Yes of course there are new units to play with but that’s not all, new overlay functions allow players to display the battle map in cartographic mode – switching the image on screen to a contour map – useful in a game which uses Newtonian physics and true line of sight. Where SupCom upped the ante’ for RTS games, Forged Alliance, somehow, improves the model even more.

The three warring factions from the original Supreme Commander must join forces to defeat this new menace or find themselves exterminated… An alien race, only hinted at in the original game, has arrived to cleanse the galaxy of all human life. The alliance referred to in the title is a reference to the storyline in the new single-player campaign. It also gives us veterans something new to chew on at a reasonable price. This is great news because it allows new players to easily get into the game and what’s more, now that the high-spec’ equipment needed to run SupCom is a little cheaper since the original title was released, it means there’s no obstacle to a gamer new to SupCom picking Forged Alliance and getting started straight away. It’s here at last! Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance has arrived through my letterbox and I couldn’t be happier.įorged Alliance is a strange beast – at face value it’s simply an expansion pack to the original Supreme Commander (reviewed by this writer here) but it might also be considered a true sequel because (here’s the best part) players don’t need the original SupCom to run the game – this is a stand-alone expansion, literally a game in itself. Passed Inspection: The same command interface, but improved!įailed Basic: Not quite sure why the strategic overview has been placed in a different context.

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Game Review Armchair General

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