Conquest Earth: First Encounter
This RTS (real-time strategy) game tells the story of a futuristic war between the humans and the inhabitants of Jupiter (Jovians). The player can choose to command the armies of either side. Humans and…
Conquest Earth: First Encounter is a strategy developed by Data Design Interactive, released 1 September 1997 on DOS.
What Conquest Earth: First Encounter is
Conquest Earth: First Encounter is a strategy game developed by Data Design Interactive and released in 1997. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This RTS (real-time strategy) game tells the story of a futuristic war between the humans and the inhabitants of Jupiter (Jovians). The player can choose to command the armies of either side. Humans and Jovians have different menu layouts and tactics which they can employ for offensive and defensive actions. Also, the Jovians must deal with the atmosphere of the Earth, which obstructs their view, by using special troops; the humans also face a problem in the sulphur shrouds of Jupiter. The game implements its own view system for battles. Some may know it from their TV's - there's a picture-in-picture option to view 3 different locations at the same time. You can choose from two modes of…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Conquest Earth: First Encounter launched on 1 September 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, GoldenEye 007 and Breath of Fire III.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, GoldenEye 007, Breath of Fire III.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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