Command & Conquer is a real time strategy game which was released in 1995 for DOS, 1996 for the SEGA Saturn, Macintosh and Playstation, 1997 for Windows and 1999 for Nintendo 64. C&C is about two factions the Brotherhood of Nod and the Global Defense Initiative.

Command & Conquer is seen as the game which made RTS popular. While C&C seems a little bit dated today, it was a really popular game in its day...and STILL is! C&C became so popular it spawned a series of games. Even today "C&C games" are still being made, more or less based on the concept of this classic game. However it can be argued that games newer than Tiberian Sun are truly "C&C games". Anyhow the silver box with a military looking guy with an M-16 should have a place one way or another, in the collection of every gamer.

Everything begins in 1995 when Tiberium, a mysterious extraterrestrial "plant" arrives on Earth in a meteor. Tiberium is a blessing and a curse, while Tiberium is full of valuable metals it also emits poisonus gasses and spreads quickly over the entire planet. Tiberium is also very dangerus even short contact with it can be hazardous and fatal, some people or living creatures turns into a hideous creatures known as viceroids which are living blobs which when feels threatened or hunts "spits" tiberium gas at victims sometimes turning other creatures into viceroids.

Despite the dangers of Tiberium it is highly valuable, because it contains all the metals needed to build tanks, structures and other things. Tiberium is also easily harvestable as it grows on the surface. Tiberium is harvested through the use of vehicles known simply as harvesters. Harvesters are heavily armored and slow, but are vital for the founding of combat operations. After harvesters have collected Tiberium it takes it to a Tiberium refinery which processes the Tiberium and stores it. When a tiberium refinery is full, buildings known as silos are constructed to store excess tiberium.

Lead by the mysterious Kane, the Brotherhood of Nod quickly manages to gain control in most of Africa through corruption, propaganda and violence. They quickly become classified as a terrorist group by the western world. In response to the Brotherhood's actions, the United Nations creates the United Nations Global Defense Initiative, to stop Nod influence from growing stronger. The First Tiberium War has begun, and you, the commander, decide the fate of the Earth!

"By sanctions by the United Nations the Global Defense Initiative has one goal, to eliminate multi national terrorism in an effort to preserve freedom." -EVA

The GDI is a global peacekeeping force with the ability to strike anywhere at a short notice. The GDI was created to combat global Terrorism and has The Brotherhood of Nod as their primary target, the GDI preferes to use conventional tactics used by most armies however if needed unconventional tactics are used.

The GDI recive troops and equipment from most western nations especially the USA, they have access to both convetional (M113 APC, M1 Abrams, A-10, M-16 rifles, Chinooks etc.) and experimental weapons (Mammoth Tanks, Orca VTOL etc.).

"The Brotherhood of Nod, an ancient and secret society retains strong ties with most global terrorist organizations. Commanded by this man known only as Kane, Nod's long term goals are unknown, however recent activities include; expansionary behavior into disenfranchised nations, and high volune investments into global trade markets and aggressive manipulation of international mass media."
-EVA

Not much is known of the Brotherhood of Nod neither it's goals, resources or how it was created. Many speculate that the Brotherhood have exsisted for thousands of years but these claims are mostly dismissed as rediciules.

Nod is lead by a man which is known only as Kane. Kane is just as mysterius as the Brotherhood itself, some claim that Kane is thousands of years old. But that is just rediculess because then he must be imortal. Which is impossible, or is it?

Kane seems to have great understanding of human society, manipulating the media to do his bidding. Kane also seems to have great understanding of tiberium, he knows how to create weapons out of it.

The Brotherhood uses unconventional tactics such as guerilla and hit and run tactics. Nod recives most manpower from poor countries however it seems that Nod even has the resources to recruit people from western countries. Nod uses modified US weapons (Modified M2 Bradly IFV's, M207 MLRS, M113s, etc.) we don't know exactly how these weapons came into Nod hands but it is being investigated. There are also reports of disappearing tanks...

The Covert Operations the official expansion pack for Command & Conquer, it contains 15 missions and 7 music tracks, as well as the funpark missions which can be accessed by the "funpark." parameter.

The Covet Ops also enables the "new missions" menu, this is great for mission makes as it allows for easy access of custom missions.