Quotes from the experts about Total Annihilation and Total Annihilation: Kindoms:

"The sound effects are, in a word, fabulous. The sound, to use the example of the trebuchet ship again, is at once familiar and strange. After hearing it, you'll think, of course! that's what a trebuchet sounds like. Like StarCraft's, the sounds here add immeasurably to the experience." -- HappyPuppy.com

"The sound effects for the troops, the buildings and the battle are of the same quality as the rest of this product -- awesome. They really crafted some superb (and appropriate) sound effects." -- PCME Product Review

"Score: A. The orchestral score sets the tone for a tension filled gaming experience, and hooray! No techno music! The unit sounds are refreshingly new. Not the standard "OK Sir", but clicks, whirrs, etc. bring this mechanical universe to life." -- The Gaming Nexus

"Total Annihilation is the best multiplayer real-time strategy game out. Period." -- GamePen

"Total Annihilation is the best real-time strategy game I have ever played." -- Online Gaming Review

 

Awards and Accolades for Total Annihilation:

Best Game of All Time, PC Games 1998
Gamer's Choice Award, Best Real-Time Strategy Game, PC Gamer
Best Real-Time Strategy Game, GamePen
Editor's Choice Award, Game Worlds Network
Best RTS Game, PC Gamer Readers Choice Awards, 1997
Game of the Year, CompuNews
Game of the Year, PC Soulces, France
Silver Trophy Award, PC Magazine Loisirs, France
Top Game Award for Five Consecutive Months, PC Jeux, France
Finalist, MILIA Award, Cannes, France
Best RTS Game, GAME.EXE, Russia, 1998
Strategy Game of the Year, Gamezilla Readers Choice Awards
CG Choice Award, Computer Gaming World, Jan. 1998
Best of the Best A+ Award, PC Games, Jan. 1998
Family PC Tested-Recommended Award, Family PC, Feb. 1998
Stamp of Approval, Computer Games Strategy Plus
Editor’s Choice Award 1997, Online Gaming Review
Reader’s Choice Award 1997, Online Gaming Review
Special Achievement in Music 1997, Online Gaming Review
Best Game of the Year 1997, Honorable Mention, OGR
Best PC Game of 1997, Video Games Palace
Gaming Product of the Year 1997, MeccaWorld
Best Strategy Game of 1997, Gamesmania
Gold Player Top-Rated 5 Star Award, PC Games Germany
Gold Award, PC Action Germany
Top Rated 5 Star Award 1997, PC Gaming World UK
Platin Award, PC Power
Innovation in Gaming Award 1997, PC Review
Editor's Choice Award, Gaming Age
Editor’s Choice Award 1997, All About Games
Killer Game Award 1997, The Cheater’s Guild
OGR Preferred Award, Online Gaming Review
X-Picks Dazzler for 1997, GameCenter
Hot! 4 Star Award, GAMERZedge
Hands-On Award, PC GamePro
Editor’s Pick Award 1997, 9.3 SpotScore, GameSpot
Buy Now! Award, San Francisco Guardian Plug & Play
Star Player Award, Games Machine
Game Power Award
GamePen's Best of E3 Award, 1997
Unified Gamers Online 94% Rating, 1997
Top 12 Games of Autumn, PC Games Europe
Hot Property Award 1997, MeccaWorld
GameStar Germany 88% Fur Besonderen Realismus
Heft & Spiel Germany 85% HIT
PC Gamer UK Game of the Month 94%, Oct. 1997
Gamerz Edge 4/5 Stars, 1997
HomePC France 19/20, Top 50 Des Jeux
C/NET GameCenter 4/5 Rating, 1997
Electronic Games Review 95% Rating, 1997
PC Fun France 19/20 Rating, 1997
PC Format UK 89% Rating, 1997
Mirror UK 89% Rating, 1997
PC Game Parade Italy 90% Rating, 1997
PC Team France 94% Rating, 1997
PC Zone Netherlands 92% Rating, 1997
PCJeux France 95% Rating, 1997
The Scotsman UK Top Rated 5/5 Stars, 1997
CD Mag Online 4.5/5 Rating, 1997
ZENtropy Online 9/10 Stars, 1997
All About Games 96% Rating, 1997
PC Gaming 96% Rating, 1997

Awards for Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency:
Cheater's Guild: Killer Game Award
Gamer Central: Gold Brick Award
Best War Game, Happy Puppy Award
GamePower's 4-Lightning Bolt Award

Cavedog Entertainment's Sept. 27 Debut of Total Annihilation™ Sets New Standards in Real-Time Strategy PC Gaming:

SEATTLE - Sept. 23, 1997 - Total Annihilation™, the new CD-ROM game from Cavedog Entertainment™ previewed at E3, is being heralded by industry experts as the ultimate real-time strategy game. Blasting into stores Sept. 27, Total Annihilation creates a new world of gut-wrenching combat over land, sea and air. The eagerly anticipated game features more than 150 run-time 3-D articulated units, 50 explosive missions, ultrarealistic 3-D terrains, advanced multiplayer capabilities, and an original music score featuring a 95-piece symphony orchestra plus a concert choir. These combine to deliver an original and exhilarating gaming experience that elevates the genre to the next level.

"Total Annihilation is exactly what real-time strategy gamers have been starving for," said Ron Gilbert, creative director and founder of Cavedog Entertainment. "We've created a groundbreaking game that seamlessly blends a free-form, 3-D world with lightning-fast game play and unparalleled realism. In originality and technical innovation, Total Annihilation stands out from the crowd."