Editing Command & Conquer (section)

===''Tiberian'' series===
''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]'', released on September 26, 1995,<ref name="CnCDOSReleaseDate">{{cite web|url=https://cnc-comm.com/news/a-tale-of-a-release-date|title=The tale of a release date|date=January 29, 2018|access-date=January 31, 2018|publisher=C&C Communications Center}}</ref> is the first game in the series, which takes place sometime between 2017 and 2020, according to the ''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]'' manual. It is considered the title which originally defined and popularized the real-time strategy genre.<ref name="C&CRTSInfluence">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=49038|title=Games that changed the world: Command & Conquer|last=Mallinson|first=Paul|access-date=December 22, 2006|publisher=CVG magazine|date=May 31, 2002}}</ref><ref name="ccorigins">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=183584&skip=yes|title=Command & Conquer - Origins|access-date=May 29, 2008|publisher=Computerandvideogames staff|last=Porter|first=Will}}</ref><ref name="MetacriticScore">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer?q=Command%20&%20Conquer|title=Command & Conquer|access-date=April 25, 2007|publisher=Metracritic|archive-date=September 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150826/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquer?q=Command%20&%20Conquer|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="StateofRTS">{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/700/700747p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409154749/http://pc.ign.com/articles/700/700747p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2006|title=The State of the RTS|access-date=May 22, 2008|date=April 7, 2006|last=Adams|first=Dan|publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref name="HistoryofRTS">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/real_time/p3_02.html|title=A History of Real-Time Strategy Games|access-date=May 22, 2008|last=Geryk|first=Bruce|publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref name="RTSPrimerArticle">{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/february02/strategy02/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626061050/http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/february02/strategy02/|archive-date=June 26, 2008|title=Strategy Gaming: Part II|access-date=May 22, 2008|last=Walker|first=Mark H|publisher=GameSpy}}</ref> ''Command & Conquer'' introduced the warring factions of the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod. ''Command & Conquer'' was well received and was widely praised by critics: "''Command & Conquer'' is one of the finest, most brilliantly-designed computer games I have ever seen", said ''[[GameSpot]]'' reviewer Chris Hudak.<ref name="GameSpotReviewC&Cone">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/command-and-conquer/reviews/command-and-conquer-review-2538453/|title=Command & Conquer Review|last=Hudak|first=Chris|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=May 1, 1996|access-date=August 26, 2012}}</ref> ''Command & Conquer'' has attained 94% as an aggregate score from [[Metacritic]]<ref name=CNC1MC/> with the less well received ''Covert Operations'' expansion pack obtaining an aggregate score of 72% after its 1996 release.<ref name=CNC1GR/>

''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]'', released on August 27, 1999, takes place in the year 2030. While the original ''Command & Conquer''{{'}}s plot was centered around an allegorical world politics setting, ''Tiberian Sun'' shifted this to a more [[science fiction]]-like setting against the apocalyptic background of Tiberium beginning to assimilate vast portions of the Earth's ecosystems. In 1998, [[Westwood Studios]], the developers of ''Tiberian Sun'', was acquired by [[Electronic Arts]]. However, EA had no direct part in the development of the title. Compared to its predecessor, ''Tiberian Sun'' relies heavily on science fiction technologies and introduces a new isometric game engine featuring varying level terrain to give the impression of a true [[3D computer graphics|3D]] environment.

The [[full motion video]] is also scripted differently; while the cutscenes of ''Command & Conquer'' and ''Red Alert'' were filmed from a first-person perspective, ''Tiberian Sun'' used traditional cinematic shots for its FMVs featuring actors such as [[James Earl Jones]] and [[Michael Biehn]].

''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]'', released February 26, 2002, takes place in the final days of the events of ''Command & Conquer'' and was the last ''Command & Conquer'' game to be created by Westwood Studios before their liquidation in 2003. Unlike any other games in the series, ''Renegade'' is a [[first-person shooter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/objects/013/013180.html|title=Command & Conquer: Renegade|publisher=IGN|access-date=November 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808034158/http://pc.ign.com/objects/013/013180.html|archive-date=August 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although receiving average reviews, with an aggregate score of 75% on both [[GameRankings]] and Metacritic, ''Renegade'' was praised for its online features. [[GameSpy]] awarded ''Renegade'' its 2002 "Wish it had been better" award, condemning the single player but saying that "''C&C: Renegade''{{'}}s multiplayer was innovative and fun".<ref name=gamespy>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2002/pc/index16.shtml|title=GameSpy's Game of the year awards 2002|year=2002|publisher=GameSpy|access-date=August 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412122151/http://archive.gamespy.com/goty2002/pc/index16.shtml|archive-date=April 12, 2009}}</ref> Online play was praised for encouraging teamwork and coordinated assaults, unlike other contemporary first-person shooters.<ref name=GameOverOnline>{{cite web|url=http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?id=712&page=reviews|title=Game Over Online Magazine - Command & Conquer: Renegade|date=April 9, 2002|publisher=Game Over Online Magazine|access-date=August 12, 2009}}</ref>

''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]'', released March 29, 2007, was a return to the real-time strategy roots of the ''Command & Conquer'' series. As a direct sequel to ''Tiberian Sun'', ''Tiberium Wars'' is set in 2047 and features the introduction of a third faction, the Scrin. The sequel attained an aggregate score of 85% from both GameRankings and Metacritic. ''[[PC Gamer]]'' U.S. gave the game its "Editor's Choice" rating at 90%, stating that "one of the greatest RTS franchises of all time returns to glory", while ''PC Gamer UK'' gave it a more reserved rating of 82%, stating that it was "a welcome, but limited, return".

Shortly after the release of ''Tiberium Wars'', the expansion pack ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath]]'' was announced. Released on March 24, 2008, ''Kane's Wrath'' limited the player to only the Brotherhood of Nod in the campaign mode, though the original factions and six new sub-factions are available for the new strategic mode and skirmish mode and it takes place in 2052. Reception was mainly positive with the expansion attaining an aggregate score of 77%.

''[[Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight]]'', released on March 16, 2010, saw a big change in gameplay from the previous ''Command & Conquer'' by removing the resource gathering and base building elements in previous games as well as the removal of the third faction, the Scrin. It is a direct sequel to ''Kane's Wrath'' (however not directly following on from its storyline), and is set in 2062, a time when Tiberium has advanced to its next evolutionary stage, and is rapidly spreading across Earth, making it soon to be uninhabitable.

''[[Renegade X]]'', is a [[Freeware|free]], [[fan-made]] [[video game remake|remake]] of ''[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]''. The developers received approval from EA to release their game,<ref name="RPS_Renegade-X">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/02/28/renegade-x-thoughts/|title=Repair Facility: Three Hours With Renegade-X|last=Smith|first=Graham|publisher=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]|date=February 28, 2014|access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> and it entered [[open beta]] on February 26, 2014. ''Renegade X'' includes a short single-player campaign called Black Dawn.

''[[Command & Conquer Remastered Collection]]''. EA announced in November 2018 its plans to remaster ''Command & Conquer'', including expansions and ''Red Alert'', for modern computer systems through [[Petroglyph Games]]. It was released on June 5, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/14/18095301/command-conquer-remastered-red-alert-ea-petroglyph | title = Command & Conquer 4K remaster coming | first=  Michael | last =McWhertor | date = November 14, 2018 | access-date = November 14, 2018 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> ''The Remastered Collection'' received a score of 82/100 on Metacritic, with 48 positive, ten mixed and zero negative reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" reception.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/command-and-conquer-remastered-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title = Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Reviews | work = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = September 25, 2020 }}</ref> Along with the release, EA also released the source code for the remastered versions of the base game and ''Red Alert''  to allow players to build improved mods for the games.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamesn.com/command-and-conquer-remastered/mods-source-code | title = EA is releasing the Command & Conquer source code so you can have better mods | first = Dustin | last = Bailey | date = May 20, 2020 | access-date = May 20, 2020 | work = [[PCGamesN]] }}</ref>