There are three factions: the US Army, Task Force Talon, and the Consortium, the evil conspiracy in the game. However, after the opening levels, the game segues into a more conventional real-time strategy game along the lines of Command & Conquer.
There's so much live action footage at the beginning of the game that you get the feeling that you're taking part in an interactive movie. There are very little blue-screen effects in that scene, as most of it was shot outside with a large number of actors and extras. For example, one of the highlights is watching a street protest erupt into a gun battle, with commandos and bodyguards taking fire from behind armored limousines. While the acting isn't on par with what is found in motion pictures or television (it's also downright bad at times), the live action scenes are impressive, especially since we've rarely seen anything of this scale in gaming. Blended in the opening levels are a mix of live action, computer-generated, and in-engine cutscenes that enhance what's onscreen. From the get-go, your team will assault a terrorist training camp in the desert, and then battle around London in a running gunfight that shows off the game's excellent urban settings.
In Act of War, you assume the role of Major Jason Richter, the commander of Task Force Talon, an elite direct action force equipped with state-of-art weaponry and tasked with conducting the toughest jobs. Act of War's opening introductory movie, cleverly placed so you watch it during the lengthy installation process, lays the groundwork, but the fun starts in the game's opening missions, where you'll discover that you're in for something more than the usual real-time strategy experience. Or, to be more exact, a Dale Brown techno-thriller, as Brown, a best-selling author, worked with the French team at Eugen to create a story about a looming energy crisis (Americans pay $7 for a gallon of gas) and how an international criminal conspiracy is perpetuating it. The game feels very much like a Tom Clancy-penned techno-thriller. But where Red Alert 2 played entirely for camp, Act of War goes for grit.
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