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Fantasy Violence: GamerDad spent the whole game trying to wipe out opposing forces. Language: There was some use of moderate language. It is hard to believe that the massive and excellent Supreme Commander is destined to a footnote in history as the 'other RTS of 2007' behind the awesome juggernaut that is Company of Heroes. Disbelief comes not from the placement of the games - both are deserving of attention - but rather the fact that Supreme Commander is a wonderful game deserving of accolades, but it will get none because Company of Heroes is better in pretty much every way. The good news is that it got enough critical - and more importantly commercial - attention that an expansion has been released. The other good news is that it is every bit as good as the original game. However, it just so happens that Company of Heroes got an expansion at the same time ... and that one is better, meaning that Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance will do nothing to change Supreme Commander's position as the 'other' RTS this year. So now that we are past where this game and its' expansion fall in the greater hierarchy of RTS, let's dig into this wonderful expansion in some glorious detail. Before I do that let me issue a caveat - while I believe that any serious RTS fan should have played both Company of Heroes and Supreme Commander because they are excellent games, there is another reason to play Supreme Commander before touching this stand-alone expansion: it is a brutally difficult game that starts you off at higher levels and dumps you unceremoniously into the fray of tense battles. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance takes everything that was right about the original and makes it better; it also takes all of the issues with the original game and does some amount of work on them. However it never betrays the core experience that the original game offered - an experience that is very difficult and complex and not for everyone. There were many complaints about the complexity and interface, and while it could have been an easy choice to drastically change the structure of the game to address those, I am glad they didn't. There are enough games that meet that need, and Supreme Commander remains a unique experience that is challenging for even the most seasoned RTS player. So while it isn't perfect I still highly recommend it - it is the second best RTS expansion pack of the year, adding to the second best RTS is recent history. So sit back and prepare for a gaming experience that is truly as awesome in scale as it is in quality.  
Unlike Company of Heroes' brutal and gritty realism, Supreme Commander is a wild game full of mechs and other technological elements out of science fiction. There is constant and tense violence, but none of it is realistic, nor is it bloody or gory in any way. This is a RTS that is much more accessible for a wider age range in terms of content - the language used is not nearly as strong as many other recent games. The game is very complex and difficult to master, and really designed for teens and adults. It is that reason more than others that the game gets a 14+ GamerDad Age Seal.
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