very few people to play them.

In short tiberian sun is a game that is still a great deal of fun with graphics and game play that are still up to date today. Firstorm is a worthy expansion pack but it's simply not worth the price when you can get the fire power package for the same cost.

It's an Improvment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 23 / 26
Date: April 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I bought Firestorm I was expecting a normal expansion pack - few new units, maps etc. But once I started playing I realized that there was much more to it than that.

The biggest improvment over Tiberian Sun is story. The story is much more interesting and although the in game movies suck it dosen't matter because most of the plot twists are in-game anyways. Special units have been created just for one part in the story, such as a huge robot, which is a nice touch.

Although the music is being sold as faster paced and more like Red Alert it's pretty much more of the same. Graphics also don't change too much.

The new units are pretty cool but the Reaper is the only one that I really liked, unfortunatly you can only use it in Multiplayer. The new Juggernaut artilery unit is alright but it can't really aim that well and the Nod Art. unit is still superior in my mind.

All in all Firestorm makes Tiberian Sun a much better game and if you already have TS then by all means buy Firestorm.

A game that does not disapoint!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are reading this review you probably loved Tiberium Sun and are thinking of getting the expansion pack.For an expansion pack this game does not dissapoint! If you can look past the game's advanced difficulty you will have a heck of a time.Though it can't compete with Red AlertII or Renegade,this is one of the best games Command and Conquer has to offer.I picked up this game about 3 or 4 years ago and I have not put it down!I would recomend this game to any fan of R.T.S's or if you like watching inocent civillians getting mutated and tibarium monsters wiping out entire cities on enoying "guard the city" levels.The new units are cool and all but they do little to make the game more interesting.But man! does the game have replay value! Just like Tiberium Sun,Firestorm has an infinite number of ways to complete the level, and sometimes its fun just to build the biggest base possible.I'm sure you will love this game!I got all my friends hooked on it and now they own almost all the Command and Conquer games!I hope you enjoy this game as much as I do.

Sweet E-pack for Tiberian Sun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Technology toady in graphics and animation are incredible the only sad part is westwood does not take advantage of that. However i dont care i still think this game is awesome but Diablo II might beat it in the graphics department.Oh yeah this firestorm thing is cool for the internet mainly.

Just plain fun....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Time and time again, the Command & Conquer series keeps getting better and better. And Firestorm does not disappoint. The only slightly disappointing thing was the units which I didn't think were that great (you hardly ever got to use them except for the Juggernaut and it's aim was poor). The missions and the story were both very good, especially the last mission for GDI. It was very tough to get started with missile launches and units continually attacking you, and once you met the objective, the towering (and I do mean towering) robot you had to fight was super cool. And you weren't done with that mission even after you destroyed the robot. If you have Tiberian Sun, Get this expansion pack, you will not be disappointed.

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