From the immensely popular C&C series Westwood presented us with Renegade; a first person shooter set in the command and conquer universe. Going back to the original factions of the Global Defence initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod we see such units as the mammoth and stealth tank up close, while classic infantry types such as the black hand and the rocket troops give great variety to gameplay.

During the single player campaign you play as Nick havoc, the GDI's crack commander, taking him through various missions to uncover the secrets of the Brotherhoods new alliance with the Black Hand. With a host of good missions the single player is worth the time although once you become experience at the game the missions can become overly easy.

Renegade really hits home in the multiplayer arena, boasting 20 different maps to fight over and with the addition of "super weapons" such as the Ion cannon beacon the strategic possibilities are great. In the multiplayer you have two rival bases fighting against each other, much like in the RTS games. The buildings can be destroyed and repaired, and the gameplay really comes alive when fights break out in the corridors and doorways. Teamwork plays an important role on Renegade and each player has to know his role to be effective. For instance a hotwire could lay mines in buildings to stop sabotage while a sniper could defend the base infantry attackers. Or a engineer could repair a tank while it attempts to take down an enemy building. Aspects like that make Renegade unique.
 

Infantry Classes

    - Basic Soldier equipped with Assault rifle and c4.
    - Engineer equipped with repair gun, c4 and remote c4.
    - Assault Troop equipped with Shotgun and c4.
    - Hotwire/Technician equipped with proxy mines, c4 and remote c4.
    - Deadeye/Black Hand sniper equipped with sniper rifle.
    - Sakura/Havoc equipped with Ramjet rifle.
    - Mobius/Mendoza equipped with Volt rifle.
    - Raveshaw/Sydney equipped with the Rail gun/Personal ion cannon.
    - Gunner/Black hand equipped with rocket launcher/laser chain gun.
    - Minnigunner/Chem. Trooper equipped with Auto rifle/chemical sprayer.

 

Vehicles

    - Humvee/Buggy; light armoured vehicle with machine gun.
    - Mobile Artillery/MRLS; light armoured artillery with long range cannon/rockets.
    - GDI/Nod APC; troop carrier with machine gun, can carry 4 men.
    - Light Tank/Medium Tank; heavy armoured tank with cannon.
    - Flame Tank; heavy vehicle with twin flame throwers.
    - Stealth Tank; light armoured vehicle with stealth device and twin missiles.
    - Mammoth tank; heavy armoured vehicle with twin cannons and twin missiles.
    - Orca/Apache; light armoured aircraft with rockets and machine gun.

 

Maps

    - Mesa: A desert map with large cavern in the centre.
    - City: A city with road going to both bases.
    - Field: A grassy map with large Tiberium field in the centre and tunnels in a mountain.
    - Walls: A desert map with large rocky mountain in the centre.
    - Hourglass: A desert map with hill in the middle that has tunnels through the centre.
    - Complex: A Dome desert map with three base entrances and underground tunnels.
    - Under: Two bases carved into a mountain side with snow covered field in the middle.

Screenshots

Ion Cannon

Hourglass Hillcamping

Transport carrying Humvee

Orca and Apache