When comparing Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars vs XCOM: Enemy Within, the Slant community recommends XCOM: Enemy Within for most people. In the question“What are the best singleplayer games on Steam?” XCOM: Enemy Within is ranked 44th while Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is ranked 80th. The most important reason people chose XCOM: Enemy Within is:
The gaming genre of turn based strategy lends itself very well to touch screen devices. It is actually easier to interact with the characters on screen with ones fingers instead of a mouse.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Long, entertaining campaign
There are quite a lot of missions in the game that have a varying degree of particular objectives, ranging from stealth to base destruction. The campaign also features secondary missions that allow for even more gameplay, but are not required to complete the game.
Pro No limits
You can keep building your army as long as you have enough resources.
Pro Exceptional management
The resources may appear as if they are a lot of them out there but truth to be told you will still be fighting for Tiberium most of the time ,Base Building is satisfying and upgrades really give you that slight edge over the enemy but as Time goes on resources run out (they regenerate but very slowly) and as upgrades go by in the end it's just down to the players strategies,
P.S. every unit has some sort of a counter like in any RTS so Building large armies like the Guy in the said is not very effective because the Counter unit can crush them instantly
Pro Best-in-class FMV breathes life into the campaign
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars features the best FMV to date in any Command & Conquer title, featuring an all-star cast that fill the ranks of both GDI and NOD. The beautifully shot and wonderfully hammy-acted videos ensure that the player knows both that there is a grimy darkness to the campaign and that the it does not take itself too seriously; avoiding the over-the-top nature of the Red Alert series, which is its staple. The video pop-ups during each mission help convey a sense of urgency to the player when necessary, and a feeling of reward when a mission is successful.
Pro Gentle learning curve
The progress of the game is structured in a way that allows the player to get accustomed to the game gradually. The AI in the game is also not rushed so the player has time to thing of how they want to maneuver, so is a bit more relaxed than other RTS games. Overall this makes for an experience that could be seen as casual in some respects.
Pro Turn based strategy works well on touchscreen devices
The gaming genre of turn based strategy lends itself very well to touch screen devices. It is actually easier to interact with the characters on screen with ones fingers instead of a mouse.
Pro Enjoyable gameplay
XCOM sets the standard as to what to expect in turn based strategy gaming. Players use soldiers to fight off an alien invasion by utilizing cover, flanking and other strategy tactics to defeat the alien baddies on each level of grid based environments.
Pro Hardcore strategy gaming at it best on a mobile platform
For a series that is regarded as hardcore gaming even on PC, to see this franchise come to mobile is a godsend.
Pro New upgrade resource
There is a new resource known as Meld that allows the user to purchase upgrades.
Pro Cheaper than PC version
Epic game, same as PC version, for lower price.
Pro Expansion on what was already a fantastic game
Enemy Within is and expansion on the classic Enemy Unknown. With Enemy Withing players are given new options such as maps, missions, enemies and of course the new Mech Suits.
Pro Ethical choices effect long game
The choices the player makes from what kind of upgrades to use to what soldier to send where on a battle map will effect later game play.
Pro Online multiplayer
There is support for asynchronous online multiplayer built into the game over Google Play Services.
Pro Unexpected storyline
A strategy game such as this is often not expected to have a storyline, or if so, a good one. But this game has an interesting and surprising one.
Pro Many upgrades
Many possibilities for upgrades are available in the game, which is impressive. Cybergenetics and genetics mods are some of the options you can use as upgrades in the game.
Cons
Con Pathfinding issues
The AI in the game has a few pathfinding issues where troops do not go where intended by the player. This can be frustrating in the heat of a battle.
Con Poor multiplayer design makes for one-note battles
Due to the way multiplayer was designed, there is no incentive to build up ones technologies. As even the lowest tier units, when built in large enough number, can decimate entire bases, each game becomes a rush of low level troops facing off against one another. This is due in part of the quick training times of infantry units, coupled with their low cost, meaning the only way to counter an infantry rush is to build units of your own.
Con Many crashing bugs
It may crash often when loading missions.
Con Too expensive
Con Second half of game lacks as many options as first half
The second half of the game feels a bit lack luster in options when compared to the first half.