Ground Control II: Operation Exodus - PC Games

The first thing the game does to make itself more accessible to the average gamer is get rid of all that boring resource management business. Here everything is about controlling troops and getting stuck into as many sci-fi battles as you can, not worrying about whether your peons are mining enough gold. New units are assigned as you gain "acquisition points" during a mission and are then brought directly to the battlefield on huge dropships, again making sure you can concentrate on making war instead of faffing around with factories.

Because of the emphasis on combat you have a lot more control over your troops than usual, with the ability to switch formations and use cover and elevation to improve your position. Apart from improved graphics there’s virtually nothing here that that hasn’t been seen before, including in the original Ground Control, but the focus on user friendly controls and straight combat means that it should appeal to a significantly wider audience. --David Jenkins