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''Ground Control'' was a groundbreaking tactical {{RTS}} in 2000; games like it are frequently referred to as RTT's, Real Time Tactical, for the fact that they eliminate any in-mission economy element and give you only the forces you started with to work through the mission. The shifts the focus of the gameplay to soundly employing what you have, rather than rushing more tanks. It was released as freeware to promote its sequel; get it [[http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/groundcontrol/ here]].

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''Ground Control'' was a groundbreaking tactical {{RTS}} in 2000; games like it are frequently referred to as RTT's, Real Time Tactical, for the fact that they eliminate any in-mission economy element and give you only the forces you started with to work through the mission. The shifts the focus of the gameplay to soundly employing what you have, rather than rushing more tanks. It was released as freeware to promote its sequel; get it [[http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/groundcontrol/ here]].
here]]. The games were the debut projects of Swedish video game company Creator/MassiveEntertainment.



The second game, ''Ground Control 2 : Operation Exodus'', was released in 2004, and takes place around two hundred years after the original. The corporations are gone, the Order of the New Dawn is probably gone as well. In their place is the [[TheEmpire Terran Empire]] (the bad guys), the [[TheAlliance Northern Star Alliance]] (the good guys), and the Viron Nomads (the freaky aliens). The plot revolves around the Terran Empire trying to take over the the Northern Star Alliance's home world Morningstar Prime, and the Virons being used as a slave race. The gameplay has been changed to be more RTS-like with reinforcements being a standard part of gameplay. This mechanic is later reused in the SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/WorldInConflict''.

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The second game, ''Ground Control 2 : 2: Operation Exodus'', was released in 2004, and takes place around two hundred years after the original. The corporations are gone, the Order of the New Dawn is probably gone as well. In their place is the [[TheEmpire Terran Empire]] (the bad guys), the [[TheAlliance Northern Star Alliance]] (the good guys), and the Viron Nomads (the freaky aliens). The plot revolves around the Terran Empire trying to take over the the Northern Star Alliance's home world Morningstar Prime, and the Virons being used as a slave race. The gameplay has been changed to be more RTS-like with reinforcements being a standard part of gameplay. This mechanic is later reused in the SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/WorldInConflict''.''VideoGame/WorldInConflict'', also developed by Massive Entertainment.

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