Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Strategy, RTS, Cold War, modern conflicts, 2D, war strategy, grand strategy, singleplayer
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An incredibly extensive strategy game created by Warfare Sims in cooperation with Slitherine - a renowned publishing company. The player is given an opportunity to take control of a fleet consisting of aircraft carriers, support ships, as well as attack and transport planes. The player takes part in dozens of scenarios referencing both historical events and fictional operations set in the near future.
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Average score from 82 votes.
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations Description
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations for PC is a complex strategy game allowing the player to perform both aerial and naval, large-scope military operations. The game was created by Warfare Sims - a developer popular for similar projects. Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations was published by Matrix Games and Slitherine.
Mechanics
The player can take control over a navy fleet consisting of aircraft carriers and support ships, such as destroyers or cruisers. Then the time comes to take part in dozens of scenarios referring both to historical actions (Falklands War, Operation Market Time, Operation Lion's Den) and fictitious battles set in near future. Apart from regular military ships and submarines, the player commands a set of both transport and assault planes based aboard the aircraft carrier. Different kinds of satellites and ground-based, intelligence-gathering stations are extremely helpful in conducting operations, because the player can track enemy units thanks to them. Each unit is described with a set of faithfully recreated statistics and capabilities.
The player conducts their operations on a map depicting the globe - this can be both zoomed in and out. Both units and their range are displayed in the form of outlined points. This allows for both large-scope and smaller operations, but also makes it possible to use a wide set of military units. The game stands out with the seriousness in which it approaches the subject – many different elements affect the player's actions here, such as weather conditions, shape of terrain, convergence zones or water salinity. What is also noticeable, is the advanced AI of the enemies – they apply different combat tactics, use their weapons skillfully and adapt to the circumstances changing very quickly. Although the player is allowed to automatize the less important actions here, the process is fully reversible, thus the player can regain full control of the entirety of operations they are conducting at any time.
Technical aspects
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations for PC contains an extensive editor allowing to reshape the entire game literally. The player can create their own scenario at any time or edit one created previously. Also, pre-defined war tactics can be prepared. This tool allows to change the in-game weapons or to create custom icons representing particular units as well. What is more, the player can implement their own sound effects into the game.
Last updated on August 24, 2016
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Warfare Sims
Publisher: Matrix Games/Slitherine
Age restrictions: 12+
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Pentium III 1.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 10 GB HDD, Windows XP(SP3)/Vista/7/8/10
Game Expansions for Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations
Command: Desert Storm
Expansion
Strategy
March 28, 2019
The fifth expansion to the strategy game Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations. The add-on is stand-alone and depicts the conflict known as the Desert Storm operation. The production presents the use of modern military technologies. WarfareSims studio is responsible for her creation.
Command: The Silent Service
Expansion
Strategy
March 1, 2018
Fourth stand-alone expansion to the well-known strategy game Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations. This time the subject of the add-on are submarines - production shows their use in various war theatres. WarfareSims studio is responsible for her creation.
Command: Shifting Sands
Expansion
Strategy
October 24, 2017
Third standalone add-on to Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations. Shifting Sands focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict. WarfareSims studio is responsible for his creation.
Command: Chains of War
Expansion
Strategy
May 18, 2017
A standalone expansion to Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations. This time, Warfare Sims offers an engaging universe in which United States and China clash as a result of continuous tensions in West Pacific region. For the United States, a defeat will result in losing the position of the world leader, while for China, an end to its superpower ambitions. The military operations are conducted using previously unseen technology and futuristic types of equipment, including anti-satellite weaponry, high-output lasers, railguns, ballistic anti-carrier missiles, as well as electromagnetic pulses. Aside from the above, we’ve received the ability to conduct cyberwarfare. Cyberattacks can sever the communications between the individual units, making them unable to fulfill their orders. Moreover, the authors have introduced a complex damage system for air units, enabling the individual planes to return to base in order to regain operational capability, as well as the ability to transport units using air and naval units. The single player campaign offers twelve scenarios and four standalone bonus missions.
Command Live: Old Grudges Never Die
Expansion
Strategy
July 19, 2016
The first expansion to the advanced strategy game Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations released by Matrix Games and Slitherine. Command Live: Old Grudges Never Die focuses on the civil war in Syria. The player takes control of forces of either Russia or Turkey and joins the conflict. Depending on which nation the player selects, various tasks will await him. Turkey must protect its air space but can't start the war on its own or threaten the Russian soldiers. However, it can freely bomb the positions of Kurds. Russia’s main objective is to help the Syrian government in fighting against the rebels. The player can start an offensive against ISIS or help the Kurds on the north. Russia can start a war with Turkey and it must avoid giving a reason for NATO and USA to join the conflict. As always, the game is played on a two-dimensional strategic map on which the player gives orders to units.
Command: Northern Inferno
Expansion
Strategy
October 22, 2015
A stand-alone expansion pack for the strategy game Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations - the core game was developed in 2013 by Warfare Sims. In comparison to the base Command, which delivered a global take on modern military conflicts, Northern Inferno reduces both the time frame and the size of the warfare theater present. The plot revolves around fictional events of the year 1975 - the world witnesses the ongoing Cold War and the tensions between world's two superpowers (US and USSR) escalate. The player's goal is to stop the forces of the Warsaw Pact before a nuclear cataclysm happens. Both the visuals and mechanics have not changed since the base game and the creators have focused mainly on preparing a new, extensive story campaign. In order to ensure high level of realism, the creators invited Paul A. Bridge to work on this title - he is both an active officer of the British Navy and a veteran of the Falklands War.