# ID this PC game... **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193 "2008-10-30T01:59:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/1 "2008-10-30T01:59:28Z")
I’ve forgotten the title. It was an FPS/RTS-style space game, US vs. the Russians, it started on the moon, went to other planets later in the game. As the player, you moved around the map on foot or in a variety of vehicles, fighting the opponent, deploying vehicles and such, and issuing orders to your base factories. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![A.I.Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@A.I.Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.I.Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/2 "2008-10-30T02:36:47Z")
Battlezone? There aren’t many RTS/FPS mixes, and that one comes to mind first. PCGamer lauded it repeatedly in 1998 IIRC, and lamented how poorly it seemed to sell. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/3 "2008-10-30T03:52:44Z")
[Command & Conquer](http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/commandconquer/index.html?tag=result;title;7) (or one of the sequels)? Or possibly [Starcraft?](http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starcraft/index.html?tag=result;title;1) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/4 "2008-10-30T04:08:21Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > [Command & Conquer](http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/commandconquer/index.html?tag=result;title;7) (or one of the sequels)? > > Or possibly [Starcraft?](http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starcraft/index.html?tag=result;title;1) US v. Russians? ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/5 "2008-10-30T04:12:01Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > US v. Russians? Since some of these “I can’t remember details of this game/song/movie, but here’s what I kind of remember about it” questions tend to have incomplete or inaccurate descriptions (or sometimes are combined elements of different but similarly-themed games) I just figured I’d throw those out there. I don’t know of any RTS games that feature the US and Russia fighting it out on a lot of different planets, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/6 "2008-10-30T04:23:08Z")
I think Mr. Wintermute got it already… _Battlezone_: [Battlezone (1998 video game) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_(1998_video_game)) ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/7 "2008-10-30T04:45:23Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I think Mr. Wintermute got it already… > > _Battlezone_: [Battlezone (1998 video game) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_(1998_video_game))) True enough! I have learned something new, and a little less ignorance remains in the world… ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/8 "2008-10-30T05:43:05Z")
Is this game still available? Is it Abandonware? I’m quite curious. It looks like the sequel even has a still-active modding and online multiplayer community going. ---
**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-pc-game/470193/9 "2008-10-30T16:21:16Z")
> [@A.I.Wintermute](#): > > Battlezone? > > There aren’t many RTS/FPS mixes, and that one comes to mind first. PCGamer lauded it repeatedly in 1998 IIRC, and lamented how poorly it seemed to sell. Winner! Muchos danke.