This week's release of the Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars PC demo was huge news for fans of both the storied series and real-time strategy games. The first Command & Conquer game in years, Tiberium Wars represents a return to the series' mix of fast-paced RTS gameplay and full-motion video cutscenes.
You will command the forces of the noble Global Defense Initiative, the shadowy Brotherhood of Nod, or the new alien faction, the Scrin, in a battle for Earth, and in between, you'll watch cutscenes starring such actors as Michael Ironside and Billy Dee Williams. ....................................................................................................................................................
The game will depict the Third Tiberium War, Tiberium being an alien element that is slowly contaminating the planet but that can also be used as a powerful resource for building war machines and structures. The single-player campaign will consist of 38 missions divided into 11 "theaters of war," and each faction has its own unique story. We have the details of how the action in Tiberium Wars will unfold below so you can brace yourself for the battles to come when the game ships next month. Spoiler Warning: The following reveals plot details regarding the single-player campaign. ....................................................................................................................................................
GDI
If you had a chance to play the single-player demo, you'll be familiar with the setup and opening missions of the GDI. After the first two Tiberium Wars as seen in previous Command & Conquer games, the GDI has stabilized the strategic situation.
The Brotherhood of Nod has, for all practical purposes, disappeared, and the battle now is to get a handle on the Tiberium situation. Approximately 30 percent of the planet's surface is categorized as red zone, which is uninhabitable because of Tiberium contamination. Another 50 percent is categorized as yellow zone, which means it is contaminated but barely habitable. This is where many of the world's population, desperate and sympathetic to Nod, live. The remaining 20 percent of the surface is categorized as blue zone; it is Tiberium free and the last refuge for civilization and the forces of the GDI.
The GDI campaign begins in the yellow zone badlands of North Carolina. Without warning, the GDI encounters major Nod forces for the first time in years, and this a harbinger of things to come. The Brotherhood of Nod launches a decapitation attack that destroys the GDI's orbital command-and-control platform, the GDSS Philadelphia. The sudden loss of the Philadelphia cripples the GDI, and Nod forces launch attacks worldwide. Your role will be to stabilize the situation in the Northeastern blue zone on the Eastern seaboard. First up, you will have to defend the Pentagon from attack. After that, you have a choice. You can next retake Langley Air Force Base in Virginia or recapture the Hampton Roads Naval Base. This decision will influence subsequent missions. Either way, your final task in the Northeastern blue zone will be to reclaim the White House.
