Act of Aggression

Act of Aggression released on PC is a strategy game by French Eugen Systems known for such productions as R.U.S.E. and the Wargame series. The title serves as a spiritual successor of other RTS by the same studio – Act of War. Similarly to that production, Act of Aggression is a classic real-time strategy set in the not-too-distant future.

Plot

Act of Aggression is kept in a political thriller style. The action starts in 2025 in a world entangled in an economic crisis. In such circumstances, The Cartel – a criminal organisation with unknown objectives – arises. This fraction has the newest technologies, stolen weapon prototypes, and agents working behind the scenes. On the other side of the barricade, there is a secret military organisation Chimera, which was established by United Nations in order to nip armed, open conflicts in the bud. Chimera is supported by the US army, which is weakened by two decades of constant wars. However, it has many battle veterans in its ranks.

Gameplay

Gameplay is based on classic RTS genre rules. Before an attack, you have to build a base, gather resources, and generate an army. There are three natural resources, including oil, which immediately transforms itself into money. You need it to build infrastructure, create units, and upgrade the technology, including building superweapons, like nuclear ballistic missiles. It is vital to protect your supply lines, as extracted resources have to be transported to the base before they can be used. Moreover, it is beneficial to take over banks and catch hostages – this really increases the budget.

Buildings can be placed in particular places around the main base, but there is no limit on the number of constructions within one base. The player can have a few bases at the same time so as to extract as much resources as possible or to gather bigger armies. Act of Aggression offers 70 military units types of different uses – starting with infantry, through a variety of vehicles, ending with choppers and fighters. Having enough resources, they can be attributed with additional specialisations – e.g. anti-aircraft, anti-tank, anti-infantry – and special abilities. The topography plays an important role in tactics. Soldiers can hide behind a hill or in a building, but you need to keep in mind that every building is destructible. You fight both during the day and night. Some campaign missions focus only on action – there is no base management, which is known from e.g. the Command & Conquer series.

Game modes

Naturally, such a game should feature multiplayer and it does - it is for up to 8 users. Act of Aggression for PC offers team matches in various configurations.

Last updated on May 17, 2016