Log In Sign In. Forgot password? Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password. Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired. The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Where is the line between life and death? How far can human science go trying to understand this? The universe is teetering out of control and the aliens that inhabit it are getting restless.
Rumors about total annihilation have spread Massive armies will clash. Forests and cities will burn. The player with the most metal mines will usually win because they can out-produce their opponents since every unit built requires metal. Another way of getting metal is to salvage it from battle wreckage, but I found that this is somewhat time-consuming for little result, so unless the reusable metal was close to or in my base it was not worth getting.
You will notice a multitude of units at your disposal, ranging from ground units to air and sea assault forces.
I had plenty of fun optimizing my forces with the right mix of units to get the job done most effectively. With a mobile commander and construction units, it was easy to build outposts or expand my base to occupy more and more of the map.
One of the best elements of the game is the ability to program your units. You can automate their actions and attitudes in relation to battle situations as well as set patrol routes, etc. The controls are quite intuitive and Cavedog deserves praise for the job they did in this area. Finally, Cavedog promises the ability to download new units from their website on a weekly basis.
This should keep the game fresh and interesting. Better check often unless you want your best friend to walk all over you with the new whup-ass tank that just came out. In words or less -- outstanding. This game truly rocks in the graphics department. The system requirements may be a little steep, but on my Pentium II I ran the game in X and never experienced a slowdown!
For those with lower-end systems, never fear; you can change the resolution to fit just about every situation. Every unit is rendered in 3D for a very realistic feel, and the terrain varies from flat to mountainous, with deserts, oceans, rivers, lakes, lava pits, and other planetary schemes as well.
It is rare to get such high marks in graphics from me, but Total Annihilation deserves every bit of it. Plus the level of the terrain actually affects your units' ability to move and their line-of-sight to targets, adding a couple of new dimensions to the real-time strategy game. Total Annihilation has excellent sound effects, very crisp and distinguished.
In the middle of a large battle I could hear the different weapons firing and the individual explosions wreaking havoc on the battlefield. The soundtrack was good as well, just not my style.
I like some serious rock and roll to go along with all the destruction, and sometimes the musical score was a little less punctuated, even classical. That is a personal gripe, though; overall the quality of the sound effects and music were again outstanding. The balance of the two sides is good and you can get into some extremely heated battles with exciting finishes. Last night a friend and I played for over two hours, each building up formidable defenses and then conducting raids and bombing runs on each other's outposts.
This is certainly a game that favors defense, though -- once you are fortified, woe be to the guy who marches his mechs into the teeth of your laser and missile batteries. I say it favors defense, but there is one offensive weapon that can undo all that in a hurry -- the nuclear missiles.
And your base. And your commander. Once my opponent got nukes, it was all over in a matter of minutes; the first strike completely wiped out my main base -- everything on the screen was vaporized, and from there I had no way of getting back the resources I needed to retaliate. Nonetheless, despite that one tactical oversight in terms of balance, I still highly recommend this game for multiplayer fans -- it adds many new twists to the genre and forces an entirely different type of thinking about your strategies.
Editor's Note: We have received several emails from readers who say "yes, but what about the anti-missile batteries? You can defend yourself against nukes with those. It's out of balance with the power of the rest of the units in the game; thus the note to that effect above. Warning: The box is more than a tad bit misleading about real-life system requirements.
From reading the above you might expect me to give this game a very high score, and you are right; it won't be shabby. Total Annihilation lacks one critical element that would have put it on my all-time list, and that involves immersion. As it stands now, Total Annihilation is still a heck of a game which will keep any fan of this genre occupied for months to come.
I give it a score of 88; now back to the battle! Browse games Game Portals. Total Annihilation. Install Game. Click the "Install Game" button to initiate the file download and get compact download launcher. Locate the executable file in your local folder and begin the launcher to install your desired game. View all 16 Total Annihilation Screenshots. Game review Downloads Screenshots Overall rating: 9. Download Total Annihilation. It is actually better than Excellent Details Annihilation sports fantastic graphics, especially the incredibly detailed attack units.
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