Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999)

The Sequel to Tiberium Dawn details the happenings of the 21st century where Tiberium has spread across the globe.

Directors:

Joseph D. Kucan, Donny Miele

Writers:

John Scott Lewinski (additional dialogue), Donny Miele (story),

Stars:

Michael Biehn, James Earl Jones, Joseph D. Kucan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Biehn	...	Commander Michael McNeil
James Earl Jones	...	General James Solomon
Joseph D. Kucan	...	Kane
Frank Zagarino	...	Anton Slavik
Christine Steel	...	Umagon
Monika Schnarre	...	Oxanna Kristos
Kris Iyer	...	Chandra
Francesco Quinn	...	General Vega
Adoni Maropis	...	General Hassan
Christopher Winfield	...	Tratos
Thyme Lewis	...	Maychek - Nod Anchorman
Daniel Kucan	...	Jake McNeil (as Dan Kucan)
Athena Massey	...	Kodiak Pilot Brink
Bayani Ison	...	Base Commander Tao
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Mutant Commando

Storyline

The plot develops in two different paths depending on the side you take. If you choose GDI you get to play field commander Michael McNeil and try to rid the world of Kane and his Brotherhood of NOD. Fighting around the world (That means: North America and Europe), gaining the help of the Forgotten and enlisting them in the massive battle. And in the end the good guys win and the Kodiak flies to from the night side to the day side of Earth. If you choose NOD you get to play Anton Slavik and try to take over the Brotherhood of NOD and make the day that 'The Technology of Peace Will Flow Throughout the Land' come. Then the presumed dead Kane returns and you play under him taking the fight to the GDI's territory for world domin...I mean peace. And in the end the bad guys win and the Montauk can't fly from the night side to the day side of the Earth because the Earth is glowing green.

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Plot Keywords:

tiberium | mutant | rifle | alternative reality | soldier | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

T

Details

Official Sites:

Studio Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Westwood Studios Inc.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At a convention in November 2011, a fan of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun greeted Michael Biehn as "Michael McNeil, GDI, Tiberian Sun". Biehn was puzzled by the allusion, having no memory of that role until the fan described Tiberian Sun in greater detail, at which point Biehn, just beginning to remember that role, admitted that the 1990s were a big blur in his memory.

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Goofs

Despite being a senior military officer (and in a future setting), Commander McNeil wears the insignia of a Specialist 5 on the left arm of his leather jacket, an enlisted (non-officer) rank that was abolished in 1985. Also, Chandra, a Lieutenant Commander according to the game manual, is wearing chevrons on his right sleeve that appear to be the rank insignia of a Senior Airman in the U.S. Air Force.

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Quotes

[McNeil finds a monitor with Kane on it explaining to him about Jake's fate]
Kane: I am sorry to hear about your dear brother. He died in a slow,yet painful death.

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Connections

Followed by Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000)

User Reviews

A classic strategy game to remember in history

When I first played Command & Conquer I started off playing Red Alert 1 which was a good game, then I played the original C&C Tiberian Dawn. After three years of playing the game I was drifting away from C&C with boredom when Tiberian Sun was advertised on the TV! I've never seen a game advertised on the TV before. I was very excited, I read all the magazines that showed details about the game and then when it finally arrived I was pulled into the new Tiberian world.

Tiberian Sun, I don't how but it does, gives you sparks of wisdom, feelings of adrenaline and shock in how plummets into a nightmare while the human race fight for either the survival of the human race or the dawn of a new Tiberian world on Earth forever.

Tiberian Sun is a game to remember for it's amazing potential and outstanding acting, particularly from Joseph D Kucan who plays Kane in the videos as well as the talented James Earl Jones and Michael Biehn.

I will never forgive EA games for taking the game franchise and striping away it's glory and shine. But in my mind, the world of Command & Conquer still flows.