description Command & Conquer Overview
Command & Conquer is a real-time strategy game created by Westwood Studios in 1995. The game depicts a conflict involving the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod, two opposing factions engaged in a global war. This alternate history setting features strategic combat between these warring groups.
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info Command & Conquer Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1995 |
help Command & Conquer FAQ
What are the two factions in the original Command & Conquer?
The 1995 game centers on the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod. GDI is a UN-backed military force, while Nod is a cult-like paramilitary group led by Kane, played by Joseph D. Kucan in the FMV scenes.
What is Tiberium used for in Command & Conquer?
Tiberium is the resource harvested by refineries and turned into credits for buildings, infantry, vehicles, and defenses. Its spreading fields are central to the map economy and to the game's alternate-history conflict.
Why did Command & Conquer's cutscenes matter?
Westwood Studios used full-motion video briefings with actors, which helped make missions feel like part of a live military campaign. Kane became one of RTS gaming's most recognizable villains because of those 1990s FMV scenes.
What is the official modern version of Command & Conquer?
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection was released in 2020 and includes the original Command & Conquer and Red Alert. It was developed with Petroglyph, a studio founded by former Westwood developers, and published by Electronic Arts.
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