C&C was recognized by critics as one of the best strategies of the year with an average rating of 9 out of 10. The original gameplay, gripping and topical storyline, charismatic villain Kane and cool multiplayer quickly made the game a bestseller - in 2 years it has sold over 3 million copies. Long before the release of Starcraft, C&C adopted an asymmetric unit design - the regular GDI troops relied mainly on armor and firepower, while the Nodians relied on the speed and cheapness of the units produced.

Otherwise Command & Conquer strongly resembled Dune II - only instead of spice there was tiberium, energy was produced by usual generators, and not 'wind traps', and instead of the distant and deserted Arrakis - our beautiful Earth. The answer was a concept developed by the studio staff about the confrontation between the good guys from the UN and bad religious fanatics. Having looked at the estimate of 'Dune' and saw there the column 'royalties', the developers wondered - do they really need the setting of Herbert's novels? Released in 1992, Dune II not only defined the general outlines of RTS as a genre for many years to come, but also showed Westwood Studios that you can make good money on strategies. It is the confrontation of these two factions for control of Tiberium that all the games of this sub-franchise are devoted to. Terror attacks are gradually becoming an instrument of Nod's 'diplomacy', so the UN Security Council finally decides to act and creates an international coalition GDI (Global Defense Initiative). A mysterious sect called the Brotherhood of Nod and its charismatic leader, Kane, quickly grasp the potential of the Tiberium business and gradually take control of it. The events of these games unfold in an alternative present, where the alien mineral Tiberium is quickly becoming the basis of world energy and the most valuable resource of the planet.

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