hinted (and later confirmed in Act of War: High Treason) that there are other Consortium branches. The Consortium operates in two alert status modes: Undercover and Revealed. In undercover mode, the Consortium resorts to hiring mercenaries, terrorists and certain governments into doing their dirty work, relying more on massing inexpensive units such as infantry units initially equipped with AK-74 (customizable after purchasing) as well as surplus military hardware provide versatility in battle. In revealed mode, however, the Consortium deploys high-tech combat equipment such as YF-23 Black Widow II (a stealth aircraft) Akula Stealth Tank (a cloaked tank armed with twin railguns) and Optical-Camo Soldier (an infantry unit wearing active camouflage). Ironic as it may be, in revealed mode, almost all Consortium units have stealth capabilities. Reception The game was a runner-up for Computer Games Magazines list of 2005's top 10 computer games. References Atari games 2005 video games Multiplayer online games Real-time strategy video games Video games developed in France Video games with expansion packs Windows games Windows-only games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games set in London Video games set in San Francisco Video games set in Washington, D.C. Video games set in Libya Video games set in Egypt Video games about terrorism